Real Life Love: This couple overcame racism in their own family

Welcome to Real Life Love, a video series that shares the love stories of five different couples, including how they met, when they knew they found "the one" and how their relationships have stood the test of time.

As a Latina woman growing up in the 1950s, Dianne grew up surrounded by racism. But when she met Danny in 1978, he accepted her for who she was.

"I saw in Dianne this amazing ability to overcome situations that she was in, and I think it was becoming obvious to me how strong she was as a human," Danny said. "Dianne taught me to be a man."

They married within a year and a half, and to Danny's surprise, his family wasn't as accepting. It was devastating to the both of them.

The Lopriore's love and strength was undeniable, though. "I knew that he was good for me and I was good for him," Dianne said.

Eventually, the family came around and made amends.

"Because you are able to have the strength to love the person over all the problems, that's what love is," Danny said.

Watch the video above for their full story in today's episode of Real Life Love, and make sure to check out other episodes here.