OK - I was raised in Ohio... about as north as I could get on the "north coast" of the USA, the Great Lakes. I lived in the capital city of Columbus for most of my life and I saw plenty of mixed couples. When I was 18 I dated a black girl and another one when I was 22. Sadly, I did the politically correct thing and I married a white girl. However, I was always feeling like I was missing something and "my dream girl" would always be in my thoughts and dreams. I didn't know if my dream girl was black or white and I didn't care.
As it turns out, I got a divorce and I moved to Florida to be with my dream girl in 2005. We got married this year, and now I'm very happy!