Being an international/interracial couple affects not only us, the couple itself, but also our parents and families. If you are international newbies, you have probably not realized it yet, but your relationship or marriage is going to affect the parents and the in-laws deeply, sometimes more than they would have desired. How can we make [...]
You first met, out of from different cultures, you probably speak different languages and have different cultural background. You fell in love, met her parents and now you are wondering whether it is still common or required to ask for her family’s blessing. Asking for a parent’s blessing was once considered a standard procedure, a [...]
Love can be tough, cruel. International love, on the other hand, is definitely cruel! Why would I say that? Well, to start with when an ordinary couple meet chances are equal that they may end up living in the same city or country, or at least that’s not decided yet. When two persons from different [...]
There is something alluring, mysterious and amazing about being married to someone different from you from abroad and that is part of the magic of love. There are things you have to consider though which are an inescapable fact of being a part of such a relationship – one of you will have to live [...]
Being an international/interracial couple affects not only the couple itself but their parents and families also. If you are international newbies, you have probably not realized it yet but your relationship or marriage is going to affect the in-laws deeply, sometimes more than they would have desired. Now, if you are reading this post, then [...]
Since you can’t choose whom you fall in love with, chances are you wont choose where to fall in love either. That is why international couples and multicultural families do not usually chose where to live. Nowadays, though, as jobs are changing and mobility is on the rise, such couples and families finally have the [...]
Hi guys, this is an interview which we published some time ago. Now that our readers are growing in number, we are publishing it again. Enjoy! At some stage, an international relationship involves a long-distance phase. Distance, in its many forms, represents a constant fear factor for the vast majority of international couples. It might [...]
As with other relationships, international relationships are very frisky at the beginning but then routine sets in. If you and your partner or spouse live in the same country or area, then that is fine. But what to do when your partner still lives overseas? The logical solution, in such cases, is to commute. Yes, [...]
This is a guest post by Sandi Saksena. As many of us are now globetrotters and most of us are international citizens we sometimes become aliens in our own country!! I am a true alien having lived out of my country of birth for more than 45 years!! Being a financial planner looking after the [...]
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Life As An International Couple
What is it like dating across countries? Do most international couples have a solid period of time where they are constantly around each other or is it usually a long distance relationship? What advice would you give to a single man or woman interested in starting an international relationship with someone? An interview to us: InternationalCouples
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