I haven't been in a relationship since me and my ex broke up in 2005. All that changed in 2007 when I met a person that made me feel happy again. I never knew there would be problems along the way.
I am so close to being in a relationship with a dear friend who I have known since 2007. We're giant geeks. We met at a anime convention in Chicago. We have so much in common and we have a lot of fun together. We like going out for dinner, breakfast, and he takes me to the most fascinating places! He always looks out for me. Sounds like a great person right? However there is a problem. This is my first interracial relationship. Im black and he's white. I don't care if he was purple or plaid! He's a good man! He's smart, funny, kind and caring.
I never told my mother about him. She not big on interracial relationships. She wants me to stay within my race. I hear it out of her mouth and it embarrasses me. I am afraid that if I tell her she may not want nothing to do with me. You would think that is my only problem but it gets worse.
My friend comes from a very conservative family. He's a moderate though (phew). His father and his sister really hate Obama (they believe we really are heading towards socialism), but for some odd reason they like me. They invited me for dinner and im going out to this event called Pioneer days out in Niles, Michigan. His grandmother (who is also conservative) is letting me stay at her place for the weekend which is very nice.
I feel very awkward about this. Im a little nervous they might start asking me political questions during the weekend, just to see if im good enough to date their son. Hell this whole thing is complex. I really like him and I have a feeling he feels the same about me. We really don't let politics get in the way of our fun. Just being together and having a great time makes me forget about the tough things going on in the world. I really don't want to lose someone over something like this. I've never been in a relationship where political differences and color matter. What should I do?