#dating-tips
53 articles
Living abroad Indonesia
Living in Indonesia: Choose a Life Beyond Bali
Compare Bali, Jakarta, Yogyakarta, and Surabaya for work, costs, transport, community, and relationships before moving to Indonesia.
Dating tips Cambodia
Dating Cambodian Women: A Respectful Guide
Dating Cambodian women takes patience, clear intent, and respect for privacy. Learn how trust grows from first chat to friends, family, and marriage.
Living abroad Cambodia
Living in Cambodia: The Self-Reliance Test
A practical guide to Cambodia visas, work, rent, healthcare, city choice, community, retirement, and dating across every intention.
Living abroad Malaysia
Living in Malaysia: Match the Rules to Your Life
A practical guide to moving to Malaysia, choosing a visa and city, setting a full budget, building community, and dating across different intentions.
Living abroad Bali
Living in Bali: Build a Life Beyond the Bubble
A practical guide to moving to Bali, choosing a visa and area, testing a home, setting a budget, building community, and dating with clear plans.
Living abroad Philippines
Living in the Philippines: What Easy English Hides
A practical guide to moving to the Philippines, choosing Manila or Cebu, planning visas and costs, building a social life, and dating with clear intent.
Living abroad Vietnam
Living in Vietnam: The 90-Day Reality Check
A practical guide to moving to Vietnam, choosing Hanoi, Saigon, or Da Nang, planning visas and costs, building a social life, and dating clearly.
Living abroad Thailand
Living in Thailand: From Arrival to Real Life
A practical guide to moving to Thailand, choosing a visa and city, setting a monthly budget, building friendships, and dating with clear intent.
Dating tips Phnom Penh vs Siem Reap
Phnom Penh vs Siem Reap: Which City Fits You?
Phnom Penh vs Siem Reap for travel, work, costs, social life, and dating, from a quick first visit to building a life in Cambodia.
Dating tips Bali vs Phuket
Bali vs Phuket: Better for Travel and Dating?
Bali vs Phuket for beaches, costs, weather, transport, social life, and dating, from a short holiday to a serious relationship.
Dating tips Bangkok vs Chiang Mai
Bangkok vs Chiang Mai: Which City Fits You?
Bangkok vs Chiang Mai for dating, travel, and daily life: compare the bigger pool, smaller circles, costs, transport, and commitment.
Dating tips Cambodia vs Vietnam
Cambodia vs Vietnam: The Underdog and the Deep End
Cambodia vs Vietnam for a foreigner: being a novelty vs one of many, a slower family-first scene, and how casual, serious, and money differ in each.
Vietnam
Hanoi vs Ho Chi Minh City for Dating
Two cities, one country. How Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City really differ for dating and daily life, from the pace of romance to weather and cost.
Dating tips Philippines vs Thailand
Philippines or Thailand: Which One Fits You?
Philippines or Thailand for a foreigner who dates: the familiar country is the guarded one. Which fits you depends on the kind of dater you are.
Dating tips Thailand vs Vietnam
Vietnam or Thailand: Which One Fits You?
Vietnam or Thailand for a foreigner: the easy-vs-hard myth, where you meet people, language, what dating costs, sin sod, and living in each.
Dating tips Southeast Asia
The Best Southeast Asian Country for Dating
We rank all six Southeast Asian markets on dating, cost, and how easy it is to meet people, so you can pick the right country to visit or move to.
Dating tips Malaysia
Dating Malaysian Women: An Honest Guide
Dating Malaysian women means reading how serious she is: casual norms, going steady, faith, and family across the Malay, Chinese, and Indian communities.
Dating apps Philippines
Best Dating Apps in the Philippines (2026 Guide)
The best dating apps in the Philippines, how the local and global apps differ, and how to turn constant online chat into a real date.
Dating apps Thailand
Best Dating Apps in Thailand (2026 Guide)
The best dating apps in Thailand, how the local apps differ from the global ones, and how to pick one that matches what you actually want.
Dating tips Vietnam vs Philippines
Vietnam vs Philippines: Which Country Is for You?
Vietnam vs Philippines for a foreigner: dating scene, language, cost, getting around, and which country actually fits what you're after.
Dating tips Thailand
Sin Sod: The Thai Dowry, Explained
What sets the sin sod amount, who negotiates it, how much of it comes back on the day, and the red flags that tell you to slow down.
Dating tips Southeast Asia
Solo Travel Southeast Asia: Dating on the Road
Solo travel Southeast Asia and want to date along the way? Line up matches before you land, meet safely, and read a new country every few days.
Dating tips Philippines
Dating a Filipina: An Honest Guide
Dating a Filipina means dating into a whole family. An honest guide to the clan, padala and money, faith and pace, and the videoke test, done respectfully.
Dating tips Asia
Dating a Foreigner in Asia: An Honest Guide
The part nobody warns you about: when you date across cultures in Asia, you're the foreigner. What that changes, from reading interest to family, money, and intent.
Dating tips Thailand
Dating a Thai Woman: What to Really Expect
Dating a Thai woman is won or lost on temperament. A guide to the cool heart, sanuk, family and sin sod, and reading her signals, with the myth cleared up.
Dating tips Indonesia
Dating an Indonesian Woman: An Honest Guide
With Indonesian women, faith is the frame everything else sits in. A guide to reading where she stands, the Bali exception, family and restu, and modesty.
