I have to agree totally with Gypsy. People break up all the time. Most relationships eventually fail, including, of course, relationships with people who are of the same ethnic background as you.
People don't break up because they're partner has darker skin, speaks with an accent, uses chopsticks or reads from right to left. They break up because eventually the differences between them become irreconcilable.
The truth is that people from the same ethnic background are more likely to view the world in the same way as you, which makes it more likely that these relationships will last longer, but if you find someone who is from a different ethnic background who not just loves you but is also to treat you in a way that makes you happy (and this of course means treating you in a way that you find culturally agreeable) then there is no reason why this relationship is any more likely to fail than one had with someone who is the same as you.
So to answer your question, I think opposites could work, but this will work best when deep down you share the same cultural values. For me as a westerner that would be, for instance, equality in all parts of the relationship, an agreed upon mix of independence and support for one another, monogomy and respect. These things may sound like basics to me, but the truth is that they aren't shared in all ethnic groups, and it certainly isn't for me to say what everyone should do!
I have to agree totally with Gypsy. People break up all the time. Most relationships eventually fail, including, of course, relationships with people who are of the same ethnic background as you.
People don't break up because they're partner has darker skin, speaks with an accent, uses chopsticks or reads from right to left. They break up because eventually the differences between them become irreconcilable.
The truth is that people from the same ethnic background are more likely to view the world in the same way as you, which makes it more likely that these relationships will last longer, but if you find someone who is from a different ethnic background who not just loves you but is also to treat you in a way that makes you happy (and this of course means treating you in a way that you find culturally agreeable) then there is no reason why this relationship is any more likely to fail than one had with someone who is the same as you.
So to answer your question, I think opposites could work, but this will work best when deep down you share the same cultural values. For me as a westerner that would be, for instance, equality in all parts of the relationship, an agreed upon mix of independence and support for one another, monogomy and respect. These things may sound like basics to me, but the truth is that they aren't shared in all ethnic groups, and it certainly isn't for me to say what everyone should do!