Moving to a new country can open you up to a world of new opportunities - and new people. If you are on the hunt for love, thoughts of moving abroad can elicit images of exotic lovers, paradise locals, and spicy romances. Expat origin stories often involve falling in love with a local, or even moving around the world for love. As fairy tale magical as these "How we met" stories can seem, the honeymoon period can be short in an intercultural relationship.

That is why we reached out to expats in cross-cultural relationships for their tips on finding - and keeping - love abroad. Read the full post for tips, advice, and stories of intercultural relationships: http://easyexpat.blogexpat.com/blog/2013/07/10/expat-tips-on-cross-cultural-relationships.

Have you dated someone from another culture? Married? Broke up? What tips do you have to share? What makes love work?