Hi! I am an American and my fiance is Ecuatorian. He and I have had MANY relationship conflicts in our past here in los Estados Unidos, and I am worried that those differences we'll be much more extreme there in Ecuador.
Mostly, we just don't see eye to eye in terms of standard of living. Every place he wants to move to is dirt cheap, and substandard in my (albeit limited) view. Every place that I look at is funny furnished, and electric and hot water are included. And then I'm accused of trying to live like a rich American who is trying to just throw around money. This is a little tricky for both of us to navigate, and is just one of the (I fear) many such disagreements in which one of us (probably me) will likely to have to give in and sacrifice.
Has anyone else dealt with this - or a similar scenario? What compromises did you find yourself making, any other scenarios I should keep an eye out for, or does anyone have any earth-shattering advice for me? Bi-cultural relationships are hard!!!!