With Filipina-Western relationships, it's rarely "Boy meets girl, they fall in love and live happily ever after".
There's always a story... often inspirational, sometimes humerous but sadly, not always a happy ending.
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I met Maria (not her real name of course) at an Internet dating website. Early thirties with a young son, she described herself as a sImple church going woman. No makeup, no revealing clothes... just natural beauty.
Maria worked as a maid in a big house and the owner allowed her to use the computer at night whilst everyone was sleeping. I asked about the child's father - she tearfully told me she'd loved him very much but he died in a car car crash whilst she was pregnant.
Filipina wife? - I couldn't find the Philippines on a map! Now here I am happily married to a Filipino beauty. I joked about it once or twice, but never thought seriously about it. Marry a Filipina? - Not the sort of thing an ordinary guy does.
If you're wondering where to start or need some inspiration, here's my story, 'How I married a Filipina and brought her halfway across the world to start a new life in the West'.