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u/Elegant-Engel-Exarch 24d ago
Oh this is so sweet. Enjoy Deutschland mein freunden
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u/Psychological-Pain78 24d ago
Its "meine Freunde"
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u/Femoral_Plexua 24d ago
Don't be such a grammar ally
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u/IRockIntoMordor 24d ago
I think... mhm... that's not quite the word I expected.
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u/Careful_Ad_3338 24d ago
It's the German version
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u/Wakti-Wapnasi 24d ago
Most Germans (still) hate Nazis
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u/yakumi19 24d ago
Not enough anymore, sadly
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u/Lazy-Ocelot1604 24d ago edited 23d ago
Do they really? I thought it was (some) Americans who have severely softened the “punch nazis” stance
Edit - thanks for reminding me of AfD, sucks the proliferation of alt right and that nowhere seems all that resistant to it
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u/wektor420 24d ago
Afd unfortunately exists
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u/dumbledayum 24d ago
and fucking wins. i hate this change in direction in mentality of Germans
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u/Luci1408 24d ago edited 24d ago
Nah Germany is starting to fall back too sadly. The very far right party "AfD" is gaining more and more votes every month in polls, and many of their members are Nazis.
They won a state election very recently and their candidate for that election shortly after said in an interview, that they would need/use 'military equipment" for their planed 'remigration' (throwing millions of Immigrants out of Germany, even people with citizen ship).
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u/EmiliaFromLV 24d ago edited 24d ago
I am not a German, but I even have them at home. Most people here do. They are kinda useful in household or in general to have around.
For the context, pls do not attempt to translate "sharp knife" into Latvian.
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u/Theemuts 24d ago
German grammar nazi: name, number, and gender must match!
German grammar ally: stop being so close-minded!
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u/SeaworthinessOpen174 24d ago
Its "Meine Freundin" because OP is clearly a woman
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u/AGentleCat_InA_Box 24d ago
"Meine Freunde" is correct if referring to both of them living in Germany now. Wishing them both to enjoy Germany 🤓
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u/AlbatrossOk6223 24d ago
Congratulations!
Geez... I went through a similar situation, but thankfully it was only six months away from my wife and daughter. It was really rough and definitely not something I’d want to go through again. 😅
We’re all happily settled in the Netherlands now, so I guess we’re kind of neighbors? Haha
Best wishes!
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u/lensdapens 24d ago
Netherlands are lovely. If only the food would be better.... Kidding (mostly). My gran was from Arnhem. So much panecooken and poffertjes on my childhood. And vla, I miss vla the most
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u/AlbatrossOk6223 24d ago
Vanillevla + chocoladehagelslag 😋
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u/lensdapens 24d ago
Traditional aardbei vanille or season vla, caramel with chocolate or pear. Ah... And appelstroop. So weird and so good
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u/Morkamino 24d ago
No housing there right now though, easy 10 yr + waiting lists. Visiting Germany was kinda expressing, just to see how much cheaper and more available the houses are... Like really, why am i still bothering and living with my parents here...
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u/Accurate-Visual9793 24d ago
And it's not like the housing situation in Germany is particularly good, especially in the cities! Too many retired people with locked in rents who are occupying larger apartments leaving young families to fight over expensive two bedroom ones. To be fair to the retired people - it'd be a massive financial hit (possibly more than they can afford) to downsize. Construction is not exactly fast either. I've been watching one apartment building near my work being constructed for the last 4 years now.
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u/shikiz_stupid_comics Shiki's Cozy Comics 24d ago
It’s always darkest before the dawn.
Peace and Love, Shiki and Husbando.
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u/Amathyst7564 24d ago
Heart breaking story. Having to marry a horde player and all.
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u/SippinOnHatorade 24d ago
I mean the Horde is objectively the best faction, but Dwarves are objectively the best race, so I’m in a real pickle when WoW Forever releases
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u/AltharaD 23d ago
I hope you get therapy for your deep seated issues and learn to embrace the power of the Horde.
Lok’tar!
(Look, I can’t judge, I chose the sky elf)
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u/SippinOnHatorade 23d ago
Aye, ya see, I prefer to keep mah feet on the ground, makes me draw the sky eye from me Wildhammer kin, but alas, home is where the hearth is (Aerie Peak)
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u/GMHolden 24d ago
My wife and I had a long distance relationship. I can't give too many details because I don't want to dox myself, but we spent 5 years doing it before we finally got married. We've been together over a decade and we've got kids. We are loving our happily ever after.
