Corina A.

you learn so much more about a person when you live with them. There certain things I anticipated like homesickness, financial stress, & needing to learn English. I definitely underestimated how much teaching I'd need to do - especially in the kitchen. Stuff you assume everyone knows like don't put foil in the microwave & you don't cram an entire hot dog into a toaster & then go after it with a knife while it's still plugged in! lol & cultural differences - ay-yi-yi!
our circumstances are tougher than most. we go from seeing each other every few months & talking on the phone or IM'ing to being with your partner 24/7, also its a lot different having them in your daily life & routine. what i imagined is very different from my reality. there have been some very difficult moments but I am glad we are together. I agree with MrTee, communication is everything!

this is what i have decided to do:
go to account settings
download a copy of your Facebook data
you will be able to retrieve all Facebook messages (that you have not deleted)
Facebook will email you when your data is ready (a few hours)
I am going to print the email from Facebook & print the chats.
It is not official looking but at this point i think its a better option (for me) than taking bazillions of screen shots
Hope this helps

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