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
Topic
dating-culture
Everything we have published on dating-culture — collected in one place, newest first.
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
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