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Asian International Dating Forums => Asian -> General Discussion => Topic started by: Howard on January 28, 2014, 02:17:24 PM
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Man, is anybody else watching this show?
Its pretty much everything I thought it would be when I heard about it, except it seems like the producers are trying to be fair to all parties involved and letting them make themselves look bad - or good
If you get a chance watch last night's episode, I feel SO sorry for the Filipina! I thought the ex-wife was his MOTHER in casual watching, until Gerlie told me it was his ex wife! What a BALL BUSTER! No wonder this guy went to the other side of the earth to find a wife, she's just petrifying!!! Then she sits down with her new husband - I was shocked she found one guy to marry her, but TWO??? - her ex and his fiance and has the BALLS to want to discuss the fact that the fiance wants children, because during their divorce they - read as "She" - decided that they wouldn't have more children. The whole time the guy just backpedals and let's his ex-man-wife steamroll his fiance! It's UNBELIEVABLE!!!
If that dude doesn't grow a pair quickly, his fiance should RUN!!! That poor girl's life will be miserable as long as he lets his ex run it
It's like a fatality accident, I can't look away
I look forward to your comments
Keep the Faith!
H
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Yep there is a thread about it. What you mention just goes to show that the guys have their own issues too. The current running theme of the show is that the men lost their balls a long time ago. They'll either find them or this will be a real struggle. But I'm sure TLC is putting these families in the situation. It might not be scripted but TLC shoots it and edits it to best suit rating and drama.
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Coming in on the middle as I expect most to since it is not a scripted drama even though they are being fair with the daily countdown as they change couples I was left with the impression they the couples just met and were taking a full 90 day trail period. And I know better then 99% of the population that the scenario is impossible,
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It may not be scripted but I am sure that the chose the closest thing to train wrecks they could when choosing couples. Most of us would make for boring TV, unless Ray or Hammy was available :P LOL
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Yep, the "ex" looks like and sounds like the Bitch From Hell. And his little fat kiddies look just like her, without all the tattoos.
This Filipina is marrying into the Family from Hell, if she doesn't make a run for it. But would the producers ever let her bail out before they finish their stupid countdown?
Notice how the producers manage to work the term "Mail Order Bride" into the dialogue every few minutes? :D
Ray
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It may not be scripted but I am sure that the chose the closest thing to train wrecks they could when choosing couples. Most of us would make for boring TV, unless Ray or Hammy was available :P LOL
I'm not so sure boring is the right word. Offensive to their views might be the right word. There are a bunch of single/divorced ladies watching that just couldn't handle it. They need a Russian woman who "seems out for a visa" to reassure them about themselves. The Filipina isn't hot but after you see his ex you can damn sure tell what an upgrade she is both physically and personality-wise.
Maybe TLC will try to be "fair" but there is no way they insult their targeted audience either. You read the real comments from men on their website but that will never make it to air.
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Spoiler alert:
For what it is worth fans on a TV message board looked up Louis' Visa Journey timeline and posted a link.
http://www.visajourney.com/forums/user/140762-louis-and-aya/ (http://www.visajourney.com/forums/user/140762-louis-and-aya/)
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Its back season 2 starts October 2, 14. Six couples are announced including two American women with foreign fiances.
The women come from the Philippines, South Africa, Brazil and Colombia. The men from Tunisia and Nicaragua. With the Brazilian and Tunisian having large age gaps.
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So the new season has started. Has anyone been watching?? From the two episodes I've seen good lord.... I don't want to type any spoilers.... but man that girl from Philippines has some issues! anyways what do you all think?
Second I'll have to eventually write an update for me....
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I only watched the reunion show and my prediction that Paola from Colombia would be too much for Oklahoma to handle came true.
She is a party chica that cannot wait to return to Colombia(Without Hubby) and party it up with her group.
The Brazilian girl looks very happy .
I saw some trailers of the new one and looks like the Colombia from Cali is a Psycho --Could be my ex--HaHa--
KB
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My wife really dislikes that Filipina. So do her friends. They especially feel so, because she comes of like she's a bitch--complaining about the flowers at the airport. telling him to fetch her luggage etc. Filipinas are concerned that she's giving Filipinas and indirectly the country itself, a bad reputation.