Dating tips Asia
Dating in Asia: A Country-by-Country Guide
Dating in Asia isn't one thing. A quick, honest guide to the scene in six Southeast Asian countries, plus how to actually meet people before you land.
Dating tips Cebu
Dating in Cebu: How It Actually Works
Cebu dating runs at three speeds, from night-shift app flings to going steady to church-and-family serious. How to read which one you're in, with real local places.
Dating tips Chiang Mai
Dating in Chiang Mai: Stayers and Leavers
Chiang Mai dating splits between people building a life here and people passing through for a season. Here's how to tell them apart and date either well.
Dating tips Jakarta
Dating in Jakarta: Where to Go and How
A real guide to dating in Jakarta, from Senopati dinners and SCBD rooftops to Kota Tua by day, with rated spots and how to beat the traffic.
Dating tips Kuala Lumpur
Dating in Kuala Lumpur: Where to Go
A real guide to dating in Kuala Lumpur, from Bangsar dinners to rooftop views, KLCC Park, and the late-night mamak, with rated spots.
Dating tips Vietnam
Dating Vietnamese Women: What to Really Expect
An honest guide to dating Vietnamese women: why Hanoi and Saigon feel like two cultures, the coffee-paced courtship, thương, and reading what goes unsaid.
Dating tips Philippines
Filipino Food on a Date: What to Order
A fun guide to Filipino food on a date, from sharing kamayan feasts to halo-halo and the street-food dares worth trying together.
Dating tips Philippines
Karaoke Date Guide: Singing in the Philippines
Why karaoke is a perfect date in the Philippines, where to go, what to sing, and the one song locals will warn you about.
Culture Philippines
Meeting the Family in the Philippines
What to expect when you meet a Filipino partner's family, from pagmamano and pasalubong to the titas' questions and the Sunday lunch.
Dating tips Thailand
How to Meet Women in Thailand (Beyond the Bars)
An honest guide to meeting women in Thailand: the dating apps, daytime spots, and social circles that actually work, plus the neon scene worth skipping.
Welcome Asia
Welcome to the AsiaFlare Blog
Real travel guides, relocation advice, dating tips and honest expat stories across Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia and Indonesia.
Dating tips Bangkok
Bangkok Date Ideas: Real Spots for Couples
Fun date ideas in Bangkok for couples, from hidden cocktail bars and riverside dinners to garden cafes, night markets, and rainy-day backups.
Culture Philippines
Courtship in the Philippines: How It Works
A guide to Filipino courtship, from ligaw and harana to the MU stage, meeting the family, and how the old traditions survive in the app era.
Dating apps Indonesia
Best Dating Apps in Indonesia (2026 Guide)
The best dating apps in Indonesia depend on where you are: devout, marriage-minded Jakarta or Bali's nomad bubble. How to pick, and date safely.
Dating apps Malaysia
Best Dating Apps in Malaysia (2026 Guide)
The best dating apps in Malaysia, and how to use them discreetly in a country where family, faith, and community all keep an eye on your dating life.
Dating apps Vietnam
Best Dating Apps in Vietnam (2026 Guide)
The best dating apps in Vietnam for casual, serious, and LGBTQ+ dating, plus how to reach real people without getting scammed.
Dating tips Bali
Dating in Bali: Areas, Spots, and Honest Advice
A real guide to dating in Bali, from Canggu's nomad scene to Seminyak sunsets and Ubud calm, with rated date spots and the honest bits.
Culture Cambodia
Dating in Cambodia: A Newcomer's Guide
How dating in Cambodia really works, from Khmer family tradition to where couples go in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap, told honestly.
Culture Indonesia
Dating in Indonesia: A Newcomer's Guide
How dating in Indonesia really works, from Bali's relaxed scene to Jakarta's big-city rhythm, and why religion and family shape everything.
Culture Malaysia
Dating in Malaysia: A Newcomer's Guide
How dating in Malaysia works across its Malay, Chinese, and Indian communities, where KL couples actually go, and the faith rules to know.
Dating tips Manila
Dating in Manila: Where to Go and How
A real guide to dating in Manila, from Poblacion's bars to BGC, plus rated date spots and how to beat the traffic that shapes every plan.
Culture Thailand
Dating in Thailand: A Newcomer's Guide
How dating in Thailand really works, from sanuk and kreng jai to where Bangkok locals actually go, plus the scene worth skipping.
Culture Philippines
Dating in the Philippines: A Newcomer's Guide
How courtship, family, and everyday romance actually work in the Philippines, from the MU stage to meeting the titas.
Culture Vietnam
Dating in Vietnam: A Newcomer's Guide
How dating in Vietnam actually works, from coffee-shop first dates to the North-South divide, meeting the family, and life on two wheels.
Culture Cambodia
Khmer Dating Culture: A Guide for Foreigners
How dating in Cambodia really works, from family approval and saving face to casual dating, serious courtship, and marriage the Khmer way.
Culture Thailand
Thai Dating Culture: A Guide for Foreigners
How dating in Thailand really works, from keeping a cool heart to casual flings, serious relationships, and dating a Thai woman with respect.
Culture Vietnam
Vietnamese Dating Culture: A Guide for Foreigners
How dating in Vietnam really works, from casual flings to marriage-track romance, and the history that shaped why people date the way they do.