Would you marry a foreigner?
By mattwilkie
@mattwilkie (278)
May 23, 2009 1:33am CST
Just wondering what makes people want to marry foreigners but from "your" view not general.
9 responses
@modstar (9605)
• Philippines
23 May 09
Yeah, i guess so. I think that would be great. I don't think love sees color. Like the song from Firehouse, Love dont care. You can search for the song and i think it explains that no differences can stop someone from loving anybody he/she wishes to tall in love with. I even had a net girlfriend from Turkey. She's middle eastern, muslim and we still go on with the relationship no matter the odds. Sadly it didn't work out but it doesn't mean it means nothing.
@mattwilkie (278)
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23 May 09
I had a very different life to what i have now.. i wasnt going to the Philippines and i definitly wasnt looking to get married. A few years ago I was living in the UK with a very high income and living life up.. but in the blink of an eye a friendship changed to love and marriage soon followed. Me and my wife are very happy with the life we have as you say you still had a relationship no matter the odds its because life changing experiences map out a life even beyond thoughts and beliefs.
@mattwilkie (278)
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23 May 09
I love the Philippines. A lot of foreigners complain about things but at the end of the day they are still living in the Philippines. There are things that bug me now and again but its still 100 x better than the UK. Problem in the UK is its a mixed socialist system that trys to be capitalist at the same time. All that happens is the rich get richer and so do the poor but the people paying all the taxes as workers pay for everything and are treated the worst. In the Philippines I pay for what I use and its at sensible rates.
@mattwilkie (278)
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23 May 09
Do you look for a foreigner though or happy with looking for someone within the Philippines?
@my_name_is_coco (4333)
• Philippines
23 May 09
I think most of the women see marrying a foreigner as a ticket out of financial shortcomings.Most Pinays have that notion that "a foreigner is rich".They may be earning much more if the currency is converted in Phil. peso.But in their countries,they may be earning a so-so salary.Though this is reality,I've actually read some stories of "happily ever afters" of Filipino wives/husbands and their foreigner husbands/wives.
@mattwilkie (278)
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23 May 09
Dont get me wrong here.. im happily married and although I work out of the UK half the year I always look forward to going home to Cebu. But also I believe there are a lot of marriages that develop without even a relationship being there in the first place. Me and my wife for example were friends for over half a year before we even thought of becoming an item. But i do find an increasing number of people asking me if I have friends available when im back home.
@russso (1693)
• Philippines
25 May 09
Anything is possible so I'd say that I could provided that we get to know each other here and not online. I seriously believe that half the time, you're not getting the real deal talking to people online. They could easily assume another personality. It's a huge risk.
@itsonlyndream (377)
• Philippines
23 May 09
Marry a foreigner is good but there are lots of hindrances. fRom my point of view, the main concern is the cultural difference, second is habits and personality differences. Many want to marry foreigner because of the money and the pension. For me, it is hard because I want the true unconditional love and not because of the money reasons. Remember, if you think because of money, the relationship won't stay long.
@mattwilkie (278)
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23 May 09
Most divorces are caused by money troubles on the planet.. Also i think too many people have an unrealistic view on money and its true value in the West. In the UK for example P1million is a small amount of money and difficult to live on for a year but in the Philippines some people survive on a 10th of that amount.
@adoremay (2065)
• Philippines
23 May 09
Money is just a factor why divorce is happening. Differences is also a factor.
@geniustiger (1694)
• Philippines
23 May 09
Marry a foreigner is a choice of some person
or else a luck that she has. It is a matter of
ambition, likes, wants, wishes they wanna tend to achieve.
There are diffent reasons why they wanna like to marry
kano, might be like to go to othger places , know their
cultures and ways, they love the person so much and thats their
best man,help from their situation, and its their ambition to.
@lrglara (1334)
• Philippines
23 May 09
well, you can never really tell whom you're going to marry. Im not closing doors for foreigners although i know there's going to be even more obstacles (just like in any marriages). As long as the person loves me, respects me and whom i also love, doesn't really matter if they're foreigner or Filipino.
@med889 (5941)
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23 May 09
I am from Britain-London and my boyfriend is from France-Paris, we are far but now so close to each other and I have never ever thought I would be with someone totally different from me and now I can't find any difficulty in either communication or travel, we are very happy like this.
@minniemadz (499)
• Philippines
25 May 09
In my point of view, I won't marry a foreigner. Their culture is very different from ours. Thus I think I can't. I don't know. But probably because, I am soon to be marrying the love of my life who is a Filipino too.
