How important is it to marry someone from the same
culture?

To my parents it was very important. They wanted the culture
in which I was raised, the language, the food, the traditions,
the history, all part of who our family was and what I had
inherited, to be passed on.

How important is it really?

Indyvidual- Don't worry mate- I'm a dirty dog too.

In regards to Foxy's "How important is it to marry someone from the same culture?" - In regards to the motivation behind this question- There's possibly some success/ selection bias here- or possibly Grass is Greener bias- which can be related to fear of commitment.

The simple answer is identity and culture are the way we see the world.

Confucius said that the family is the atom of society. Marriage is the creation of the family. So the structure of the family supports or degrades the society and culture- and even influences the stability of relationships between cultures.

It's hard to maintain stability with change.

This is why Marx and others try to destroy culture- for power-even discrediting the concept of the family and marriage and culture- reverting to nihilism. In a sense Marxist thought correlates with ultra-Machiavellian ideas of dividing society even atomizing society against itself. You could perhaps accuse the Westminster system of doing the same thing- but in this case- the institutions are divided against each other for the benefit of society.

But there is a relationship sometimes ironic between perceptive and empirical reality.

In regards to David F's comment- I'm not sure we should be taking Woody Allen as the epitome of wisdom or virtue. But I suppose from Allen's point of view it's dogs all the way down. There's nothing wrong with dogs- even bad ones in a sense- all things under heaven.

The paradox of wisdom is that it doesn't have to come from the wise or dogs.

Marrying someone from a different culture or race used
to be frowned upon. It was not something I ever
considered because my husband and I felt an inexplicable
attraction between us which has sustained our marriage
through several decades and the raising of two children.
It also helped that we agree on fundamental issues and that
our families found things they had in common.

Therefore I can only image what marriage to a person from
a different culture would be like. I imagine a mixed
marriage would open one's heart not just to one person but
also to an entire new culture or racial group. One's world
would expand.

I imagine one's children would be more open
and understanding of other racial races and cultures.
So I think it would be a positive
thing. I have an Iranian girlfriend who follows the
Bahai religion. The Baha'is believe in the unity of humanity
they say that -" love and marriage should transcend all
limitations imposed by race".

I can't say that this always works for everybody. We're all
individuals with our own quirks and prejudices. Also family
members may come into the equation as well. They may also
influence some of us.

If you can have Money, Sex & Love why get married ? (Woke, it's a joke)

Hi Canem Malum,

Thank you for your thoughts.

As for "dirty dogs?"

A soapy bath can work magic and if they are combed
and brushed lovingly they might become once again
white dogs with black spots.