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Scenario

When partners romanticize but do not integrate your culture

My partner loves everything about my culture when we visit my family but back home he expects me to live like everyone else and I feel like I am only allowed to be ethnic on vacation.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Superficial appreciation for cultural difference can mask deeper expectations of assimilation in daily life.

Your guide for this
Rabia
Rabia works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Assimilation vs. cultural preservation?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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