Dating Across Cultures
Marrying a Japanese Woman: Pros, Cons and Real-Life Decisions
Marrying someone from another country can widen the life you build together. It can also make ordinary decisions less ordinary. Where will you live? Which language will you use when a conversation gets difficult? How close do you both want to be to family? If the person you want to marry is Japanese, those questions … Read more
Dating a Greek Man: What to Ask, Notice, and Decide for Yourself
Dating a Greek man: start with the person
If you are dating a Greek man, you may be wondering what his family expects, how quickly things might get serious, or whether you are missing a social cue. Those are reasonable questions. The trouble is that a list of “facts about Greek men” cannot answer them for the man in front of you.
He may have grown up in Greece or somewhere else. He may be close to his relatives or keep his distance. He might enjoy talking about Greek food and music, or he might be tired of dates treating his background as his whole personality. Pay attention to what he tells you and what he does. That is more useful than trying to match him to a national type.