Re: bi-racial relationships
it is really in the hands of the girl and guy in question of how they make sure to become part of each others families. if you have the guts to get into a biracial/cultural/religious relationship, then you should have the patience and love to accept the other family, and make them love you back. it takes time, but not forever.
and i agree, it's the bi-cultural relations that face more problems than bi-racial. but what is your culture? how liberal or conservative are you given your default country or lifestyle? if i cant find a pakistani guy who is culturally in sync with my cultural following, isnt that a cultural conflict too? its more about the general wavelength that a couple may experience. that should be in sync.
my in-laws-to-be love me, and my mother loves my fiance more than she loves me. and both of us are absolutely comfortable and completely ourselves in each others' houses.
what fails more is a pakistani boy born and raised abroad, for example, married to a pakistani girl born and raised in pakistan, in an arranged marriage setting. its the same flock, from one perspective. but then again, this does not render purely pakistani marriages in pakistan any better.
so just giving examples of failed and successful marriages from either side of the spectrum does not qualify one as better. but just that both involve humans, and humans are extremely diverse in action and reaction and personality, and are responsible for any failure or success, in any setting.
what i would like to say at the end is ... love is stupid, blind love is unacceptable. make lovely choices, in all consciousness! :D