How often do the different Races inter-mingle with each other?

[thegreatonemal]

Just to add to my last post (don't feel like editing so late), perhaps we see a good amount of mixed-race couples because they cannot breed easily...

its already been stated that they can and the races in this game are just that races they aren't different species.

[PArcher]

its already been stated that they can and the races in this game are just that races they aren't different species.

Just because a Roe and a Lala can produce children doesn't mean they can any time they want. Could be that half-breeds have an insanely high miscarriage rate, and that most half-breed children that are brought to term have severe defects that kill them early on. Basically, the chances of actually having a healthy mixed-race child are so low that some would choose a romantic partner of another race just for this (heck, this may be what is happening in Ishgard; highborn Elezen romance their Hyur servants all the time and no one really cares...its just when the odds are defied do the gossips really start talking)

Look at dogs IRL. There's certain breeds that can't be mixed (Chihuahua and Great Dane are often brought up here), and I know of other animals that you would think can breed, but do not produce viable offspring at all.