it's so beautiful. It really is exquisite.

I still can't believe you're engaged

I know mom. He's really, he's so perfect.

But it all happened so fast.

We don't even know anything about this lucky guy, what is he do?

Well his name is Eric, and he's a doctor.

Ooh! I'm thinking country club.

They seem genuinely happy for her, until...

Uh.. is the a friend of yours?

Dad, this is my fiancee Eric!

Pleasure to meet you Sir.

It's not the surprise Dad was expecting, and he makes his displeasure known.

Your fiancee? This is a joke, right?

No no no no, this is not gonna work.

if you over heard these parents

you could say sayonara to the country club.

spewing racist and hateful comments to their daughter's fiance

Maddie, we raised you better than this.

Mom! Dad! please!

Marriage is hard enough without this interracial problem.

What would you do?

Our hidden cameras are rolling at Bernard's Cafe in Bernerdsville, New Jersey

this first customer is also newly engaged

in what's happening at the next table

how will he react when the parents disapprove

of their daughter's fiance

Hi, Hi.

Is this a friend of yours? No, Dad this is Eric, my fiance!

So nice to finally meet you guys.

this is your fiance? Yeah!

uhhh not what we were expecting

I dont' get it. A second ago you were planning my wedding, your happy, and now your

being weird. Aaron, I'm sure you're a really nice person

and it's really nothing against you

We just want you to marry someone who looks more like us

As our parents storm away

this gentlemen calmly waves the couple over

Come over, pal. Have a seat.

I feel bad for you guys. I appreciate that.

I got an older daughter, 26. Let's face it.

My daughter has brought home some people that were--like eh, alright, whatever

but

you don't treat people like that

do you think we should postpone the wedding?

If it--your gonna make it happen, you have to follow your heart.

you have to follow your heart, that's you two.

you're not going to get anywhere

living somebody else's life

heartfelt advice from a loving father to the young couple

but will be as compassionate with the parents

it was a little bit of a shock for us

this guy's asian

so you think we're wrong

we roll again

you bring us here in a public place

to break this kind of news

without telling us this. What do you mean? what kind of news? what kind of news?

look at this guy!

Mom and Dad continue to put down Madison's fiance

and these two women

can't bear to watch

I know this might come as a shock

I'm not trying to ambush you

but I really love your daughter

you seem like a nice guy and everything

but this is never going to work, I--I think

I think we gotta go

with the parents gone

the women try and do what grandmas' do best

comfort

and

inspire

Hi!

I'm John Quiñones

and this is part of a tv show. It's called

Oh stop it!

it's What Would You Do?

oh my god!

How dare you?

that is absolute cruel

Was it hard to listen to the parents?

yes it was.

I think today, life is very different

from when I was growing up

young adults, now, have a better chance

with this

enjoying life, together.

without being

shunned, in a sense

it's a lesson these parents say they learned

when their daughter

fell in love

this last couple

Carol and Martin

have been married

for nearly 60 years

you're engaged?! That's an engagement ring?

you got engaged?

yeah!

Well honey--we--

We haven't even seen a picture of him

and the thought of new love

has 'em all excited

sorry!

congratulations!

oh thank you!

but when the fiance arrives

the mood

changes

it's nothing about you, Eric

but we were expecting somebody different

somebody...

a little bit more like us

ten minutes ago you were

so excited

no offense

but

and now you're being

this gentlemen's asian

I can't believe that your--

Is this why you had this here instead of at our house?

you're being so ignorant about this

no we're not being ignorant

well

you are

we're being realistic

come on

come on, let's cool you down

are you gonna come back?

take a break, yeah

yes, we're coming back

come on

thank you!

good luck!

thank you!

when our parents return

Carol Eisenburg doesn't scold them

instead she calmly

reminds them of all the good

their daughter's fiance

has to offer

well it's not easy

for me

and my wife to accept that he's asian

now it's our turn

to get to know

this

loving couple

Hi!

How are you?

Hi!

My name is John Quiñones

oh you're kidding.

they're all actors

everybody were actors?

yes!

what was going through your mind?

I couldn't believe that

I don't think

if it was a real situation

I don't think they would have handled it that way

I don't--you don't know

your mom

didn't want you dating

me

if I was a Roman Catholic

that's, that's nothing anymore, any of that you know so

and it worked out.

we're not sure, yet