The Filipino in the first season was no wonder woman either--she was far different than most Filipinas we know. How much was the wedding dress she was all whiney about and having a meltdown over--$1200? That's not only a WHOLE lot more money than most Filipinos make in an entire month, but on top of THAT--the guy was already strapped for cash and couldn't afford it. My wife had a beautiful dress custom made in the Philippines for so little money I'm embarrassed to say how much. It wasn't a whole lot more money than the Halloween outfit she's wearing in my avatar and she looked a lot better in the white silk too!
I think they pick women that aren't typical of their native countries for at least a couple reasons--divas--women like that catch viewers attention more than sweet, understanding, loving and love to cuddle type women. If the women on that show were like that, it'd surely piss of the American women who probably make up most of the viewership.
Plus, the two Filipinas so far, speak very good--almost unaccented English and that shows they're not typical also, but makes it easier for Americans to understand them.
Before the season started, I said "I'll set the series to record on the DVR". Last night we remembered it was recorded and I said "I'll que it up". Twice--almost to the point of being annoyed at me, my wife insisted she wasn't going to watch, because of the new season's Filipina's bad manners. And her friends are also rather annoyed with how this Filipina comes off. I don't think there's a Filipina on my wife's facebook who's had a positive thing to say about her--or at least how the show is depicting her, if it's accurate.
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Robert made some good points. "He ain't wrong, he's just different" could be a good description of most of us guys who have and/or are seriously looking for a foreign spouse. And you know what? I think that most of the women we bring back are also a little "different" then most of their sisters in their home countries. However, being willing to be on (and actually selected for) a show like that kind of indicates that they are different even from our kind of different, if you catch my meaning. The show is going to have to sensationalize the situation, show a couple of "real losers" and some "flakes". Not to say that they will not show one or two normal foreign couples and not to say that they will outright lie, but they'll be pushing the edge of the truth and have more than the usual ratio of "weirdos" or "over the top" of both the US person and the foreign person in their cast.
That way they can satisfy their intended audience, which of course is the "Those fools who have to buy a foreign woman are such losers" and "See, all they want is a visa and his money" crowd.
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Robert made some good points. "He ain't wrong, he's just different" could be a good description of most of us guys who have and/or are seriously looking for a foreign spouse. And you know what? I think that most of the women we bring back are also a little "different" then most of their sisters in their home countries. However, being willing to be on (and actually selected for) a show like that kind of indicates that they are different even from our kind of different, if you catch my meaning. The show is going to have to sensationalize the situation, show a couple of "real losers" and some "flakes". Not to say that they will not show one or two normal foreign couples and not to say that they will outright lie, but they'll be pushing the edge of the truth and have more than the usual ratio of "weirdos" or "over the top" of both the US person and the foreign person in their cast.
That way they can satisfy their intended audience, which of course is the "Those fools who have to buy a foreign woman are such losers" and "See, all they want is a visa and his money" crowd.
Maybe I said it on the Latin side thread or on another board. The first group talked about "the documentary" after their season has been aired this group has to know that TLC sees them as Kardasians and Lisa Ling is no where in sight of this project.
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I did not catch the entire episode or series...but I did see a little bit of it...from what I saw the guy who has the babe from Cali was way too concerned about the opinion of his family....I think he should have introduced the gal and just taken whatever crap the family wanted to give him *if any*. I like that gal from what I saw of her.
The guy with the gal from the Philippians should stop being so damn falsely cheerful...he is acting like a fool...She looks like a pain in the butt and I wouldn't want to be with her very long based on her rotten attitude...I sure as hell wouldn't be sucking up to her like he was...
Like I said, I only saw snippets.
Fathertime!
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I'm kind of sucker for these shows as I will be in the same situation pretty soon. expect it wouldn't be a K1 visa will be a K3. Anyways I was shocked when the girl from Philippines (Daya from here on out) started bitching about the flowers. I spent 13 days in Philippines and couldn't have met nicer and more sincere people. And then to tell his mother about "I think its a fake diamond".... My girl instantly said she is just using him. I'm kind of curious to what happened to the Filipina girl from last season with that crazy ex wife. But as I said I am sucker for these type of shows. I wish there was more reality to it instead of pleasing the American women viewers. That being said has anyone seen the documentary "seeking asian female"?