It wasn't easy, but it worked. I'm glad yours did too.
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u/MrIrishman1212 24d ago
Currently in a long distance relationship with my wife and kids due to work. We have been living part for almost threes years now. We have been fortunate that we have been able to see each other at least once a month. But my kids don’t always get to see me.
Currently they haven’t been able to see any of them for 4 months. We have been so fortunate that we have had the ability to see each other as frequently as we did. It’s been hard not physically being together. Technology is amazing that we can stay connected as much as possible. The fact I can call, FaceTime, and send video messages when we are not both available has been incredible.
I am so happy for you guys and I hope you guys never have to ever spend time apart again.
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u/ProbablyABot_69 23d ago
You’re doing good mate. They’ll appreciate it one day even if they’re too young to get it now. Hope things get a bit easier for you soon lad.
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u/VagueRaconteur 24d ago
My wife and I met in a philosophy discussion group online, waited nearly 6 years to be together. She's from Malaysia, I'm from the UK. We were on call every single possible second. Finally built up enough money to move to a little flat and fly her over. We had six months together before her visa free visit was up, then we went to Malaysia together to get married. The process is normally a year long, we got it done in a month while I worked half days remotely. We've been married three years this year, and I'd do it all again a hundred times over. The right person is absolutely worth it.
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u/DerWeinvomRhein 24d ago
Fellow German here. For what kind of job is he looking here? Maybe someone can help out.
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u/Ok_Mango8118 24d ago
he seems an IT guy, the IT job market is quite though at the moment, but if he's good and speaks English well he might find something in Berlin
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u/QueerCheesy 24d ago
BASED HORDE PLAYER, ZUG ZUG
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u/BuckLuny 24d ago
I'm so really really happy for you.
And for everyone's sake I hope not too many people vote for a certain party that want to do deport you because they are silly poopy people who have a superiority complex.
Signed your Neighbor the Swamp German at 2m below sea-level.
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u/Chinerpeton 24d ago
Signed your Neighbor the Swamp German at 2m below sea-level.
Are you tall enough to peek over sea-level?
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u/StefeNeustedt 24d ago
Willkommen in eurem neuen zu Hause. Ich hoffe ihr werdet glücklich und Deutschland wird für euch das erhoffte Paradies.
Sincerely a german guy.
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u/CadenceHarrington 24d ago
I love this. My partner and I met online and had a long distance relationship for about the same length of time. We kept it alive after a while by running a Skype call 24/7 for years. It was always fun to see how many thousands of hours we could clock on a call before something pulled the plug. We've been together for over 16 years now.
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u/Tiny_Fee7259 24d ago
Did he find a job? german economy is shit right now
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u/mr_Joor 24d ago
This is not a criticism on op and her husband, I am an immigrant myself (not in Germany tho). One person moving to a wealthy EU country like Germany and then trying to move the rest of the family over via a reunification visa has been a "tactic" for so many years and one of the main reasons parties like the AfD in Germany are rising in popularity, he will have a tough time getting a job when companies find out his immigration status. And it won't be getting easier in the foreseeable future with right wing parties getting more popular everywhere. I wish them all the luck in the universe. (I did long distance for 3 years during the pandemic before finally closing the gap at the tail end of covid, and I still struggle to find work even after becoming fluent in the local dialect)
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u/Tiny_Fee7259 24d ago
that is also true, sadly. one of the many reasons so many idiots are voting AfD right now is the immigration into and abuse of the the german welfare system, though the family unifaction visa usually does not give her husband access to the welfare system and she will have to carry them bith bith financially until he is able to land a job. i wish them well.
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u/MalleDigga 24d ago
highest voted afd state is the one with least economic power in Germany AND the one who takes on least amount of immigrants. So what you don't know you only fear. Typical humans. So annoying. But the east of Germany has been fkd since the Russian owned the place in DDR. They were left behind be the state kinda yes. Right wing movement everywhere sucks
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u/NecroVecro 24d ago
AND the one who takes on least amount of immigrants. So what you don't know you only fear.
