I changed my location on a dating app to find love outside the US. It's worked better than I ever imagined.

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After a few weeks of changing my location on a dating app to find matches outside of the United States, I'd gotten close to a guy in Paris. Now, we're exclusive and I'm trying to relocate abroad.

Sarah Gallucci

I bought a 6-bedroom villa in the Italian countryside for $50,000. Within a year, I'd left the US and fully moved in.

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Buying and renovating a historic villa in a Tuscan village hasn't always been easy, but I'm still happily settled here and glad I did it.

Graeme Warring

After a lifetime in New York City, I moved to a charming small town. Five years later, all I want is to go back home.

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The writer standing in front of a dam in her new town, with water and hills in the background.
There are things I love about my town, but I find myself missing New York City.

Chris Doka

I knew Bangkok would be cheaper than New York. I didn't expect it to feel so much kinder.

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Erasmo Guerra and his partner find life in Bangkok more affordable and the people to be kinder.

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After losing my job, I realized I needed an escape from unemployment. A new hobby helped me find it.

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The writer posing next to her ice skating coach on an indoor ice rink.
Learning to ice skate was the one hobby that helped my mental health while being unemployed.

Brittany Johnson

I worried that leaving New York City for a suburb out West would make me boring. It did the opposite.

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To my surprise, I've loved the benefits of living in a suburb near Seattle.

Misha Scott

I've made friends on solo trips and traveled to visit them. These relationships are just as valuable as local ones.

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The writer and a friend posing with heart hands in front of the Eiffel Tower at night.
I traveled to Paris and reconnected with some friends I met on solo trips in 2024.

Chelsia Durkee

After months of living in different cities in search of my dream home, I realized my best option was one I'd never considered

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I spent months living in different cities around the globe in search of a forever home. It turns out my best option was actually pursuing a semi-nomadic lifestyle.

Nain F. Ladak

I grew up in China, but I'm raising my daughter in LA. A trip back to visit family made me rethink my parenting style.

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Family of three by the sea in California.
Grace Cong Sui and her family live in California; for Lunar New Year, she and her daughter traveled to China to visit relatives.

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I moved to a new country after getting married. The toughest adjustment has been my job search.

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The writer and her husband wearing black puffer coats and standing in front of a beach view on a trip.
Earlier this year, I moved to Australia to be with my husband.

Rakshitha Arni Ravishankar

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