text: have you ever been in a serious relationship with someone not of your culture? what were some of the barriers you've had to overcome? yes. he was a latino and his mother didn't like me one bit. even after we married she did not approve of me and although i did try to make it work with her, she went to her grave despising me. she believed i was not good enough for her son, but she never took the time to find out about me and he was weak when it came to defend me so we divorced and he paid for it!