ABSTRACT
Most newlywed couples believe that they will remain married for the rest of their lives. Such optimism contrasts sharply with current divorce rates. An interethnic marriage is any marriage in which the husband and wife belong to two respective groups, apart from gender, that the society in which they live regards as different. One type of interethnic marriage is an interracial marriage, whereby the husband and wife belong to two respective groups that the society in which they live regards as biologically different. Some professional and lay observers have interpreted the relatively high divorce rate among intercultural couples as evidence of underlying individual and relational pathology. However, neither the establishment nor the dissolution of intercultural marriages can be regarded as reliable indicators of individual or relational pathology. To the extent that an individual receives positive outcomes from an interaction with a partner, the individual will be satisfied with the relationship with that partner.
