The rate of divorce for first marriages is slightly higher for interracial couples than it is for couples that marry within their race. Many interracial and interethnic couples attend marriage/relationship education (MRE) workshops because they experience relationship challenges that are related to their racial/ ethnic background. People/families from different parts of the world can have diverse opinions on gender and family roles, acceptable relationships with friends, childrearing practices, money values, and emotional expressiveness, among others. While all couples have issues to negotiate, interracial couples may exhibit more differences and a wider spectrum of expectations. The purpose of this Tip Sheet is to give marriage educators a foundation for understanding the unique experiences, as well as potential stressors, faced by interracial couples and offer tips for addressing them in class. It is important to note that in the context of this Tip Sheet, the terms interracial and interethnic are used interchangeably. An individual’s race is determined by phenotypic characteristics such as skin color, hair type and other physical features. Racial categories are controversial since they rely on biological differences and society tends to over-generalize the characteristics of each race. An individual’s ethnicity refers to his or her subscription to the customs and traditions of his or her heritage, including race, culture and religion. One might embrace multiple ethnicities concurrently, and emphasize one over the other at different points during his or her lifetime. The following tips can help marriage educators better understand and serve interracial couples. (Author abstract)