This is true but at the same time the number of foreigners in there has more than doubled since 2015 (as has their general share of the population) and such an increase can be very noticeable and controversial in a state with an aging, declining population, even without all of the fear mongering coming from the far right.
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u/Tiny_Fee7259 24d ago
Today the second german state, mecklenburg vorpommern, had votings and AfD got the most votes again. its really frustrating right now. East germany though is at fault too, imo, they had more than enough time to change, be innovative, built something, but there is so much racism, always had been, also a lot of „victim mentality“. i have relatives there and these guys are really uneducated, stubborn, racist and love Putin and russia, sadly. and everything is always everyone elses fault. many young people have left or will leave east germany because of that. the ones who could built something better in the east of germany have left or will leave (what i totally understand. i would not move there too).
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u/Ok_Mango8118 22d ago edited 21d ago
The thing is, family reunification visas are often exploited. There are big loopholes. Here in Italy, for example, there are fake marriages: people get paid around +€10k to marry someone and let them into the country, then either divorce afterward or stay married on paper without actually living together. There are also cases where people who earn very little bring their spouse and children over, and now the whole household ends up on welfare benefits, which feels unfair when you think about how these systems were originally designed
There should be some kind of income threshold, preferably close or higher than the average: you should only be allowed to bring a spouse or children over if you earn decent money. Helping as many people as possible sounds nice in principle, but it's ultimately a question of sustainability. European employees on average already get back net only around 50 to 70% of what their employers actually pay in. Immigrants exploiting the system obviously isn't the only issue, and honestly it's probably a small piece of a much bigger problem, but sustainability is the real concern here. And people tend to get angrier at a foreigner, who's seen as a guest expected to respect the host and not take advantage of them, than at a native when something goes wrong
Part of why integration works better in the US is that there are little to no benefits. If you don't work, that's on you. It attracts people who want to excel and aim for the best, and that shows up in the results. I'm not saying the American system is good, but there's definitely a middle ground to be found
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u/toptnc 24d ago
Don't say "abuse of the the german welfare system", say "german welfare system underfunding" instead. It's more accurate.
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u/duesenjeffepic 24d ago
Can you find me a statistic that shows that immigrants in Germany are disproportionately abusing the welfare system or are you just quoting AFD politicians to seem more "neutral" or "centrist"?
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u/insipidstars 23d ago
I find this take v divorced from reality, for family reunification you need to be gainfully employed and prove to the government that the partner reuniting with their family has enough money to support them. Even students need to have a blocked account - which is around 10k to 14k euros per family member to be able to bring their family over. What do people think? That a person working a job alone will continue working as a single person, just a cog in the economy no human attachments? No family, ever? It is ludicrous to think like this. Asylum seekers are different and that’s something we can have a discussion about for sure but i’d point you to any Germanembassy’s list of requirements fot family reunification before you decide to play devil’s advocate, and that too, poorly.
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u/mr_Joor 23d ago
Youve missed my point entirely. I am not playing devils advocate. Im not advocating for anything here. Im simply pointing out how rightwingers view immigrants, not what the actual reality of immigration laws is. Also, OP did mention they tried to get him a job for years before trying the reunification way so that conflicts with what youre saying. Again, Im not a German nor do I live in Germany so I cant tell you the ins and outs of German immigration.
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u/Oggie_Doggie 24d ago
Call me crazy, but there is a massive gulf between chain migration of siblings, cousins, etc. and your spouse and children.
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u/Sue_Spiria 24d ago
In most countries you can only do spouse, children and parents. Trump in the US kept lamenting about "niece from a different marriage" etc. It's not true.
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u/DezXerneas 24d ago
Don't need the German there, economy is shit right now. No 'good' jobs available anywhere
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u/Tiny_Fee7259 24d ago
oh it is, because germany right now gets a bit flooded by students / job seekers from india, tunesia and so on. these poor lads are told they get jobs there. they dont. Especially no well payed jobs and not without very good knowledge of the german language, sadly. without a job / without a guaranteed income, family unification visa means that she has to earn enough for both of them and that her husband will have to leave germany the moment there is no guaranteed income. he also wont get social welfare. I hope she can keep her job and he will manage to find a job so they can stay together
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u/TENTAtheSane 24d ago
It is not the job seekers causing the problem, local or foreign. Everyone complains of a worker shortage all the time, and yet somehow there is also concurrently high unemployment, that points to deeper problems.
