Sunday Breakfast host Sara-Jayne King chats to two interracial partners about their individual experiences.
Peter Phillip and Veronika Komarkova came across in Cape Town after matching on an app that is dating.
Peter, whom identifies as black, was created in Malawi and Veronika, whom identifies as white, was created into the Czech Republic. They’ve both remained in a true number of various nations in their life.
Nicola Bruns and Bryan Bergsteedt came across while their studies at Stellenbosh University. They are together for six years and they are involved to be hitched.
Nicola, whom identifies as white, spent my youth in Paarl and Bryan, whom identifies as colored, was raised in Johannesburg.
The two partners open exactly how battle and identification have actually shaped their relationships and exactly how they are addressed by friends, family members, and strangers. (pay attention to the discussion that is full the sound in the bottom)
They first met how they felt about interracial dating when:
Regrettably, the way in which our life had been set up, you do not think you will get love through the very race that is same often treats you really poorly when you’re out to town when it comes to evening. It had been never ever an option when Nicola started taking a look at me personally a particular method.
Bryan Bergsteedt
I truly fancied this person but [ I was thinking to myself], ‘What are my buddies planning to state?’.