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thenewgreen · 3595 days ago · link · · parent · post: America's struggle

It takes more confidence to not only risk rejection, but risk rejection outside of your typical understanding. this is definitely true and something you tend to recognize, unfortunately, later in life. I had a fantastic experience with a wonderful woman that happened to be African American when I was twenty. I grew up in the whitest town you could imagine and prior to me meeting Jessica, because of my experience I wouldn't have thought that I'd be interested in an African American girl. But she was interesting, smart and GORGEOUS and I really liked her a lot. She ended up breaking it off with me but I enjoyed our time together.

Since then, I've had a MUCH more open mind in regards to what is and is not appealing.

Aside from my being a spoken for man, there is LITERALLY not a race, ethnicity or "type" that I would out of hand reject. That's just ridiculous. As Michener says, "The world is my home." -Why would I voluntarily close off any part of it?

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_refugee_ · 3593 days ago · link ·

I mean, who says "Sorry I only like vanilla" without at least trying a few other flavors of ice cream?