I moved to Spain single and started dating locals. Most were still living with their parents and expected to split the dinner bill.

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Woman standing in Valencia, Spain courtyard
Jennifer Fernández Solano moved to Valencia, Spain single and looking for love.

Jennifer Fernández Solano

I've lived overseas with my European boyfriend for 3 years. We still can't agree on dinner time, investment strategies, or how to talk to each other's families.

Tech Insider : Travel
Woman and man standing in Uplistsikhe, a rock-hewn town in eastern Georgia.
Elizabeth Lavis and her Georgian boyfriend often face culture clashes, but they are finding ways to make it work.

Elizabeth Lavis

After my first long-distance relationship failed, I vowed never to do it again. Then I met another foreign guy online.

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Woman in a hat, wearing sunglasses, holding a glass of wine in Switzerland.
After Dena Roché's long-distance relationship with a Swiss boyfriend came to an end, she had no plans to start another one.

Dena Roché

I graduated from Georgetown in the 1970s. I'm glad my 3 kids all went to university in Italy instead.

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Family on a bridge in Italy
Over the years, the American mom visited her kids while they attended university in Italy. Last year, she moved to Florence with her Italian husband.

Lisa Diletti

I spent 3 nights in Asia's least visited country. It also turned out to be the most expensive.

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Woman taking a selfie on the beach and the view of Dili, the capital of Timor Leste
The author spent four days exploring Dili, the capital of Timor Leste.

Marielle Descalsota

I've traveled to 90 countries. I only found one place I want to live.

Tech Insider : Travel
Woman in white shirt sitting on a rock near waterfall in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Lola Méndez has found Chiang Mai to be an affordable city for her lifestyle.

Lola Méndez

I'm a mom of 3 in Israel. Every time my daughter walks into the room, I turn off the news.

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A collage of a hand covering a TV with an Israeli flag in the background.
Deborah Danan is raising her three kids in a mixed city in Israel. She makes sure the news is switched off when they come into the room.

iStock; Rebecca Zisser/BI

I've been lying about my age since I was 24, and I don't see anything wrong with that

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Side angle profile of a woman with two hourglass clocks on either side and a bright green background.
Age is the only thing Nicola Prentis lies about when dating.

Nicola Prentis; Getty Images; Chelsea Jia Feng/BI

I moved back to the US after 25 years in the UK. People abroad were more polite than Americans, but I never quite fit in there.

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Woman wearing a hat is standing with UK nature in the background
Dana Mayer moved back to the US after 25 years in the UK.

Dana Mayer

I'm an American who went to college in Canada. I'm debt-free — and I have no plans to move back to the US.

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Woman wearing a winter coat holding a cup of take-out coffee with a pink building in the background
Dalia Goldberg credits her decision to study in Montreal with helping her learn a foreign language and graduate debt-free.

Dalia Goldberg

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