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Fiancé Dismisses Her Safety Concerns About Moving to US

📅 February 2, 2026 👁️ 18 views ⏱️ 5 min read
A woman from India is terrified to move to the US for her white fiancé due to racial safety concerns, but he keeps brushing off her fears as “media narrative.” When she tried showing him evidence from his own area’s Reddit community, he got annoyed and accused her of shoving opinions down his throat. She ultimately told him she won’t move, and now their entire relationship hangs in the balance.

The Original Post

My fiancé and I met about 3 years ago. We’ve been in a long distance relationship the whole time and we got engaged about 6 months ago. He lives in the US and is applying for his citizenship. Since the start of our relationship, we planned that I’d move to the US with him. Now, before we go any further, I want to clarify that he is white and I’m brown. Recently, I’ve been really worried about everything I hear, about people being targeted based on the colour of their skin. I tried talking to him multiple times, but he brushes it off and tells me that there’s nothing to worry about because it’s safe where he lives. A few days ago, I came across a community specific to his area on Reddit and after going into the rabbit hole, it seems like there’s so much of the same things going on there too. I tried talking to him about it, but he told me that he has a lot of diverse friends and none of them have been affected. He says he understands my concerns but thinks it’s mostly a media narrative and he got annoyed when I wouldn’t let it go. He said that I’m shoving my opinion down his throat when he’s the one who’s actually living there and has more of an idea while I’ve never been in the country and am only reading about it. He said he’s trying to be understanding and if I didn’t want to move there, I should just say that and not talk about all of this. He told me that we can go elsewhere, but he has to uproot his entire life to do that, so he’ll need time. I feel like he does not understand how serious it is, and I’m worried that if he doesn’t understand and moves just for me, he will end up resenting me for the rest of our lives, which I really don’t want. What can I do in this situation? How do I get him to understand my fears without dumping my opinions on him? I really don’t want to force him to change his mind.

Edit – Thank you for all the responses. I’ve read every one of them and I’m really grateful for the advice you’ve all given me. Based on most of the responses, I told him outright that I don’t want to move to the US. He didn’t take it very well, but it might just be an initial reaction, so I’ve told him to take some time to think about it. Since it’s a major decision, I think we might have to rethink our relationship. I, for one, don’t want to live in fear for god knows how long and I don’t want him to be forced into doing something he doesn’t want or agree with, for me. And for everyone who’s asked, he lives in New York and I live in India. He can’t move here because his field of work doesn’t have too much of a scope here. We‘ve had trips to a third country and he’s visited me before, but our trips last from two weeks to a month each time. Also, he definitely isn’t MAGA. We’ve talked about it before and he does not agree with most of what is happening. I think he genuinely believes that it isn’t as bad as it seems to me.

What Reddit Said

Redditors were overwhelmingly supportive of OP’s decision to prioritize her safety. Most commenters pointed out that a partner who dismisses legitimate concerns isn’t marriage material. The top comment, with nearly 4,000 upvotes, bluntly stated that if her fiancé wasn’t taking her seriously, she should question whether she wants to marry him at all.

However, many users also raised additional concerns about the fiancé’s situation. Several pointed out the irony that he’s dismissing her deportation fears while not even being a US citizen himself. Moreover, commenters praised OP for doing her research and standing firm in her decision.

The Verdict

The overwhelming consensus: OP made the right choice when her fiancé dismisses safety concerns moving to a new country. Reddit firmly believed that any partner who brushes off legitimate fears about racial targeting isn’t ready for marriage. This is a classic case of relationship advice where trust and communication broke down completely. Therefore, most users supported her decision to stay in India rather than compromise her sense of security.


Original post from r/relationship_advice (1,003 upvotes, 558 comments)