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I love this girl and this question–so smart and well on her way to happiness. I gave her my two pence already, but I brought in relationships expert and enemy to the Black Church (ha!) Deborrah Cooper, who runs Surviving Dating, and should have her OWN nationally syndicated radio show. Take a read at about Deb has to say, and then let’s lend this little chicky our support and sisterly advice.

Hi!
I’m Anzu, I stumbled across your blog a few days ago and have been addicted
ever since, truly funny stuff. I’m writing because I did something a while
ago without considering the repercussions of my actions and your blog really
helped me begin considering them.
I’m an 18 year old high school senior who has crushed on white boys most of
my life, from Aaron Carter to Dylan Fergus. However, I attend a school where
interracial dating is pretty much non-existent unless you are a group of
black boys and a white girl in the locker room (its really very disgusting
the things one witnesses in high school these days, smh). Anyway, I’ve had a
crush on a friend of mine for the last four years and I finally got up the
courage to ask him to prom and he said “of course.” 🙂 However, I did this
on a whim, never actually considering some important factors that could ruin
a perfectly awesome night, i.e. how my family would react (which has not one
interracial relationship in it), how his might react, and how the kids at my
school might react, besides my closest friends. It’s not that I particularly
care about their opinions on who I like or date, it’s just that some of them
are rather bold and blunt, and I would not want anyone saying anything or
doing anything that might embarrass my date or make our night wicked
awkward, Do my concerns seem valid? Should i feel compelled to explain my
choice or just let it go and remain happy with my decision? Has anyone else
(either you or anyone who replies on the board) been in a similar situation?

Sincerely,
Anzu

Anzu, there are three things you have to come to terms with here.