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African American Woman With Indian Man- Can Marriage Result? Astrology-Based Advice
Dear Elsa,
I am an African American woman dating a Taurus man, who is Indian.
We have a great relationship. However in the beginning, he mentioned that in his culture people don’t marry outside of their race or state or village - something to that sort. But he says he loves me and could see a life with me. He is sure it will be difficult at first for his family to accept… we have been together a little over a year. He is a loner. He likes to be alone a lot… like watching TV and relaxing. But when I am around he is caring and affectionate, unless sports are on. I wonder if I should take this as an indication of how he feels… or does he just like being alone?
I mostly wonder if this relationship can work. Could we be married in the future? I am not sure if there is a way to ever know this or if he is dating me to date. When he went home to Kerala, he showed his family my pictures introducing me as a very close friend.
When he was a lot younger, he dated a girl from Bangladesh; his family was not happy and didn’t want them to marry. He has a lot of fears about being a husband. He doesn’t want to fail at it. I think he is scared because his parents gave him their blessing but he still passed on marrying the other girl. I don’t know what to feel about this… can you offer in insight?
12th House Sun in Libra
United States
Dear 12th House,
I can’t tell you what will happen in the future because people have free will, but I can tell you your situation makes me uncomfortable for a long list of reasons. I’ll lay them out with this caveat: I am not you. So we don’t have to worry about my comfort with your relationship; however, you’re asking for an outside perspective so I am going to oblige.
First, just in general, I subscribe to the “If you have to ask…” idea when it comes to relationships. If you have to ask if the relationship is good for you, it is almost guaranteed it is not. But beyond that, I want to point out a few things.
Your whole mail is about him. You are waiting to have feelings based on what he feels or he does. For example, how do you feel about being called a ‘good friend” when you are in fact a lover? How do you feel about dating and sleeping with someone who’s told you he cannot marry due his customs? How do you really feel about the fact he lies around and watches TV a lot?
You have a 12th house Sun, and planets in Virgo and I feel you are in sacrificing yourself to this man. You are in service to him, which is fine as long as you are aware of it. You also have a Cancer Moon and I suspect you are doing a fair amount of mothering.
So what do you think? Does this sound like the life you want? Because people don’t change their natures all that much. Matter of fact, they tend to become even more the way they are which means this guy is going to be on that couch for a very long time.
Good luck.
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2 Responses to “African American Woman With Indian Man- Can Marriage Result? Astrology-Based Advice”
Elsa says: they tend to become even more the way they are which means this guy is going to be on that couch for a very long time.
LOL!
And if they are Taurus likely surrounded by pop or beer cans and 3,000,001 remote controls. My Taurus step-father loves to be the only one who knows what controls what and when to push what button…
Lisa: I have a 12th house Sun and Venus and know how easy it is to get attached, partially because not many people bump their way into our realms .. if you make it where you’re developing a hobby or take a class or whatever you’ll get distance and if you’re meant to break up (or get closer?) you will.
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