"When I visited Paris for the first time in 2022 during my inaugural solo trip, I fell in love with the city instantly. Sipping my chocolat chaud while reading Hemingway's "A Moveable Feast" at the legendary Café de Flore, enveloped in the charming Haussmannian architecture the city is renowned for, I whispered to myself: "I could live here." It wasn't until two years later that I would finally make the move abroad after being accepted into a graduate school program."
"As someone with an intermediate level of French, I knew when entering the Parisian dating scene that language would be a hurdle, especially when going on dates with non-native English speakers. During dates with people who didn't feel comfortable speaking English or didn't speak the language very well, we'd mostly converse in French - I found banter to be difficult and less fluid."
A relocation to Paris followed a 2022 solo visit that inspired a permanent move after acceptance into graduate school and leaving a magazine job. Paris life brought a slower pace and improved work-life balance. Romantic prospects proved difficult despite the city's reputation as the City of Love. An intermediate level of French limited deep connection on dates with non-native English speakers, making banter feel difficult and less fluid. The language constraint reduced expressive freedom and caused greater reservation. Even when partners spoke English well, a sense of limited access persisted. Consideration of moving back to New York arises to improve chances of finding love.
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