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Canadian Reacts to the Scandalous Magazines Germans Teens Grew Up With
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BRAVO - an iconic German teen magazine (yes they expanded it to a few other European countries as well) that was a part of many teenager's lives and was a part of their coming of age journeys from the 60s until its declining popularity with the rise of the internet and social media.
In this video, I show my Canadian wife Alexis the magazines my generation grew up with, including all the great spicy details we learned from the Dr. Sommer Team and the controversial "Body Checks"... A little shocking for the prude North American mentality?
Check out their website here: www.bravo.de/
We hope you enjoyed this video!
Love,
A + L
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mental health update // Dual ADHD Relationship?!
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Hey friends, Here is a bit of a mental health update, discussing some things we've discovered over the past months/year. We discuss what symptoms we noticed, how we were diagnosed, insights from our psychiatrist and what ADHD/ADD really is and what how being a dual ADHD couple affects our relationship. We were hesitant about publishing this video, but we hope that a lot of you might find it hel...
San Francisco to Los Angeles | USA Roadtrip Vlog
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The last lag of our USA road trip - better late than never! We finished with the highway 1 from San Francisco to Los Angeles, with a few days of camping in Big Sur on the way. Thanks for following along this great road trip adventure, us and Miso had an amazing time and will cherish these memories forever. Love, A L one99four lilianbrilliant_
STRAIGHT GIRL with a GIRL CRUSH? // What to do?
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📏 Are you a straight girl but have a crush on another girl? Or in general, straight with a crush on someone of the same sex? What does it mean, and how should you react? Here we talk about if a crush means that you are in fact, not so straight, or if it's just something that happens - can you still be straight? It can be confusing, but we try to break it down into something less confusing. Rela...
Australia Adventures & Surprising Alexis for her 30th Birthday!
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Surprising Alexis for her 30th birthday! Lilian spent two weeks in Australia for work and seemed like she might have to miss Alexis's 30th birthday, but no... instead she made a little surprise out of it! Check out Australian spider nightmares and Späti adventures in Berlin! Hope you enjoy the vlog! Love, Alexis and Lilian one99four lilianbrilliant_
LGBTQ+ Baby Journey | Choosing our Sperm Donor!
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We Found Our New Home! Berlin Apartment Hunting Success | Moving Day!
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Our LGBTQ+ BABY Journey Part 1 | We want kids, now what?
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Pacific Northwest Road Trip | Seattle to San Francisco with our Dog!
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Berlin Apartment Hunting Life & Getting Married in Denmark!
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We're back in Berlin! Since Mid-August, still searching for an apartment and it's been hell! How do you find an apartment in Berlin? With lots of luck that we haven't so far... BUT in good news we finally managed to get married in Denmark - the legal, bureaucratic part and it was very cute and pleasant! Highly recommend getting married in Denmark, you don't even a birth certificate. We also hos...
Do you feel "Queer Enough"? Queer Imposter Syndrome
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Life Update: No Home, No Job, Now What? | Sapphic Forest Retreat in Italy
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This is what happens at an LGBTQ+ Women's Retreat
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Gators, Guns and Guitars: People warned us about the South... | USA Road Trip part 3
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Over or Underrated? LGBTQ+ Pride Edition | Drag Shows, Strap-Ons, MUNA etc.
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Our Wedding in Tuscany | Alexis & Lilian | Lesbian Wedding
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Queer Q&A: Signs She Likes You, Bicurious Girls, Dating Lesbians as a Trans Woman
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Our Night in SLAB CITY, California | Off-Grid Living in the Desert
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LGBTQ+ Dating Q&A | Dating in the Closet, Femme Flirting and more!
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We're Leaving Amsterdam - and are Going to be Nomads!
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We're Leaving Amsterdam - and are Going to be Nomads!
Reacting to Seeing Our Wedding Photos for the First Time
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The Dark Side of Traveling as an LGBTQ Couple
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Komentáře

  • @30projectmayhem
    @30projectmayhem Před 19 hodinami

    Who cares 😊

  • @noefriki
    @noefriki Před 2 dny

    I think the main reason a bi girl will end up in a straight relationship it's simply because of statistics. There's a higher percentage of free straight and bi men out there than of bi or lesbian girls. I'm only talking by personal experience at dating apps, so I might be wrong. But I'm sure it's in some point related with that.

  • @oats7924
    @oats7924 Před 2 dny

    I have done every single thing incorrectly. Some how still dating her.

  • @user-rv1lv4gm8l
    @user-rv1lv4gm8l Před 3 dny

    love you Sophie G trinity ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ girl friend ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @democratliberal833
    @democratliberal833 Před 3 dny

    Why am I watching this when I'm a straight guy just trying to find a nice woman.