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I may watch it--actually I'm typically half watching and reading, on-line or doing something at the same time with fluff shows like that, but my wife will surely be focusing more on some Korean soap opera--she doesn't want to see the second episode.
Despite all it's challenges, Filipinos are very proud of their country and can get pretty upset when 'one of their own'--or anyone else, makes the rest of them look bad and a lot of Filipinas are rightfully upset with the Filipina's character on this show.
I remember getting into a group chat with some Filipinas, who were fighting like mad cats. I tried to mediate, but they were so incensed that me--an outsider, would interfere, that they stopped fighting each other and in unison, got all over my case.
Here or there--girl fights are worse than guy fights--a couple guys can fight and get over it and be friends or at least 'OK' with each other--Father Time and I used to go at each other like rabid dogs, now we're almost chumley. But once girls--women fight, it seems like they never let it go.
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Looks like they made it. The on a TV show board the google fu folks found a link to the bridal registry calling for a February wedding. http://registry.theknot.com/brett-otto-daya-de-arce-february-2015/8888639
I guess they stopped the clock with a quick civil ceremony
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Of course you realize that all of this drama is contrived just as it is on most reality shows.
I wonder if Daya is her real name, or if it is just a stage name made up by the show producers. For you guys out there married to Filipinas, ask them what "daya" means in Tagalog... ROFLMAO!
Ray
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Of course you realize that all of this drama is contrived just as it is on most reality shows.
I wonder if Daya is her real name, or if it is just a stage name made up by the show producers. For you guys out there married to Filipinas, ask them what "daya" means in Tagalog... ROFLMAO!
Ray
I agree 4-square...the have little ear-buds in and are cued in on what to say some of the time.....for example when that PI girl complained about the flowers..that seemed contrived to me...just to create drama....I doubt a real person would do that!
Fathertime!
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Of course you realize that all of this drama is contrived just as it is on most reality shows.
I wonder if Daya is her real name, or if it is just a stage name made up by the show producers. For you guys out there married to Filipinas, ask them what "daya" means in Tagalog... ROFLMAO!
Ray
Heard that word a while back when my wife was online shopping.
I don't think anyone would use that name, unless.......
But yep, I think that the producers gave her the stage "daya" name to match her personality. ;D ;D ;D
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My wife doesn't annoy easily, but she really doesn't like to talk about that character 'Daya' or 'that stupid show'. She didn't even want to talk about that stupid name, although she finally came out and said there's not necessarily one single clear cut definition in Tagalog--but I don't think people choose it as a name.
Out of tens of thousands of profiles on Filipinocupid--only five use that name and they're all from Visayan areas--so Tagalog isn't their first language. There's a lot more than five people with the same off the wall kind of sounding names--names other than Daya--the variety and imaginative nature of names over there makes the African American variety we see here seem narrower.
You can pretty much make up any name and find a profile using it.
She didn't think much of how the Filipina from last season was characterized either.
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Of course you realize that all of this drama is contrived just as it is on most reality shows.
I wonder if Daya is her real name, or if it is just a stage name made up by the show producers. For you guys out there married to Filipinas, ask them what "daya" means in Tagalog... ROFLMAO!
Ray
A Filipino who uses their "real name", does such a person exist? Other couples on the show have made their local small town papers so I doubt they can get away with stage names. Funny I can't remember can't remember either Filipina on their show calling her fiance "dad". That should push the American TLC audience's buttons
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For some reason this showing is not on my system's on demand menu so I am just following the commentary on TV fan sites. They seem to be real people as such they have things like twitter and facebook pages which are being found and passed along which are then withdrawn after an hour in attempt to preserve the surprise until after TLC airs the season.
If the commentary goes like the first season everybody will hate the loser husband and the green card prostitute fiance until the last show with the gowns and wedding ceremonies at which point everything is great. Except she will still leave as soon as she gets a green card prejudice.
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I caught another 10 minutes last night and am finding it very unlikely that a lot of it isn't scripted. The man going for the Cali chick would have to be a complete fool to put his woman in front of his entire (critical)family all at once, to be grilled and subjected to the weird glances and hushed gossip. Quite obviously that is not the way to go about introducing a future wife to the family. It created some entertainment value, but the fakeness is hard to look past.