Despite everyone warning that this was a bad idea, germany became too reliant on Russia for energy needs, and then made the decision to cut them off without sufficient alternatives, making energy prices higher and more unstable; unluckily the iran crisis happened also, compounding this; this makes profitability of industries more uncertain, and banks deal with increased risks by charginy higher interest rates for loans, so both operational and capital costs are higher for companies; so they stop scaling up and start reducing their workforce, which increases the people taking out of social security system while simultaneously decreasing the people feeding into it; which strains the budget and makes it harder for the government to afford alternate infrastructure, thus creating a feedback loop.
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u/Tiny_Fee7259 24d ago
They arent the cause of the current problems, indeed. but they come to germany with false hopes, false information and are confronted with the reality of not getting a job, not even getting housing because even natives have huge problems finding affordable housing in germany. germany simply cant take in more job seekers / people who cant get jobs at the moment. I feel for the ones coming here and getting their hopes crushed and I wish the artist and her husband the best
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u/lensdapens 24d ago
So glad, you made it! That' sounds immensely tough. In which area are you staying in Germany? They better treat you well or I will have some harsh words with them!
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u/TallDarkAndEvil 24d ago
You’ve found yourself a patient Orc, pretty unique.
Jokes aside, may your paths remain happily intertwined
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u/Navigat-r 24d ago
my husband and i had to do long distance between continents as well for 4 years before he could move to my country. (it's already been 9 years since he finally got here!) it's rough and it makes me happy to hear that you have a partner where you both feel that it's worth the pain and the waiting. congratulations on the reunion!! 🎉💕
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u/RdtUnahim 24d ago
Same here! I won't bore with the details, but I lived in Belgium, my partner in Sweden. Both of us were still studying. After years of studying and then years more of work so we could get a place of our own, we finally moved in together in Belgium!
Before that, we only saw one another two weeks around Christmas, and two weeks in the summer.
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u/WeskerSympathizer 24d ago
Same! My wife and I were apart for a year AFTER marriage waiting for the US immigration process (she’s German)
Now we’re also in Germany and love it here
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u/cheapwinedrinker 24d ago
omg I am living through this right now, I'm doing my masters in our home country and my fiance is 8 thousand km away for work. I will be sending him this comic. Thank you so much for this
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u/Weird-Cod-7583 24d ago
Dirty Horde scum...for the Alliance! May the german loot gods be with you:)
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u/Sharky-PI 24d ago
"Once I knew you were out there, the rest was just logistics"
My wife, on managing our 3 year Ireland/California long distance relationship.
Enjoy your lives together!
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u/PuckSenior 23d ago
Everyone really needs to start wishing worse things on their "worst enemy".
I don't know if your worst enemy is too low of a level or if y'all are just too nice.
But my worst enemy is definitely getting their life ruined.
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u/Mitchcreates_ 23d ago
That's genuinly so wonderful to hear!
I joined my partner half a year in Hamburg, after 1.5 years of long distance. It was the best decision ever. Wishing you both all the best ! 🤩
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u/teeteringpeaks 22d ago
That’s nice but. For the Alliance!
Seriously though congrats, I’m also in a relationship that turned long distance.
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u/enteringtheechochamb 23d ago
Jesus, no wonder Europe is turning far right. Got to accept everyone and their family, without a job. Where does it end? Why not just invite everyone from Tunisia to come?
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u/Gabelvampir 24d ago
Oh that's nice, I'm happy for you two that it worked out in the end. I hope your partner finds a job soon and you'll have a great life here in Germany.
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u/Conrad257 24d ago
I rembered enlisting in the Marine corps at the start of covid and then i got sent to a long school house with no off base liberty. It took a year and a half to finnaly graduate and go back home. During that time only me and one other friend kept our long distance relationships. Its awesome to hear you guys make it and reunite.
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u/Away_Fruit5097 24d ago
After almost 2 years of preparation I was just about ready to make the move halfway around the world to be with my partner when BOOM! Covid lockdowns and a 2 year delay before I could get a visa.
