charli jhonson asked: In recent years, there have been hundreds of foreign women marrying American men. The Internet has been one of the major sources behind this idea and is playing a big role in how men and women meet. There are hundreds of websites dedicated to providing online dating features and making it possible to contact a woman outside the man’s country. According to a survey conducted by the American bride agencies, there are more than 150,000 women married to American men each year. Their marriage success ratios are very high; only 4 percent of these women get divorced. There are a large number of women from the Philippines who marry. Mail order bride Philippines.  However, mail order bride marriages have been banned since 1986. In recent years the numbers have increased due to the involvement of foreign agencies. The second most preferable foreign women are Russian (Former Soviet Union) and Ukrainian bride. According to a marriage agency’s report, close to 1,000 men are registered each month searching for a foreign bride. According to a recent survey, there were 607 American men who applied for a mail order bride. In total, there were 206 responses, all from different countries. Each man’s profile showed that they are typically white, highly educated and well established. Another survey that was recently done showed that when 100 letters were sent to the marriage agencies to observe the responses of mail ordered brides, the results illustrated that 10 to 40 percent of those responses came from Russian women. Most Russian brides want to marry foreign men not just the American men The major mail ordered bride agency have a list of more than 500 Russian women at any one time. The mail order bride agencies lay claim that they can marry over 100 American men and Russian women every year. Mail Order Brides: How it Works Thousands of men enjoy their mail order bride marriages and are living a happy and peaceful life. You can be the next one if you follow the guidelines given from a reputable mail order bride agency. To meet your foreign girl, you need to first visit their home country. After you get there, you will be invited to a large social meeting to find a woman who is right for you. These social functions are completely private and entry is done by invitations only. Before you attend, you will get the entire list of women available. These meetings are well organized and are intended to make you feel comfortable when you meet with the woman you chose. You are served refreshments and food and there is music to enjoy at the function. You can attend all the functions you wish to find the right woman for you. The women who attend are not shy are willing to share much about their lives. For this reason, your selection to finding a life partner should be easier. Since they have no experience regarding past marriages, these women are seeking a good life with a sincere husband. Since you have the opportunity to talk with many women, you can find the one that is suitable for you. Once this is done, the agency will then arrange a separate meeting for you where so you both can share your cell phone numbers and other personal information. Social events can be a bit overwhelming since there are many women there for you to meet. The best way to deal with this is to know first what you are looking for in your bride. It will narrow down your search and keep you from feeling obligated to choose a bride. One of the most important discussions you should have with your foreign “prospective” bride is future children. The reason for this to lay to rest any misunderstandings that could occur. Do you want children or does she? This is pretty important to ask about. Remember to set priorities and meet only those girl who meet them. Communication between you and the women will not be an issue since many speak English fluently. If there is a problem, the agency will provide you an interpreter. What is your duty? Your duty is to find several suitable women for you to choose from; the organization will do the rest. The organization will arrange your private date with the woman you choose, provide a city tour and even arrange your marriage. Whatever your choice, these mail order organizations will help you to find a suitable partner, so that you can enjoy your marriage life with pleasure and peace of mind.

Bob Miles asked:


This article is the second of two articles on different types of mail order brides. In Part One I discussed the Queen of Diamonds and the Green Card Mama; now we take a look at two of the better kinds.

3. The Traditional Wife

This type makes a stable spouse and a great mother. She is usually from a conservative background, often rural or working class. She is not usually highly educated. A Traditional Wife has dreamed of marriage and children as long as she can remember. She will gladly clean, cook, raise your children, and “do her wifely duty”. Many men find this type to be satisfactory, even ideal.

A word of warning to the romantically inclined – may find this type to be less than ideal, to put it mildly. Although a Traditional Wife places great emphasis on the institution of marriage, it is the role of wife and mother along with its social status that she wants, not romantic love. Indeed, many Traditional Wives want to get married “to have kids”. Period. After a while you may end up wondering if she would be happy if you moved alone to Fiji and mailed her a sperm sample and a paycheck each month.

4. The Hopeless Romantic

This one is the all-time favorite, the woman that everybody seems to be looking for. Take her to see “The Titanic”; she’ll cry. If you want a wife who is ruled by her heart, this is the type for you.