  • @hey_richard_this_is_tony

    I am streight and had a lesbian colleague fall in love with me. I agreed to stay casual friends with her at first when she asked me, but me sending signals that i thought normal but she received as flirting, her developing even bigger feelings over time, her sending big gifts, me doing stuff i had thought of being normal in friendships that she deemed misleading, her giving me the silent treatment when i was being too cought up in my actual life... I saw a casual friendship, not too deep, but more and more felt like i was in an emotionally draining relationship i didn't know of, which was very very hard. When she had told me about her feelings, but wished we stayed like we had before, i agreed, and that was it for me - i didn't give it a second thought - i just continued exactly as before, with no intentions whatsoever. It pains me to say this, and i cherished our good times a lot, but i should have ended it right in the beginning, for both our good. I could never be what se actually wanted from me, and i had given her false hope without even knowing it. Friendships and talks between streight girls can be very personal and deep, even if the whole thing is just casual & a one time thing. I'm now super concious getting close to people i don't intend to have a sexual relationship with, because i'm afraid of getting myself into another situation like this.

  • @democratliberal833
    @democratliberal833 Před 3 dny

    I'm sorry to hear that that may have broken up.

  • @wrsramos
    @wrsramos Před 4 dny

    Maravilha, espetáculo de vídeo!! Parabéns!!!

  • @user-rv1lv4gm8l
    @user-rv1lv4gm8l Před 4 dny

    love you s G girl friend Sophie and trinity ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @kevinnosx9
    @kevinnosx9 Před 5 dny

    I hope I get a date. Some day

  • @euphoria.5354
    @euphoria.5354 Před 6 dny

    Im going to ask her out tomorrow, im super nervous, i really like this girl 😭

  • @Veej77
    @Veej77 Před 7 dny

    The Pizza looks amazing!

  • @pithikoulis
    @pithikoulis Před 7 dny

    I'm a straight man and I watch this so I know what to avoid lol

  • @Sad_bumper_sticker.
    @Sad_bumper_sticker. Před 10 dny

    I read them and kinda felt they were brainwashing me with sexist stereotypes and norms. One the one hand tBravo encouraged segzual awareness and emancipation in teen girls, but at the same time it replicated solely sexist stereotypes revolving around gender. Don't recall any LGBT visibility but it was the 2000s so maybe it was too early. The magazine also solely focused on what teen girls should look like and behave like, nothing about mental health or intellectual pursuits. My earlier teens were in Toronto and I recall early 2000s Teen Magazine and Claire was much less hypersegzualing teen girls.

  • @djilalibenmhamed-gx7ev

    Bonjour les filles toujours aussis sympa pour les reportages j ai adoré vraiment mercie amitié sincèrement bravos ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @MikeHubbard-qm9ow
    @MikeHubbard-qm9ow Před 11 dny

    I wish I could to see you guys and i like to watch movies

  • @Little_Vampiregirl
    @Little_Vampiregirl Před 12 dny

    I'm really looking forward to your book, Lilian

  • @SuperMrFriendly
    @SuperMrFriendly Před 13 dny

    Original Amsterdammers are also very rude. Only none live there anymore...

  • @MrOrthodox13
    @MrOrthodox13 Před 13 dny

    The one on left looks like a fuckboy going through an MtF stage, and the one on the right looks like Anne Hathaway with cancer. I KNOW THAT SOUNDED HARSH, BUT I MEANT YOU'RE BOTH HOT, YOU JUST LOOK TO *ME* THIS WAY.

  • @nt4081
    @nt4081 Před 14 dny

    How about promoting prophylactics , dental dams , and condoms rather than this insane notion that ‘getting checked often ‘ is the answer ! Bloggers and others are not helping with the spread of STD’s and other diseases that can lead to cancers.

  • @ArgirisKapoulis
    @ArgirisKapoulis Před 14 dny

    Damn Lesbo's....😢

  • @anabluu
    @anabluu Před 14 dny

    Alexis's reactions are really cute in this video!

  • @M3ntalScars
    @M3ntalScars Před 14 dny

    I fell in love with this person, I thought they were gay , we flirted with each other and talked about stuff and I thought she would like me back . We were texting and I asked her stuff about the queer club at school and why she was a part of it and she said she’s just an ally. She looks so pretty and she looks gay but she’s not.

  • @kathrynhall7021
    @kathrynhall7021 Před 15 dny

    I have watched this many times. Thanks for sharing your love and devotion with us ❤️❤️❤️

  • @maryamyousif5782
    @maryamyousif5782 Před 15 dny

    Love this

  • @Veej77
    @Veej77 Před 16 dny

    Stares are normal in India. Just stay safe and avoid camping in India as it can be dangerous for females.

  • @careformegentle
    @careformegentle Před 16 dny

    Hello, i just discovered your videos. Miso is so adorable. What breed are they? x

  • @JesslynNicole-jo3bh
    @JesslynNicole-jo3bh Před 16 dny

    Can a lesbian please just fucking love me.

  • @Veej77
    @Veej77 Před 18 dny

    Loved this! What breed of dog do you have?

  • @rollespil1000
    @rollespil1000 Před 18 dny

    That way you look at each other ❤❤❤ I love your channel!

