Marrying A Foreigner May Be Exciting, But Here Are Things You Need To Consider Before Doing So
- Yinka
- November 16, 2018
- Marriage, Relationships, Weddings
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Are you already dating a foreigner? You may already know what you’re going into.
Are you interested in expanding your views and just dating a foreigner with the aim of marrying him? Then there are still some things you have to consider.
Foreigners aren’t all that bad, as many people may say. They also aren’t all that good as people see it. Foreigners are just human beings, same as you.
However, we all understand that diverse cultures and backgrounds affect some relationships, and this could happen with you when you date someone foreign.
Here are the things that you should take into consideration before marrying a foreigner:
1. You will both have different ideologies
There may be some things that he can accept that you wouldn’t. It could be at home or outside.
For instance, in a country where the men can freely peck the cheeks of women, wives may not take that lightly.
However, you are in Nigeria, and that should never happen here. The solution to this is that you and your partner should talk deeply about these things so you can understand each other.
In addition, you need to understand that many foreigners often divorce, so you might be a victim of this later on. Save your marriage.
2. Your mixed race children will have diverse practices
Be ready to make your children have different names, religions, practices and ideologies.
You’re a Nigerian and your husband is probably Asian. You both will give your child a name like ‘Viveck Abiodun Timothy Sinha’ or ‘Wenbo Adesola George Chen’.
You child is going to prefer one religion, one major name and one identity later on. Many mixed race children love to claim both races for the love of their family.
Others do it so people don’t continue to be clueless. Mixed race people always go through societal attention because of the amazing way their skin and hair comes out.
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3. You may not understand their language
Compared to how Nigeria has adopted the English language as the official language, many other countries retain their local languages and speak it to one another.
For instance, Germans always speak to one another in their language, so if he’s speaking to his friend and they’re both laughing, who knows what it is?
Also, if you meet his family and they’re having a ‘German’ discussion at the table, you need to hide your face.
You can only understand it if you had some German lessons in the past.
4. You will learn a new culture
This would be difficult because growing up trying to adapt to the Nigerian system was already enough for you.
You’re going to spend the rest of your life learning a new culture because there would be food he’ll prefer, clothing he’ll wear that you have to match with, and places he’ll love to visit.
After learning how to pound yam from your mother for years, you’re now going to learn how to prepare tortillas or chicken casseroles and all that.
Be prepared!
