Personal growth
Changing direction at 35, 40 or 55
You do not have to stay in a life that no longer fits just because you are afraid of beginning again. Start by naming what needs…
VALON ASANI
Writing & reflections.
Personal growth
My evening routine is a personal boundary, not a universal clock
The times in my post describe a personal routine. The useful question is how to make enough room for sleep in your own life.
Business & technology
Why a dating app charges for premium
There is a team behind the app. Explaining what a subscription funds is more useful than treating every pricing question as an attack.
Personal growth
The past is fixed. Your next choice is not.
You cannot rewrite what happened. You can decide what responsibility and direction look like from here.
Personal growth
Who you become while the days pass
A New Year reflection on the difference between watching time move and choosing how to spend a day.
Personal growth
A quieter definition of a successful year
The rules I shared for 2026 start with privacy, attention and living your own life. Here is how to make that practical.
Personal growth
The kind of luxury I want more of
Peace, people you care about and time for yourself: a personal definition of having enough.
Relationships
Looking back at 2025 through the relationships behind dua
A year-end message about couples, engagements and families—and the human purpose behind a dating product.
Life between cultures
The idea behind our original dua.com television advert
A look back at the 2020 advert: connecting Albanians across borders, and sometimes across the same neighbourhood.
Life between cultures
Connection between home and the diaspora
A clip from dua’s original 2020 television advert returns to the idea of connecting Albanians across borders.