The Hopeless Romantic type comes in two sub-varieties: the Angel; and the Infatuation Junkie. Infatuation Junkies are usually very young. What you are likely to get is a sexy, passionate ball of fire, but be careful – such marriages tend to be exciting but unstable. If you can get through the tumult of the marriage’s early years, however, she might just mature into a wife who values romantic love yet is able to tell the difference between real love and raging harmones – an Angel, in other words. If that happens, thank your lucky stars because you are luckier than most.

Bob Miles asked:


Not all mail order brides are the same. If you’ve looked into it then you have probably run into success stories and nightmares. Women differ both individually and according to their culture – Vietnamese women are as different from Mexican women as Mexican are different from Romanians.

What sets Indonesian women apart is that in Indonesia the status of women is particularly low compared to Western countries. This provides a lot of their motivation to get out of Indonesia (not to mention Indonesia’s relative poverty!). Although in general Indonesian women seeking to emigrate are sensitive to being treated as an inferior, by the same token they greatly appreciate being treated with respect.

Indonesian women are trained in the fine art of conversation, and they can converse on many different subjects. Are you tired of women whose preferred topic of conversation always seems to be The Relationship? What’s more, culture encourages a wife to be unselfish and devoted. Finally, Indonesian women tend to take care of themselves – that means their personal hygiene is excellent, and of course some of them are very beautiful as well.

Take the time to get to know her before you marry. With email this has become easier than ever before, and doesn’t require constant travel back and forth to Indonesia. Yeah, she wants a to start a new life in your country, but does she want you? Make sure she does before you marry her, because if you don’t then this uncertainty will haunt you no matter how she really feels about you. This author has known men who have married mail order brides, and every single one was terribly insecure, afraid that his wife would dump him or cheat on him. Yet in every case I was personally convinced that his wife would never do such a thing. If you think she’s going to cheat on you the even if she doesn’t, your insecurity alone will cause almost as many problems in your marriage as if she really did.

Robert asked:


Now that you have found the perfect wife, you are now ready to follow the legal procedures that your government has set in order to bring your Mail order bride to your country and to your arms. But there is one problem that is looming in your horizon: the language barrier. While you were sending emails and chatting, you were utilizing the services of a translator. But when she arrives in your home, there will be no translator with you. How then, can you communicate effectively with Mail order brides?

Fortunately, there are steps that you can take in order to prepare her for the new culture and of course, make her more fluent with your language. One of the most recommended steps is to send Mail order bride to an English Language class. To show your commitment to her, you must, of course, pay for her classes. If you do not like this idea, because you fear scams, the other option is to pay for your own language class. The language, of course, is Ukrainian or Russian.

Thus, for various practical purposes, it is better that Mail order bride will be the one who will learn the English language. After all, she will be arriving in a country where the predominant language is English. When she learns English, she will be able to communicate with your friends, your siblings, and your parents. But there is one thing that you must anticipate. The English classes that Mail order brides will take will not be enough to make them as fluent as you. Therefore, you must help by giving Ukrainian Girls opportunities to speak the language. This is why you should call her and talk to her even without a translator. And when you talk to her, try to be as simple and direct as possible. There would be times when Mail order bride would use Ukrainian or Russian while talking to you on the phone. But that is alright. You will still be happy anyway, just hearing her musical voice.

In the meantime, you must also prepare yourself for the time she arrives. It is not just about cleaning your house and starting the wedding preparations. It is also ensuring that the whole marriage will be happy and strong. This can be done by putting yourself in the shoes of Ukrainian Girls. There are many things about her that you must keep in mind. But there are two major ones that you must never forget. First, Ukrainian Girl uprooted herself from her country and left everything that is familiar to her in order to become your wife. Under no circumstances, especially during the first few months of your marriage should you question her love for you.

Second, she is an intelligent woman. Your Ukrainian Girls have a university degree. They know a couple or more dialects. Ukrainian Girls are learning English and you are not. But it will be quite frustrating for Ukrainian Girl to be in a place where she could not even order her own food nor understand a TV show. This is where your patience must come in. You must become her tutor and her best friend.