  • @julianneheindorf5757
    @julianneheindorf5757 Před 18 dny

    Gosh, that is scary about that tick. I hope you are okay. Maybe a good idea for Alexis and Miso to be checked for ticks as well.

  • @juliahenning4335
    @juliahenning4335 Před 19 dny

    Miss your daily life vlogs and travel vlogs! More of just you guys just doing daily things ❤

  • @AngelWitch-nq4gs
    @AngelWitch-nq4gs Před 20 dny

    My Bravo time was in the 90s and even back then they had the BodyCheck but I think it was fairly new then, think it was a new feature that they included at some point in the 90s. Tbh I was always wondering how those teens could show their faces at school ever again with all their classmates seeing their naked pic in Bravo 😳😅 But I agree that Dr Sommer could be quite helpful when you didn't really feel like talking to your parents about these things. If anything, it made you realize that all kids your age are concerned about similar things and that it's totally normal.

  • @nael_tm
    @nael_tm Před 20 dny

    We had Bravo magazines also in Spain hahaha, but I think it was more about celebrities, romance stories and quizzes.

  • @pahadibum6073
    @pahadibum6073 Před 20 dny

    Scandalous 🤭 well in India there would have been riots if such a magazine was published for teens.. sex was and still is such a taboo topic here. My grandmother would ask me to cover my eyes if a kissing scene showed up in some English show/movie that we were watching. Although we got a glimpse of the sex advice columns in the regular mags and newspaper. Other than that as teens from an all girls school we were obsessed with Sydney Sheldon novels and some Mills & Boons - so unrealistic and tantalising stuff. Haha.

  • @rimedidi2342
    @rimedidi2342 Před 20 dny

    I'm 22 years old, I love older women 😩💋

  • @nikolaneuman9305
    @nikolaneuman9305 Před 20 dny

    Haha gotta love Bravo 👏 🙌 😂 we also had it in the Czech Republic and by the sound of it it was exactly the same as it was in Germany

  • @Birodalom1
    @Birodalom1 Před 20 dny

    I hope Lilian's book will not be a Kindle-only edition. I've been bummed a couple of times with books by new authors that have only come out on Amazon Kindle, and I'm reluctant to support Amazon. Watermarked pdf, epub or mobi format would be great.

  • @susannahleopold6788
    @susannahleopold6788 Před 20 dny

    🤣🤣🤣 Oh my god, I've never laughed so much at a youtube video! Those old issues are amazing!

  • @dunjapaj8849
    @dunjapaj8849 Před 20 dny

    Ah, this is just awesome. :D I was buying those in high school and always checked out the "naked" section first. Haha!

  • @charmed4lifekaren
    @charmed4lifekaren Před 20 dny

    We had a really similar magazine called Dolly in Australia, also had a Dolly Doctor Segment. I looked it up and it stopped printing in 2016.

  • @ronja988
    @ronja988 Před 20 dny

    I have tried so hard to explain this magazine to my American friends! They just can't comprehend the idea 😂 Bravo was helpful and entertaining growing up, but it has been criticized for certain viewpoints as well. For me, for example, it "talked me out of" accepting that I'm bi/ queer when I was 13ish... There was an article that explained bisexuality (this was about 1992, yes I'm that old). The article said something like: bisexuals have a really hard life because they'll always want both a man and a woman and can never be satisfied. I was like, hell no, I don't wanna be like that... It was not a good experience for me for sure, and it took me some years to get over my fear/internalized biphobia!

  • @Nutritionbyanni
    @Nutritionbyanni Před 20 dny

    Hahaha yes until now I remember some of the answers from dr Sommer! Top notch education hehe :)

  • @karatinkler7776
    @karatinkler7776 Před 20 dny

    Growing up french canadian I read Julie magazines from france which were similarly formated to the Bravo, I never realized there was no english equivalent to that magazine in Canada!

  • @GraceNcube
    @GraceNcube Před 20 dny

    Cool video cool topic. Nostalgia is great.

  • @GraceNcube
    @GraceNcube Před 20 dny

    Cool video cool topic. Nostalgia is great.

  • @leahstumm9662
    @leahstumm9662 Před 20 dny

    Wow! Germany! We had Teen Beat in the states.

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    @mitchducky962 Před 21 dnem

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  • @chernubis911
    @chernubis911 Před 21 dnem

    thankyou for making this video! <3 Peace and love (queer,autistic/add, myself)

  • @EricB256
    @EricB256 Před 21 dnem

    In the 90s, there were even hit songs aimed at the teenage market going strong in Germany that had prevention from STI as their main lyrical theme, but in a playful way. "Use A Billy Boy" comes to mind. Also, the rap in "Love Message". I'm sure there were more songs of covert condom advertising but cannot come up with any other song title right now. Artists all over the world were raising awareness for prevention of AIDS since the 80s, and doing numerous benefits for the good cause of finding a cure. Bravo and Dr Sommer was also at the forefront of this. Good to find out that there is mental health content now, too. Not so much in the 90s.