Despite the old adage that opposites attract, decades of research in social psychology have demonstrated that people are overwhelmingly attracted to others who are like themselves, both as friends and ...

Interracial couples often face unique social pressures—from strangers' stares to family disapproval—and two recent studies from the University of Toronto Mississauga shed light on how these stresses ...

Ariella Khan (Communication ’21) always struggled with navigating cultural confusion between her American and Pakistani identities, especially while growing up. When she began dating cinematographer ...

Interracial relationships are a testament to the diversity and complexity of human connections. They embody the crossing of cultural, racial, and often, geographical boundaries, showcasing the power ...

Intercultural relationships are increasingly common, especially in “hyperdiverse” Western cultures, where mixed marriage has been steadily rising over the decades. According to the Pew Research Center ...

New research examines how social approval from different sources predicts relationship quality for intercultural couples. Researchers found that having supportive friends can be a powerful protective ...

TORONTO, Oct. 6, 2022 – Couples in intercultural romantic relationships benefit from each other’s cultural differences, as they are exposed to new perspectives, knowledge and identities, three recent ...

The congresswoman has known her partner Riley Roberts, who is white, since they were in college. The couple became engaged in April 2022. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shared in a new interview that ...

The landmark United States Supreme Court ruling in Loving v. Commonwealth of Virginia abolished bans on interracial marriage in the United States in 1967, but a new academic paper from Rice University ...