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Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Savage Love Savage Love Letter of the Day

Posted by Dan Savage on Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 10:36 AM

I just listened to Episode 148 of the "Savage Love" podcast in which a young woman calls in to ask about a man she met in England. I thought that she might find it helpful to know that she's not alone; there are many American women who've fallen in love with, married, and made things work with a British guy. In fact, there's a blog She's Not From Yorkshire co-written by three American women involved with British men. One has married a Brit and is currently living in London, another has been living near York with her fiance but they have just moved back to America to get married and they plan to live there, and the third is currently living near York and is seeing a series of British guys.

I thought this might be of use to her in that the blog has apparently become an unofficial source of information and advice on international romance, and the wonderful young ladies have much to say on several topics, including how to deal with long-distance romance, deciding where to live, and many other subjects.

Anyway. I love your show, and I just thought that this bit of info might be useful to a young woman who's obviously rather tormented.

J.

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Reminds me of this classic Onion point-counterpoint:

http://www.theonion.com/content/node/341…

Posted by Urgutha Forka on August 19, 2009 at 10:45 AM

@1: What a hoot. Thanks.

Posted by Gloria on August 19, 2009 at 10:57 AM

Oh. The poor straights have a support group to deal with their international lover "issues." Isn't that nice for them.

And my partner of four years? What about her? I'm a grasshopper's eyebrow away from being sent back to the US while she has to stay in Europe. Where's my fucking support group?

Posted by SwissMiss on August 19, 2009 at 11:12 AM

" Savage Love Podcast" are three words that shouldn't be put together in any context.

Posted by trans i am on August 19, 2009 at 11:21 AM

Really? A British guy? I don't see what all the fuss is over the British.

Posted by sall on August 19, 2009 at 11:24 AM

Leave it to Dan to send off the females to the Brits.

Leaves more dudes for him.

Posted by Enlightened Self-Interest on August 19, 2009 at 11:50 AM

Ooooh, who's gonna set up the mail-order bride service for lonely British men with bad teeth?

Posted by arts&letters on August 19, 2009 at 12:23 PM

@5 To some people, the accent makes them sound smart & sophisticated.

Posted by Sir Vic on August 19, 2009 at 12:24 PM

@3 - oh stop whining and have her move to Vancouver BC - it's only a train ride away for fuck's sake!

Posted by Will in Seattle

on August 19, 2009 at 12:31 PM

@5 Then you haven't watched enough porn starring Matt Hughes.

Posted by jimmy

on August 19, 2009 at 1:02 PM

@9, Even though I do realize that you world really is *that* small, please try to understand that not everyone in the world or reading slog lives in Seattle.We live in Switzerland and I am a California native. And no, a train ride away is in any case not good enough. As you so eloquently put it, "for fuck's sake."

Posted by SwissMiss on August 19, 2009 at 1:45 PM

@3 you must've noticed at the header of the blog a big "STRAIGHTS ONLY" sign -- no? you didn't?

you mean it might actually be helpful for people of varying orientations? funny that.

find a fucking job and get sponsored. .

Posted by teri on August 20, 2009 at 1:47 AM

I'm not that partial to british accents. My wife likes them.

It's a personal prejudice I have against all things British: crooked, yellow British teeth; slack jawed melted candle looking faces; translucently pale flesh, crappy furniture and clothing styles; everything about them seems defective and wussy with very few exceptions ... & most of those turn out to be Irish or Scottish.

Posted by sall on August 20, 2009 at 9:49 AM