#60 Melanie and Esmat, Battling negative Stereotypes and Hurtful Comments

International Love Story

English - August 30, 2023 16:52 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MB
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Meet Melanie (Germany). Back in 2015, Esmat (Iran) came to Germany as a refugee, and that's when their story started. But the real special part of their love story began a few years later when she found out she was going to be a mom. That's when things really took off! Over the last few years, they've faced and overcome a bunch of challenges together. One big challenge was dealing with stereotypes and people making assumptions about them.

Almost every couple from different cultures goes through this – dealing with not-so-nice comments about where they're from or how they look. Melanie, though, she's super open on social media. She shares her ups and downs and how she handles the negativity. As time passed, she became really confident in herself. With the strong trust between her and Esmat, and the happy life they've built, those mean comments? They don't bother her anymore.

Instead of letting it get to her, she decided to take a stand in her own cool way – with lots of humor! It's like she turned those bad vibes into something good. And honestly, that's pretty darn awesome and inspiring.

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00:00 – Intro
01:02 – Who are Melanie and Esmat
14:11 – Challenges of Moving to Germany
21:16 – Stereotypes and Negative Comments
33:03 – Acceptance of their Relationship
35:04 – Raising a Multicultural Family
39:43 – Future Plans

43:48 – The Wedding

48:50 – Advice
54:28 – Outro

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