I’ve always been fascinated by linguistics. I can usually pinpoint where someone is from based on their accent. When I started talking to Oksana, whose profile said she was from Lviv, I was confident I knew what her English would sound like. I had watched interviews and documentaries, and I had a clear audio file in my head for a "Ukrainian accen

Before I met Daria, my definition of "romantic" was straight out of a Hollywood movie. It was about grand gestures, expensive dinners, dozens of roses, and dramatic declarations of love. Romance was something you performed, a series of big moments designed to sweep someone off their feet. My relationship with Daria, which started with a simple m