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“The Marriage Did Not Last”: 80 International Dating Culture Shocks People Never Saw Coming

Dating someone from a different background can teach us things about the world we might never learn on our own. It's hard to say whether these lessons will make or break a particular couple, but they almost always reveal one important truth: even those who love us and want the very best for us can look at family, religion, money, and other parts of life in ways we simply do not. So when a post on the subreddit r/AskTheWorld invited those in international relationships to share the culture shocks they've experienced with their partners, it got plenty of insightful replies. Here are the most memorable ones.

#1

My dad comes to the airport we pick him up, we were talking (Spanish) my husband (American) said please stop fighting with your dad, he just arrived. We were just talking.

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