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Coping Strategies for Intercultural Marriage
While cultural issues may lead to arguments, conflicts and, in the worst case, a bitter divorce, an intercultural marriage also offers the potential for personal growth. Sofia (36) moved from Ljubljana to Edinburgh on a long-term expat assignment. Through her work for a big financial consultant, she met her husband David (40) and decided to stay in Scotland.
카지노 게임 컬렉션It sounds corny, I know, but in those six years of intercultural marriage, I haven카지노 게임 컬렉션t just learned a lot about my husband, but also about myself.카지노 게임 컬렉션 It took some time and patience, but after a while Sofia learned to be more aware and considerate of her husband카지노 게임 컬렉션s culture.
Making an intercultural marriage work takes a lot of dedication and strength. However, the core principles are not much different from those required for any other successful and happy marriage.
Knowledge and Education
To make your marriage work, one has to explore the partner카지노 게임 컬렉션s culture and values closely. 카지노 게임 컬렉션Getting to know one another is essential,카지노 게임 컬렉션 Sofia confirms. 카지노 게임 컬렉션For us, this knowledge was what turned our relationship into a lasting and, most importantly, loving one.카지노 게임 컬렉션
In any marriage, you would enquire about your partner카지노 게임 컬렉션s childhood, their family, and maybe even about prior relationships. People in an intercultural marriage have to add socio-cultural customs, beliefs, and key values to that pot. According to Sofia, these questions are the important ones.
카지노 게임 컬렉션David didn카지노 게임 컬렉션t always like what he found out about my habits or views or fundamental attitudes. But it helped him understand where I was coming from and why I am who I am.카지노 게임 컬렉션
For both partners in a successful marriage, it is essential to know, understand, and embrace each other카지노 게임 컬렉션s cultural roots. It카지노 게임 컬렉션s easy to start by learning more about holiday traditions and national cuisine. The political history also has a big effect on the values and attitudes of people with a certain cultural background.
Communication
Communication is an essential, albeit difficult, aspect of every relationship. In an intercultural marriage, challenges may double due to the fact that both partners are facing a language barrier.
카지노 게임 컬렉션In the beginning, we struggled to communicate,카지노 게임 컬렉션 Sofia remembers. 카지노 게임 컬렉션He did not speak Slovenian, and my English wasn카지노 게임 컬렉션t all that good. I카지노 게임 컬렉션d mainly focused on studying business English, and it was sometimes hard to express what I thought or felt. I made a serious effort to improve my English, but it was really sweet of him to buy a Slovene textbook.카지노 게임 컬렉션
카지노 게임 컬렉션He even wrote me a love letter with the marriage proposal in Slovene. Okay, it was very bad Slovene,카지노 게임 컬렉션 she laughs, 카지노 게임 컬렉션but it카지노 게임 컬렉션s the thought that counts! And he knew enough to understand that da means 카지노 게임 컬렉션yes카지노 게임 컬렉션.카지노 게임 컬렉션
At the end of the day, it doesn카지노 게임 컬렉션t matter which language both partners agree on. As in every relationship, the basis of an intercultural marriage should be based on respect, openness, and sincerity.
Patience and Acceptance
Despite every effort on both sides, there are always situations in which cultural barriers cannot be overcome in an intercultural marriage. 카지노 게임 컬렉션Being with someone from a different cultural background is always a challenge,카지노 게임 컬렉션 David says. 카지노 게임 컬렉션Sometimes, it카지노 게임 컬렉션s just not possible to find a compromise. In this case, it is important to accept that there are limits to one another카지노 게임 컬렉션s adjustment abilities. Things are the way they are. Most disagreements aren카지노 게임 컬렉션t deal-breakers.카지노 게임 컬렉션
