She was a TEXAN and she let everybody know it.  She was a damned fine woman.  No matter how hard she tried, or what she did for them, she was just never accepted.  We just ended up on diverging paths.  I used to tell her, and every Texan I meet, and still do, that if bullshit was a cash crop, every Texan would be a millionaire.  And I like Texas and Texans very much, lived in Austin for many years and loved it.

How do you make a midget?  Slap the crap out of a Texan.

the US women will always say that, but the US guys will stop once THEY travel to latin america

agree with Kented's post too.

Another problem I am having is telling certain people I met her via the Internet, as if I was too desperate to meet someone the traditional way.  Lately, I've been saying I met her during a vacation to Peru, which, technically, is correct.

You did meet her on a trip to Peru.  Being pen pals didn't determine anything but that you'd probably have a drink together during your trip and thanks to your letters you didn't meet  a total stranger.

Would you be prouder if you had met her in a bar?  All that would mean is that you both drink.  One could infer that a lady going to a bar to meet men is not particularly admirable.  

I have written E-mails to people before I MET them.  The Internet is anonomous and no one has to tell the truth on the Internet so you never know much about the people until you are face to face.

Hoda, I see you have been made a chief.  Congratulations!  I can not think of a better person to be moderator.  I guess you accepted this responsibility to give something back to the forum that contributed to you finding love, as well as for the challenge and learning experience.  You do not seem like the person to leap before looking.  However I get the feeling that after agreeing to be moderator, the same thoughts that went thru Morgan Freeman's character mind in the movie "Glory" went thru your head as well.  In the scene where he was being promoted, that thought was summed up in the comment "I don't think I be wantin' this sa." LOL

I also see very few of the old cats still posting here.  Quite a span of time has past since I last posted here myself so I doubt you will remember me.  Been doing a little browsing thru the archives lately to bring myself up to date.  Man, much has changed since the early days.

Any how, to the thread at hand.  I already anticipate a negative reaction (or even backlash) to any relationship other than black/black.  Certain members of the family have made this known in no uncertain terms. Personally I have encountered or been a witness to this negative attitude.  Thats just the ways things are from my neck of the woods.  In this much, I can concur with Phoenix/Clay.  But on the flipside of the coin, I do not feel the need or desire to prove anything to anybody.  One thing I have learned, is that no race immune to being prejudice.  All are guilty to one degree or another.  When someone judges a person based on their skin color or cultural background instead of the content of that person's character, nothing more needs to be said.  Most folks that hold such an idea have a certain bitterness about them (misery loves company and can be contiguous).  My siblings are more accepting to the idea of an interracial or intercultural relationship.  Its the moms, pops, aunts, uncles thats the problem.  My friends, at least the ones I trust, have no problems with the idea.  They just want me to be happy.  Given that my immediate family as well as most of my extended family are disfunctional to begin with, I have very little to loose in pursuing this coarse.

mis dos centavos

ciao