86: Love, Lost in Translation - Dating in Your Third Language (and a Big Announcement)

It's been a year, party people! In this long-overdue episode, I share big news: Ditch the Ick is evolving into a new podcast, I Thought I Wanted This, launching in October. The new show is about pivots, big life changes, and realizing that the thing you thought you wanted isn't always the right fit. Then I catch you up on life in Italy: immigration headaches, building community, a long-awaited first catcall, and some new experiences (family, you've been warned). I also talk about the guy I've been seeing for a couple of months. We met on Facebook Dating, our first date lasted nine hours, and the whole thing was in Italian. In this episode: Why Ditch the Ick is becoming I Thought I Wanted This How dating across cultures differs from dating someone who shares your background Trying to build secure attachment and communicate your feelings in a language that isn't your own American directness vs. the Italian "we'll see," and why I won't hold my calendar open for a maybe Why American anxiety and our need to define things seem so foreign here Getting sick early in a relationship, ending up in the hospital, and feeling truly cared for What the "I moved to Italy and found my person" TikToks leave out Subscribe to I Thought I Wanted This: Spotify Apple podcasts Amazon podcasts Want to be a guest? Apply here: https://forms.gle/FMLN6B7SubnosWMaA The first few episodes of I Thought I Wanted This will also drop on this feed, so stay subscribed! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices