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There are the questions every serious couple – couples with commitment in mind -should discuss. And then there are the questions that I believe every intercultural, interracial, or international couple really must discuss – conversations that may not be as important for monoculture spouses or couples. This is a series for the second sort of questions – for the first, try the lists here, here, or here.
Everyday, for the next ten days, I’ll be posting a question that I think is a key one for all intercultural couples to discuss, along with why I think it’s so important, and how discussing this issue has helped Aditya and I in our intercultural relationship. As the series continues, the list below will be updated with the question of the day and a link to the post – so bookmark this page!
Background Cultural Questions
#1: What was your childhood like?
#2: What do you think are the best and worst features of your own culture? What do you find best and worst in my culture?
#3: Do you fit parts of your culture’s stereotypes?
The Two of Us
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Beyond Just the Two of Us
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The Bottom Line
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This list, obviously, won’t be covering everything that intercultural couples should discuss – but it does represent my personal “top ten”. Nor should you think of the simple question I’ll be posting as something that will just require a few minutes’ talk – these are questions that are meant to spark discussions, questions which are open-ended and have no right answer.
Related posts:
- Intercultural Couple Question #2: What’s Your Opinion of Our Two Cultures?
- Intercultural Couple Question #3: Do You Fit Parts of Your Culture’s Stereotypes?
- Intercultural Couple Question #1: What Was Your Childhood Like?
- A Couple of Great Resources
- Book Review and Giveaway: Your Intercultural Marriage
December 7th, 2009 at 1:26 am
This is great, and going to be immensely useful. Excited that you’re doing this
December 7th, 2009 at 9:41 am
thank you for posting this, these are things I go through in my head daily.
December 7th, 2009 at 3:43 pm
Fantastic! We’ll be checking back daily.
December 9th, 2009 at 7:01 am
This is a great idea. Thanks!
January 16th, 2010 at 4:11 pm
You’re forgetting sexuality. There are some cultural taboos against certain sexual acts and that is something that really needs to be dealt with as soon as possible because it can and will present a problem later on.
February 27th, 2010 at 2:53 pm
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BRIANA