Trula & Brian - Avon Lake, Ohio
What year were you & your partner born?
Which of the races/cultures best defines you?
When, Where and How did you meet your partner?
Have you tried the cuisine from your partners' culture? If yes, which is your favourite dish and why?
What responses have your friends/family had to your relationship with your partner?
What stereotype(s) have you found to be FALSE with your partner?
What stereotype(s) have you found to be TRUE with your partner?
What advice would you have for someone who is hesitant to experience an IR relationship?
What is the best advice you have ever received from your partner?
Trula & Brian - Avon Lake, Ohio
Apr 05
What year were you & your partner born?
- Trula: I was born in 1972 - Brian was born in 1974 both born in Ohio
Which of the races/cultures best defines you?
- Trula: I'm a black American of mostly African descent and Brian is a white American of Irish descent.
When, Where and How did you meet your partner?
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Trula: December 1994
Where: Cleveland State University
How: We were both students at CSU and introduced by a mutual friend. We started hanging out together with our group of friends and became best friends.
I thought he was interesting and a lot of fun.
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Have you tried the cuisine from your partners' culture? If yes, which is your favourite dish and why?
- Trula: We really don't have different cuisines…I didn't grow up eating soul-food and he didn't grow up eating Irish based food.
What responses have your friends/family had to your relationship with your partner?
- Trula: They're all for it. My father was initially disappointed at first and actually told Brian if he (my father) were younger he would have beaten Brian up. But he quickly came around once he realized how much Brian and I loved each other and that this was a serious, lifetime commitment we had for one another. My mom and other family all liked Brian so no problems there. With Brian's family, they were very welcoming to me, no issues there at all.
What stereotype(s) have you found to be FALSE with your partner?
- Trula: Not to be vulgar or anything but the white male 'private area' stereotype is totally false.
What stereotype(s) have you found to be TRUE with your partner?
- Trula: He is a good provider, that's true.
What advice would you have for someone who is hesitant to experience an IR relationship?
- Trula: If you are hesitant, you probably shouldn't even try it. Work on understanding that people are people first. And understand that when dating anyone of any race, just be yourself. If you are white don't feel that you have to 'act black' in order to get someone black to like you. And vice versa, if you are black don't feel you have to 'act white' in order to get someone white to like you. Just be yourself.
What is the best advice you have ever received from your partner?
- Trula: This is not a romance-based at all but the best advice Brian ever gave me was to break down big goals into smaller goals.
