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It is not a sin, but it makes compatibility more difficult. When I was in my 30's I wanted to find a woman in her 20's so I could have children. There was one woman I pursued but she did not accept my pursuit. Later I met the woman who became my wife who was 2 years my junior. A few years later this younger woman contacted me out of the blue and wanted to build a relationship. I was already married and told her to never call me again. I had nothing in common with her whereas with my wife we have shared memories of childhood, even though we did not know each other because we are of the same generation and culture.Just something I’ve been wondering, I’ve heard it many times it’s a sin to be in one, but have never really heard any reason or purpose why.
Ethnic groups are also different cultures. Finding common ground is harder with someone of different background than with one of your own experience. Of course it can be done and there are happy inter-ethnic -- I do not say racial since we are all from Adam and Eve and race is a Darwinian concept -- marriages. But the work to make it work is harder. This is similar to blended families when two divorcees with children try to combine the families. It can work but many find the challenge too hard and divorces in blended families is high, too.
Getting back to my own marriage. I did not choose my wife. The Lord did. He told me to marry her. When He first told me, I said I did not love her. He responded by saying that I would grow to love her just as Isaac grew to love Rebeka. And I did because she is my soul mate, the woman God intended for me all along.
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