10 Lessons I’ve Learned Dating Someone From Another Country

Tom Kuegler
P.S. I Love You
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6 min readSep 27, 2019

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For the last 10 months, I’ve dated someone who isn’t an American. She is, in fact, a Filipina who hails from the mountains of Mindanao—a pretty dangerous place according to many news sites.

While I grew up with air conditioning, soccer games, and private schools, she grew up in the mountains with her grandparents, used oil lamps at night, walked more than an hour to get to school through the jungle, and never took a hot shower until she was 13.

Life was hard for her compared to the privilege I had, and when you bring these two backgrounds together into a romantic relationship, some serious sparks can fly. The good and bad kind.

I’m far from a dating expert, but since meeting Lara, I’ve learned a lot about myself, the world, and most importantly just how much damn fun falling in love with someone from a different culture can be.

And isn’t that what all relationships should inevitably do? Here are a few things I’ve learned while dating someone from another culture that may help you, too.

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Tom Kuegler
P.S. I Love You

Travel blogger. 30 years old. Currently in Mexico. Subscribe to my Substack: https://mindofawriter.substack.com/