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Editor's Guide: Partners in France

Partners

08/11/2011Editor's Guide: Partners in France

Expatica introduces Partners in France with information on culture in France for couples and singles, marriage in France, moving marriage abroad, divorce, and more.

Partners
Expatica’s Partners channel offers advice on relationships and expat dating, especially helpful for new ‘global nomads’ who have launched themselves into their new life abroad with enthusiasm, often without the emotional and logistical support of a partner.

Expatica's Parners channel also offers insight to cross-cultural relationships, including our blogger's stories like French Knicker's relationship realisations, and Notes from an exiled Franglais: Mixed couples' woes.

Getting married abroad
Expatica offers tips for those wishing to tie the knot in France and takes them through the often complicated trail of bureaucracy to marital bliss. Check out Expatica’s A-Z listings to find the services you need for this special event.

Moving a marriage abroad
Moving your marriage abroad is no easy affair, and the pressures of relocation have rocked many formerly stable relationships. But with the right approach and preparation before the big move, many couples, with or without kids, will pull through, and their lives will only be richer for the experience. On Expatica’s Partners channel, you’ll find numerous articles on how to deal with the trials and tribulations faced by relocating couples, and even how to carry out long distance relationships.

Modern love
Articles like The marketplace of Eros look at modern day love, while Breaking up in the time of Twitter and Love in the age of Facebook give insights into how today’s technological advances have affected dating and relationships.

The accompanying spouse
Industry relocation surveys consistently cite family concerns as the top reason for early return of expats from assignment. Contributing to this trend, along with concerns for children’s education, is spousal dissatisfaction as the 'trailing spouse'. Organisations like the Permits Foundation have helped accompanying or ‘trailing’ spouses to obtain visas to work abroad and savvy young career couples nowadays try to ‘take turns’ with their careers, but the issue remains a tricky one to resolve.

Divorce
No one wants to speak about splitting up, but it happens, and the process can be all the more devastating for the expat living outside of familiar territory, often without the support network of close family and friends. Expatica’s article Divorce overseas: ten steps to protect your children offers advice for families, especially when more than one country or nationality is involved.