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First date etiquette
I don’t think that there’s anyone out there who doesn’t even give a second thought to an upcoming first date and the impression you want that other person to get of you. First impressions, after all,...
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How to show interest without being awkward or creepy
Four types of singles tend to populate the dating world. Photo from https://pixabay.com. How to best signal interest? By LoveLy Usually there are four types of singles: …Those who are too shy to really...
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How do you climb out of the throes of relationship limbo?
Sunrise alone can turn into sunrise together in a relationship limbo situation. Photo from Pixabay.com. Single, Mingle, Taken…? By LoveLy Your friend has been dating someone for weeks, but when you ask...
View ArticleDating a daddy
Leipzig is a bubbly town with a high quality of life. We have a historical old town, many parks, beautiful lakes nearby, numerous cultural offerings, affordable lovely flats, an excessive nightlife...
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The lure of open relationships
Love locks. Image from Pixabay. From a young age, sex and sexuality both fascinated me and racked me with guilt. I grew up in a culture marked by chronic jealousy and possessiveness, sexism and double...
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How feminism killed romantic love
Gillian Anderson stars in the British series “The Fall,” shown also on German TV, as Stella Gibson. Photo licensed under Wikimedia Commons. By Katarina Ristic* Popular culture has remained chained with...
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#LOVEzig: homeLE #kisstagram contest
photo: pixabay by maeshelle and Stew Tunnicliff Everyone looks better when they are kissing, right? And for sure they FEEL better. So, what could be better than looking for kissable things? Here’s your...
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#MyLeipzig #LOVEzig: Love at first sight?
Our guest writer Elizabeth Ferguson talks about her feelings for Leipzig and Paris. Was it love at first sight? Read and find out. (Part of our #LOVEzig special series leading up to Valentine’s Day...
View ArticleFUNkyFRIdayz #LOVEzig: get those hips moving
It’s that time of the week and DJ Buti has chosen a very special mix by Skor Rokswell, who will be playing at the #FUNkyFRIdayzLAUNCHparty on 26 FEB. It’s a tribute to J Dilla. 10 years after his...
View ArticleDate ideas for every day of the week
Some days already feel like spring… so it can’t be too far off, despite the snow today… right? Don’t want to wait til the weekend to get next to that potential someone special? Here are some...
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The importance of kissing
Source: http:// www.pixabay.com, provided by LoveLy The importance of kissing By LoveLy Do you remember your first kiss? Of course you do! You’d probably been longing for it for ages, and when this...
View Article10 songs for the beginning of a relationship
Ah, the flutter. The excitement. The addiction. Inspired by our dating column, I decided to dig into my memory in search of what to play for different moods or situations in the early stages of a...
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Intercultural relationships
Last weekend I visited a university friend, who is pregnant and is going to get married today. I feel so happy for her, since she’d been looking for the perfect match for ages, always dating guys being...
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Fighting creatively for love and career abroad
I’d say many of us know how difficult a long-distance relationship can be. Part of being a “nomad” is getting the chance to meet lots of people in different places, and maybe finding love in the...
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Ideas for hot Leipzig dates in winter
We’ve suggested you romantic dates for summer and dating itineraries for each day of the week. Now it’s time to tackle winter, which can be a bit trickier – what with slippery sidewalks and times when...
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Love is a many splendored thing
Maybe it’s not a big deal in Germany, but I grew up with Valentine’s Day. If I’m honest, it does bother me that I won’t be getting special attention from a significant other. And even though I don’t...
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Zagreb’s gallery of broken hearts
A traveling Uno card game that remained unplayed. A guitar given as a gift and refused. A used small shampoo bottle with inscriptions eerily prescient of a lover’s death. A children’s car rescued from...
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Short story: “The ins and outs of the ring”
She looked at her engagement ring and didn’t know what to do. She’d take it off and put it back on, flick it, spin it on the kitchen table. Thought of melting it in the oven, throwing it out the...
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“There’s a love at every corner”
“There’s a love at every corner,” he told me. “You’re on another level for me.” I had learned over to kiss him and, for the first time since we met, he’d refused. For him, I was on the level of his...
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Lady Gaby poetry: “Drape Me”
Drape Me Poem by Gaby Bila-Günther aka Lady Gaby / © Berlin, 2010 Lady Gaby at Neo Dada, Sophiensaele, Berlin, Sept 2016. (Photo courtesy of Lady Gaby)Drape me In jewels With all your gentle tools...
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