Like to know what nationalities Armenians are dating these days...

[Sip]

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We are so little (less than 10 mil) and people are marrying odars?

That's sickening...

Let me ask you this ... Which one do you think is worse: Marying odars and having children or not marying but having Armenian children out of wedlock?

[sad_eyes]

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most of the so called "Traditions" include marrying a woman or man they have not met for more than a few minutes, or have met breifly over time, aka aquaintinces. In which case, from what I have seen, the marriage is a joke. They do what they can, marry someone just for the hell of tradition???? Although I agree with armenians marrying armenians, I say find an armenian that you really do love. LOVE is the key word for any marriage to last and be well.

[MrLeftyHye]

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If Armenians were willing to assimilate all the muts and in general had a more broad acceptance of the term Armenian then our numbers would not be so low. I have 3 kids who are half Armenian. No matter how I bring them up it will ultimately depend on how other Armenians treat them that determines how loyal they remain to the Armenian nation. This is my point. Maybe many of you are open minded but there are far to many Armenians, I have come accross, who have a very narrow definition of what an Armenian is and how and Armenian is supposed to act/live.

Honestly gmd I agree with u 100% & Armenians are not perfect. Im proud to be Armenian but some Armenians have the mentality that they are above all other nationalities.

[MrLeftyHye]

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So what?
"Armenians shouldn’t lie, Armenians shouldn’t cheat, Armenians shouldn’t get divorced." WHO told you so?

Lucin take a relaity check lol.

[Quarteria]

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Ugh. I don't think you members who are outbreeding are looking at the big picture.

[Sip]

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On the contrary ... in the "big picture", race and nationality are irrelevant

Actually, if you want to get philosophical about it, probably everything is irrelevant when one looks at a picture that is "big" enough.

[MrLeftyHye]

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Sip your a very smart man I must say. Race & nationality have nothing to do with anything when you have found that special someone. People that think same naionality & race have to marry eachother are narrow minded people.

[Lucin]

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Actually narrow-mindedness has a variety of meanings, one of which applies to people who reject categorically others’ ideas and think of themselves as pretty open-minded.

[MrLeftyHye]

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Exactly so what if 2 diffrent natiionalitis get married & others reject it they are narrow minded according to you right? (like you said). So an Armenian can marry a Non Armenian & it will be ok. I dont know why Armenians make such a big deal when Armenians marry out of there race.

[Crissy]

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All the examples brought forward by members who are in interracial relationships are negative. There is a good and a bad in every nationality. I do agree that allot of Armenians get married for the wrong reasons, be it the convenience that they are both Armenian or get married young these days just to get freedom

If some Armenians are narrow minded and they don't accept otars when it comes to marriage, they are only concerned about becoming the next Assyrians. No one here is telling you guys marry an Armenian who is treating you bad, disrespecting you etc etc. (mind you these are only excuses, this is exactly what I used to say and just about every Armenian I know who's with an otar) Keep in mind us Armenians are humans too, we make the same mistakes as a Frenchman or an Englishman. You wouldn't date someone that treats you bad regardless of his or her nationality.

If you guys have found happiness with your partner congratulations and I wish you a happy future. Why do you feel like you have to defend it? Regardless of what some Armenians may say, if you are truly happy then you shouldn't give a damn about what other people say.

When one choses their life partner, they make that decision based on their wants, needs and lifestyle. No one has the right here to say you are right or wrong. However, the question was raised and we have the right to give our opinions and discuss, after all this is a discussion forum yea?

For me personally I couldn't be with an Otar, simply because I have dated one and there were way too many complications (and not just with family) that aside, It wasn't what I wanted.

Bottom line is, it's hard enough as it is to raise our children as Armenians in otar countries with both parents being Armenian. It's just that little bit harder when parents are of different nationality. It is doable, but it's hard, specially if the other partners culture is just as rich as ours.