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UPDATE: Aaron and I are no longer together, but I’m choosing to leave this blog post up I’m focusing on the good memories and positives. 🙂 This is a post I’ve been nervous to share for awhile. It’s literally been sitting in my draft box waiting to see the light of day, so here is […] Read more…
This week’s guest post comes from Felicity, an Australian JET living in Fukushima. She writes about her romance with a Japanese man. Just before I got on a plane to Japan to join the JET Programme in July, 2012, my mother told me, “You won’t come back again now. You’ll marry a Japanese boy and […] Read more…
Dating is hard anywhere. Why is dating hard for foreign women in Japan? Throw in a new culture, language, and country and BAM. You’ve got a recipe for confusion. In my experience, dating in Japan is hard. Don’t get me wrong, I’m definitely attracted to Japanese guys! I think they’ve got great hair and eyes, […] Read more…
The divorce rate in Japan is low, but why? While it is a social taboo, there’s still some underlying factors. Social outings in Japan are a very important part of making connections. It’s a way to become friends with your workmates and foster a good workplace ethic. Most of these parties start with the first party […] Read more…
Due to a suggestion from a friend, I wanted to discuss dating military on the island of Okinawa. At first, I was unsure how to handle this post due to the possibilities of being called unpatriotic, a military basher, and America hater. In the end, I realized, haters gonna hate and likers gonna like. Many, […] Read more…
For many expat women, dating in Japan is a nightmare. Western women have difficulty adjusting to Japanese beauty standards and new dating rules. Sometimes our doofy expat brothers manage to score Japanese Barbie while us expat sisters are drinking copious amounts of booze, taking up a new hobby or stuck at home on a Saturday night […] Read more…
I came to Korea in February of 2013. Having never even been to Asia before, I had no clue what I was getting myself into or who I was going to meet. Moving to a new country meant not knowing anyone, and so I turned to the internet, including online dating, to meet people. While on […] Read more…