Fathertime!
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Have to agree with you there FT.
I've only seen the first episode, but the part where the guy was acting like the macho, leaving a week's worth of dishes piled in the sink, seemed very contrived.
The rest of his place looked pretty clean, he went to some trouble to decorate the bedroom for her ... hard to believe he wouldn't have cleaned a few dishes.
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Of course you realize that all of this drama is contrived just as it is on most reality shows.
I wonder if Daya is her real name, or if it is just a stage name made up by the show producers. For you guys out there married to Filipinas, ask them what "daya" means in Tagalog... ROFLMAO!
Ray
You were right the fans broke the TLC security, Steve, not Brett was on a missionary trip where he met his wife Dhedhe
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They really managed to round up a bunch of bozos for this show. What a collection of losers! The only one I like is the South African chick and even she has the misfortune to be hooked with some idiot who thinks dumping her in a house out in the middle of nowhere for weeks on end is going to endear him to her. She needs to get on a plane back to South Africa. I like the Colombian chick too but again, her guy is a complete loser. No green card is worth putting up with these morons!
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Well I watched it after I seen the post here. I have yet to bring a lady over-but the men on that show are as gutless poor example of men as Ive seen also. The man that's in Florida I haven't figured out if he is just that patient or equally dense. Both if I had to guess. Then the gutless dude that is marrying the Filipino. OMG I think we all know why the blond left him in the first place. But Daya if that is her name has no Filipino accent hardly any. And for me I have never seen a Filipino lady not get along with any child. I'm like some of you others what a bunch of outcasts on each side.....
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They really managed to round up a bunch of bozos for this show. What a collection of losers! The only one I like is the South African chick and even she has the misfortune to be hooked with some idiot who thinks dumping her in a house out in the middle of nowhere for weeks on end is going to endear him to her. She needs to get on a plane back to South Africa. I like the Colombian chick too but again, her guy is a complete loser. No green card is worth putting up with these morons!
Well I watched it after I seen the post here. I have yet to bring a lady over-but the men on that show are as gutless poor example of men as Ive seen also. The man that's in Florida I haven't figured out if he is just that patient or equally dense. Both if I had to guess. Then the gutless dude that is marrying the Filipino. OMG I think we all know why the blond left him in the first place. But Daya if that is her name has no Filipino accent hardly any. And for me I have never seen a Filipino lady not get along with any child. I'm like some of you others what a bunch of outcasts on each side.....
It really goes to show that many viewers (including a whole lot of American women) are being catered to as they rub their hands in utter glee, hoping to see a horrific train wreck, so they can probably go and say "Told you so!". After all, it MUST be true--I saw it on TV!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwhxeaVfk3s
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The show is designed for short spurts of drama to keep the viewing audience entertained with their short attention spans. I don't see the show as an attempt to depict the males as dirty old men.... sex tourists, etc. They got a nasty fat hag on there with a younger guy... so I figure it's just TV trash with no obvious anti male agenda.
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Good to see you back BCC. I have never watched any of these shows, nor do I care too. I guess I could look for re-runs on YouTube.
Even though I have seen one show, I agree with you 100%. There is no conspiracy against men looking for foreign women by the American Women rubbing their hands in glee, as RA says. The reality is, everybody else in the world could care less, they couldn't give a sh¿t what individuals do, and are too busy with their own lives to care what a few rare "eccentric" men are doing.
As a matter of fact , if anything,my experience is people generally feel sorry for guys when things go wrong with their foreign bride endeavors.
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The show is designed for short spurts of drama to keep the viewing audience entertained with their short attention spans. I don't see the show as an attempt to depict the males as dirty old men.... sex tourists, etc. They got a nasty fat hag on there with a younger guy... so I figure it's just TV trash with no obvious anti male agenda.
