CountriesPhilippines
Dating in the Philippines
Courtship, family, faith, overseas work and money — how relationships actually form in the Philippines, and the questions worth asking yourself before you fly.
Two Timezones Editorial11 min read
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Country Dating Guides
Every guide here describes dating norms and logistics in one country: how people typically meet, how fast things move, what role families play, and what visitors most often misread. They describe patterns, not people. Nobody is obliged to behave like their country's average, and any guide that forgets that has failed.
CountriesBrazil
Dating in Brazil
There is a stage before dating that English has no word for, and most of the confusion foreigners report traces straight back to it. Start with ficar and work forwards.
Ana Lucía Reyes10 min read
CountriesSouth Korea
Dating in South Korea
Sogaeting, the 100-day anniversary, constant KakaoTalk, military service and the family meeting that decides everything — how dating in Korea actually runs.
Sora Tanaka9 min read
CountriesItaly
Dating in Italy
The romance the world imports is largely a tourist-facing performance. What actually shapes dating here is the friend group, the family calendar, and who is paying the rent.
Ana Lucía Reyes9 min read
CountriesJapan
Dating in Japan
How people meet, when a relationship becomes official, who pays, and why being clear about how long you're staying matters more than anything else you do.
Sora Tanaka9 min read
CountriesGermany
Dating in Germany
Nobody asks you out, nobody calls it a date, and the bill gets split to the cent. None of that means what a visitor thinks it means. Here is how it actually works.
Mira Halvorsen10 min read