Category Archives: Love and Relationships

The Latvians take over! (Part 1)

Posted on December 25, 2013 by BerLinda

As I’ve said before, I’m taking a little break over the Christmas holidays. Rejoice/Bemoan as you will. In my absence, I’m running a few guest posts from Latvians – none of whom are called Jānis, oddly enough. The first post … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture and Traditions, Latvia, Latvian people, Love and Relationships, Travel | Tagged Christmas, Emigrating, expat, Family, Guest post, Home, Jelgava, Latvia, Latvian people, Love, Moving to America | 39 Comments

From your sofa, no one can hear you scream

Posted on November 12, 2013 by BerLinda

I’m sure many women join an online dating site hoping that behind every cute nickname, every sweet message, Mr Right will be waiting. But because a) I live in Latvia which means that b) the vast majority of men are … Continue reading →

Posted in Expat, Humor, Humour, Janis, Latvian men, Love and Relationships | Tagged expat, Gang bang, humor, Humour, Italian men, Latvia, Latvian fashion, Latvian men, Oho.lv, Online dating, Online dating weirdos, Relationships, Sex, Smiley faces | 100 Comments

Jānis, Jānis! Wherefore art thou Jānis?

Posted on November 6, 2013 by BerLinda

Today I did something that Mammy O’Grady would definitely not approve of. (Among other things) I joined a Latvian dating website. And no, before you jump on the mammy bandwagon, I haven’t completely lost my mind. You see, I’ve come … Continue reading →

Posted in Expat, Humor, Humour, Janis, Latvian men, Love and Relationships | Tagged Dating, expat, humor, Humour, Janis, Latvia, Latvian men, Latvian women, Leopard print, Online dating, Riga, trees | 139 Comments

Search me…

Posted on October 30, 2013 by BerLinda

Last weekend, this blog (about a country most people have never heard of) reached 50,000 views. I promised myself that when this happened, I would dedicate a post to the WWIA who helped me get to this point. Yes, it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Expat, Humor, Humour, Janis, Latvia, Latvian men, Latvian women, Love and Relationships | Tagged Blogging, Cheating, Cock, Google Search Terms, humor, Humour, Janis, Latvia, Latvian men, Latvian women, Love in Latvia, Marriage, Milestones, Relationships, Sex, trees | 108 Comments

An O’Goddess in the kitchen

Posted on October 25, 2013 by BerLinda

The Latvian men in my life see me as many different things – unintentionally hilarious Irish person, friend, drinking buddy, teacher, last-minute proofreader, shoulder to cry on when their mad Latvian girlfriend does something mad, Plan B girlfriend… However, the one … Continue reading →

Posted in Expat, Food, Humor, Humour, Latvia, Latvian men, Love and Relationships | Tagged Baking, cake, expat, Food, humor, Humour, Latvia, Latvian cake, Latvian men, Latvian women, Making sense of a recipe book, Recipes, Traditional gender roles, Wine | 88 Comments

I fell for a Latvian

Posted on September 20, 2013 by BerLinda

As my last post about Latvian men provoked a rather heated response, I thought I’d stir the pot a little more and write a sister poem about Latvian women. (Sometimes, I just don’t know when to quit…) Disclaimer: This poem is … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Humour, Love and Relationships, Poetry | Tagged Crazy, expat, Gender roles in Latvia, Gender stereotypes, humor, Humour, Latvia, Latvian men, Latvian women, Marriage, Pregnancy, Relationships, Weddings | 73 Comments

I’m married to a Latvian

Posted on September 17, 2013 by BerLinda

That got your attention, right? Of course I’m not really married to a Latvian but I get an awful lot of search terms on my blog about ‘Latvian men’, and more specifically ‘naked Latvian men’, so I thought I’d write … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Humour, Love and Relationships, Poetry | Tagged Cheating, Drinking, expat, Feminism, Gender stereotypes, humor, Humour, Latvia, Latvian men, Latvian women, Marriage in Latvia, Parenting roles, poetry, Relationships | 160 Comments

Feeling romantic?

Posted on September 1, 2013 by BerLinda

Nope, me neither but unfortunately, that doesn’t stop other people. First up is an Irish guy living in Texas, who in a slightly hare-brained move, has decided to marry a Russian Latvian woman. They’ll be tying the knot in Riga … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Humour, Latvian women, Love and Relationships | Tagged Blind Date, Cilla Black, expat, Getting married, humor, Humour, Irish weddings, Latvia, Latvian women, Love, Matchmaker, Relationships, Romance, Wedding traditions, Weddings in Latvia | 53 Comments

Crazy in Love

Posted on March 12, 2013 by BerLinda

A lot of people will tell you that Latvian women are the most beautiful women in the world. And to be fair, they’re probably not too far wrong. Sure, a smile every now and then wouldn’t go astray, but there … Continue reading →