Throughout my young adulthood, from high school to post college years, I had tried my best to adapt to the Chinese culture. It was one of the ways I knew that would impress my ex (he’s from mainland China) and to
A lesson learned from nearly a decade’s worth of relationship
The last thing my ex had said to me at the end of our nearly-a-decade relationship was, “I booked you a ticket back to the States.”
At the time, he had already been seeing someone else and in an effort to facilitate his new relationship, decided to book me a one-way ticket back to the States without warning.
Whenever people go on a date, they often book the fanciest restaurants, buy tickets for the hottest events and visit the most interesting places for the most exciting experiences. They hope that these kind of experiences will give them a good time and add ‘sparks’ to an otherwise boring date — a way to help set the mood, similar to how alcohol helps people relax.
No matter what relationship you’re in — healthy, passionate or long-lasting — people can still change. Back then, I thought I knew everything about love and how relationships worked. At least my heart thought so. My relationship at the time proved it. My friends would come to