Our 4th anniversary is coming up next month and I've never been happier
Worked out in the end but it was a bastard of a ride. LDRs are hard work, but for some people it's definitely worth it
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u/IcyUnicornOwl 24d ago
Congrats and enjoy your life in germany! Husbando got the moves in the last panel :) Now that we've seem him you didn't do him justice with the drawn goatie. You're a beautiful couple and very welcome here. The first panel is awfully cute btw.
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u/Seven_Hawks 24d ago
Long distance is difficult.
I had met my partner in university in Japan during my year abroad. When it came time for me to go back home we carried on with a long distance relationship... for four years. Then she decided to move to Germany for me on a WFH visa. At the end of that year we got married and got her a spouse visa.
A few years later now, we live in Japan again :p
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u/IdahoAllAlong 24d ago
Congratulations!! I’m so happy for you! Long distance is horrible as you say, but boy can it make me the relationship SO good and strong when it’s finally over. I wish you the absolute best!
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u/darkvaris 24d ago
Congratulations :) I am on a family visa as well for Spain - the whole process took far too long to go through bureaucracy
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u/vaternatur87 24d ago edited 24d ago
Congratulations, Welcome to Germany! Try Butterbrezen if you haven't had any :)
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u/ViftieStuff 24d ago
This is great! It's awesome that your love could withstand all the beauricratic shenanigans!
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u/Kartoffel654 24d ago
Yeah, also in a long-distance relationship. Teo Years and we still go strong. We hopefully can be fully reunited soon...
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u/Natmaz 24d ago
I imagine it must be harder to have met in person and then be separated than to start out long distance. I have met my long distance boyfriend roughly 14 years ago online, and our life circumstances still don't let us live together, but we met up a few times and the thought of it being permanent one day fills us with determination. Cute story and great comic, hope your marriage blooms beautifully!
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u/needmangos_notcrabs 24d ago
Welcome to Germany! Wishing you only the best and success in these difficult times. I can only imagine what it means being apart for so long 😢 as long as you have each others backs, you'll make it!
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u/Old-Table2375 24d ago
Wholesome comic, Thanks needed this after all bad news going around the world
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u/BadOdd9019 24d ago
This artstyle is so adorable, lovely blend of western cartoon and eastern expressions
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u/Apart-Switch-7007 24d ago
Honestly Introugth this post was about adult Kiki from Kikis delivery service until i saw the picture haha
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u/JimmyPuffpuff 24d ago
This is so sweet and cute 🥺✨️. I did one year long distance with my husband and it was the hardest year ever. I totally understand your struggle. So happy for you that you are together now 💕.
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u/Glaistig_Painway 24d ago
Proud of you for being brave enough to do it despite the challenges, proud of your partner for supporting you and sticking with it despite the stress, and happy for both of you to live the life you earned through hard work and dedication. All the best to you.
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u/Karappa35 24d ago
You can recognize if someone really lived in Germany, by the in depth Paulaner Spezi enjoyment.
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u/FerrymenOfThetys 24d ago
This actually makes you very german, Like the lovers who were also seperated through the East-West Germany Wall.
Its great to have you here, you and your better half are very welcome here <3
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u/HappyFamily0131 24d ago
I had a three-year long-distance relationship followed by three years living together with that person followed by another year apart before we could finally be together again and get married, and we've been married for 11 years now. It's tremendously hard for two people to stay close when they're not physically close, but it's absolutely achievable when 1) they know they can and will be together again at a specific point in the future and 2) both people have decided they're going to make it work. That is, neither one has the attitude of "we're going to see if we can make this work", but rather "I have found the love of my life, I'm not letting go for anything, this is going to be so hard but we're going to endure this together and make this work."
For OP to have made it through this without point number 1 is really remarkable. It's so much harder without that and really speaks to how strongly they must have embodied point 2. Well done, OP! You guys are going to be together for life, many congrats!
I think some long distance relationships happen when one or both people kind of know it's not going to work out from the jump, but feel they have to "give it a try" because they can't bear to break things off just yet. Those are of course doomed and I think that's the source of the general attitude of pessimism which surrounds long-distance relationships.
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u/BestReadAtWork 24d ago
And you know he's a respectable young man because he's down with the horde 😎
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u/Khorgor666 24d ago
Hallo, wo seid ihr untergekommen? Ich sehe Brezeln und Spezi, irgendwo in Bayern?
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u/Theemuts 24d ago
Germans love a good reunification