Where you and your partner are from?
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My wife is from Detroit originally. I was born in Brooklyn and grew up on Long Island.
Both of your age?
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Wish it were optional :)We're in our early (okay, mid) 40s
How did you two meet and what was your first impression(s)?
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We met online. My wife was so in love with me at first sight that she literally passed out. Okay, that's not true. We both were attracted to each other's pictures online. And, our first date was terrific. However, (and this is true) I had slightly fabricated about my height on my profile (my wife is just a shade taller than me in barefeet), so for several weeks she kept asking me "How are you taller than me, if I'm taller than you?"
How long you have been together?
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A long time. Years. Seems like forever, long enough that going to the bathroom with the door open really doesn't faze anyone anymore and where I can't get dressed in the morning without her help because I don't know where she's put anything.
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What has been the response from your families and friends in regards to dating outside of your race?
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Honestly, everyone's been fine. Mostly, our families (i.e., our parents) are so psyched to have a grandchild, that really no one even thinks about the race issue (though no one really did ever anyway).
On the funny side: What stereotype(s) have you found to be true or false?
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Mostly, if not completely, we've found stereotypes to be false. That said, we are looking to team up with Tyler Perry to make a movie about our Black-Jewish family life called "These Chitlins Ain't Kosher"
What advice would you have for someone thinking to get into or newly entered in an IR relationship?
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Same advice I'd give to anyone going into any relationship. Remember to use the bathroom first in the morning, always take the side of the bed closest to the bathroom, and make sure you have someplace to go where you can be alone because everyone is annoying at some point.
What have you learn from one another or the best advice you have ever received from your partner?
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I don't know that there's one piece of advice. Generally, however, we do pretty well because we're pretty good at talking each other down from the tree when one or the other of us gets crazy or anxiety-ridden or panicked about something. So, I guess that's what I'd recommend to people when getting into relationships — look for someone who knows how to calm you down when you go nuts. That's the person you want by your side.
COMEDIAN / WRITER - ALEX BARNETT
http://www.alexbarnettcomic.com
Is a comedy is about family, specifically my family. As the White, Jewish husband of a Black woman (who converted to Judaism) and the father of a Biracial son (he's so cute).COMEDIANS AT LAW - ALEX BARNETT
http://www.comediansatlaw.com
Five attorneys with backgrounds in government, politics, private practice and business got together to form a business that relied on their collective expertise. But when Strippers-At-Law was a miserable failure they realized, fortunately, that they were also all stand-up comedians. With that realization, Comedians at Law was born.
