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Scenario

How to navigate different immigration experiences in intimate partnerships

My girlfriend and I are both immigrants but from very different circumstances and when we talk about assimilation and belonging we end up in these painful arguments where neither of us feels understood and I'm starting to worry we can't bridge this gap.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Divergent paths to belonging create fundamental misunderstandings that threaten intimacy despite shared immigrant identity.

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Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
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