http://www.imarriedanalien.com Intercultural Marriage Between Foreigners Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:13:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My husband's religion has basically the same roots as mine. He is Orthodox (Christian, not Jewish Orthodox), so his religious traditions are somewhat similar to Catholic. I grew up Presbyterian. We are pretty flexible and accepting of each other's beliefs. I never thought that we'd have religious differences--but it turns ... http://www.imarriedanalien.com/?p=41 Ugh, English almost caused our marriage to end! My husband refused to learn English for several years. This baffled my family, made it very hard for my husband to find work, and to be honest--it just really felt unfair to me--not only did I have to work full-time, plus study ... http://www.imarriedanalien.com/?p=26 One of THE hardest times of my entire life were the first years of marriage when my husband was unemployed. He was miserable. We were so poor. Each month, I wondered how we would pay the rent! We wanted to have a normal life--a house, a car, new clothes sometimes--nothing ... http://www.imarriedanalien.com/?p=25 In some families, children automatically become bilingual. When a child interacts with one or more caretakers (whether parents, other relatives, or a non-family member such as a nanny) in one language, and interacts in a different language with other caretakers, the child will automatically learn both languages. However, many families ... http://www.imarriedanalien.com/?p=24 For foreigners who have life insurance through their jobs in the US, there are no issues. BUT for foreigners who try to get their own policy (not through work), it can be difficult, even for permanent residents (or foreigners who have a greencard)! My husband applied for an individual life insurance ... http://www.imarriedanalien.com/?p=23 When my husband and I got married, I worked at a very conservative office in the Washington DC area. That area is so multicultural and full of people from all corners of the world. When you walk down the street, you hear so many languages. I LOVED this aspect of ... http://www.imarriedanalien.com/?p=22 I am not really sure how to contain all of the issues in one post. Marriages like mine--in which the wife (that's me) is Western and the husband is from the Middle East or East--will tend to have the most conflict as far as child rearing. This is because even ... http://www.imarriedanalien.com/?p=21 I just read an excellent article on obstacles for partners in intercultural marriages. The author is Christine Benlafquih. This article is SO true of the obstacles my husband and I had. If you are thinking about marrying a person from a culture or country foreign to your own, I strongly recommend ... http://www.imarriedanalien.com/?p=20 If your relationship shows all the signs of a healthy relationship--communication, each partner likes spending time with the other, interaction with each other's family and friends, and so on, you probably don't need to worry over this issue. Remember, people in most countries of the world are very patriotic and would ... http://www.imarriedanalien.com/?p=19 This post regards couples in the USA who have gotten married in the USA. (For couples looking for information on other scenarios, like one of you is in the USA and another is in a foreign country, you might start with immigration discussion boards on the sites of law firms--but ... http://www.imarriedanalien.com/?p=18