For some of these couples, the color of their skin may have been a problem for some of their families, but that never got in the way of their feelings for one another.
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Below are some of our favorite interracial relationships.
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Barry and Iris – The Flash
Barry and Iris met in childhood and while it took a while for Iris to reciprocate his feelings, they married in the The Flash’s fourth season.
Chidi and Eleanor – The Good Place
Chidi and Eleanor were placed as soulmates in The Good Place’s pilot episode, and quickly developed a strong bond when they realized Eleanor was there incorrectly. Chidi helped her become a better person and they eventually fell in love. Multiple times.
Olivia and Fitz – Scandal
Olivia meets Fitz during his presidential campaign and although he is married, the two have an intense attraction toward each other that leads to much more.
Shawn and Angela – Boy Meets World
Shawn had always been the fun, less committal friend next to Cory and Topanga, but when he is introduced to Topanga’s friend Angela, everything seemed to change. She seemed to be the one person that Shawn wanted to fight for against all odds.
Michael and Jane – Jane the Virgin
These two have quite the history. They started the show in a two year relationship, broke up, got back together, got married, he supposedly died and then tried again for two minutes. In the end, Michael will always be Jane’s first love and their chemistry has no bounds.
Stef and Lena – The Fosters
Lena was always more sure of her sexuality while Stef was once married to Mike, but once these two met, everything changed. They adopted four children, brought Stef’s son from her first marriage into their family and later married.
Jackson and April – Grey’s Anatomy
Having a seemingly platonic relationship for their first two seasons on the show, fans were pleasantly surprised when these two got together as they had a lot of chemistry.
Glenn and Maggie – The Walking Dead
In this post apocalyptic show, these two found each other while the world was falling apart. They fell in love and got married but didn’t get the happy ending that they deserved.
Magnus and Alec – Shadowhunters
Magnus knew he wanted Alec from the moment he lay his eyes on him. While Alec was dealing with issues of his sexuality, these two developed a bond that blossomed into a forever romance.
Nomi and Amanita – Sense8
Nomi had to deal with a lot of people, including her own mother, being prejudice against her, but she found unconditional love in Amanita.
Karolina and Nico – Marvel’s Runaways
Even before they developed a romantic relationship, Karolina and Nico had a strong friendship stemmed from their childhood years. After Karolina realized she was gay, she acted on her feelings for Nico, who reciprocated in Runaways ninth episode.
Britta and Troy – Community
Britta and Troy started dating in Community’s third season, and while they tried to hide their relationship, nothing stays secret in the study group for very long. They continued dating until Troy’s departure from the show.
Brook and Poussey – Orange is the New Black
Brook and Poussey developed a friendship in the third season of Orange is the New Black after Brook becomes depressed and tries to overdose. Beginning in the fourth season, the two are seen to be happy and dating, but their relationship ends rather tragically when Poussey is killed by a guard.
Wes and Laurel – How to Get Away With Murder
The two had the strongest friendship out of The Keating Five, being deemed ‘the quiet ones’, but in the second season, they share a steamy kiss and eventually begin a relationship in the third season before Wes’ death.
Lucas and Max – Stranger Things
While Lucas and Max may be young, they develop a close friendship in Stranger Things’ second season and share a kiss in the season finale, hinting at a possible relationship.
Scott and Kira – Teen Wolf
While there species, fox and werewolf, are known rivals, these two had no problems connecting. After Kira is introduced as the new girl in school, she is included in the pack and eventually becomes Scott’s girlfriend before her departure from the show.
James and Lena – Supergirl
James started off disliking Lena for her associating to her brother Lex, but as the two starting spending more time together, James realized that she wasn’t like her brother at all and they developed a romantic relationship until the middle of the fourth season.