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I power watched season 1 and the first 5 episodes of season 2 after seeing this post. The first season you could tell they were grasping to find and create drama when there really was none. The Columbian woman they tried to play off as a gold digger and the guy as immature living with his parents. First the guy, he's single and gone 2 months at a time in the oil fields. I'm sure he and his folks probably agreed it would be a waste of money to pay rent on an empty apartment and easier for them to get his mail relayed to him etc. Far as I can say for as many oil field hands I have met the guy was a very patient man and he does make decent money for what he does. They tried to play her off as a gold digger wanting nice things but what woman doesn't like to be spoiled a little. With the boots they tried to really dig in as they caught her quoting "More expensive means more beautiful" as everyone gasps. Only much later do we see she started a business with her brother in Columbia designing and making shoes. OK so she fly's off to Columbia to help the company she started with her brother as she was the designer. Anyone who knows entrepreneurship knows entrepreneurs are driven people and to sit on your ass waiting for permission to work while the company you helped start is right there and is probably struggling. So what if she complained about the guy being gone to work, first off It was their wedding, second if I would not be surprised if they had it already planned that she would go back to Columbia when he was working but when they saw how they yanked the rug out from under him there is no guarantee that they won't do it repeatedly when she is back in country thus leaving them no time to see one another.
The ex-wife just needed a falcon punch to the cooter and her new idiot husband needed his mouth sewn shut (comment at lunch). The guy was strapped for cash yet if he pisses her off she seems like the woman that if he pisses her off she will hang him with child support etc. So she has all the cards in her favor as she clearly knows it as she lectures the couple like a parent. This should serve as a warning to brides to be cautious entering a relationship when there is an ex bag of guts hanging around. I'm sure the filipina got here and just realized what she got herself into.
The Russian chick, cant blame her for being the way she was with the family constantly doubting her and some of the things they said right to her face. In my area there are many Russian, Ukrainian immigrants and some that came over as brides. They seem cold and expressionless when they first got here because many of them are frightened as to what to expect. In Europe there is a term "Ugly American" which is a certain close minded American with stereo types of not respecting cultures and for making and ass out of themselves in foreign countries. I knew guys when I was in Germany that would still try to flaunt we won WWII to the Germans to try and win an argument. Some of those Russians get the same treatment from Americans who remember the cold war as people try to embarrass them. Again, nothing there but a scared woman who left everything to come here to a family that wants to grill her.
The Brazilian woman was just so freaking sweet and cute seemed perfect for what a lot of men seek and she wound up with a decent guy with a decent family. With that said I would not be surprised if TLC didn't setup the hair dresser and plant the idea of modeling and push them along to this naive little princess to get a little drama and conflict going.
The couples they showed all turned out pretty decent and of course the transition is not necessarily smooth. I think it opened the eyes of some as to what to expect, maybe have your finances in order for one but also gave a situations a couple may face.
With that said I am surprised they did not show this couple or maybe I just wasn't paying attention.
http://www.tlc.com/tv-shows/90-day-fiance/videos/cancel-the-visa-and-break-up.htm (http://www.tlc.com/tv-shows/90-day-fiance/videos/cancel-the-visa-and-break-up.htm)
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My take so far on Season 2 = A friggin train wreck. Look at the Americans they found on this one. Just a great classification of people.
First you have the Hippy chick who has no job (shocker) and marries a musician from another country. (Why the hell did they not stay in Nicaragua? Better weed in the US?) Who knows on this one as I don't think we are going to see the entire story until the end.
Next you have the guy from Tunisia coming to the bible belt for the love of his life...wait for it...a big lazy eyed woman living in Klan country with a redneck brother just waiting for the green light to go deliverance on him.
Front and center is the woman from South Africa marrying a naive American who's balls have not dropped yet and is afraid of what his father will do as he tells everyone in the world he is a racist. Not to mention like someone else pointed out the guy put him up in a remote location. Great way for an introduction, "Oh my fathers a racist and were going to lock you up in the woods." I'm sure her only reassurance is that there are camera crews around. Maybe it will turn out.
Next up you have the 23yr old from Brazil marrying some putz from FL with the personality of a robot, house keeping of a hoarder (work in progress room and playboy collection), a father in law that thinks its a good idea since she doesn't like clowns to dress up like one and greet her. Pair that with the guys criticism of her bikini yet he can sneeze a storm cloud without enough manners to cover up himself. She should have stayed in Brazil like her instincts were telling her.
On to the Filipina with the crazy eyes and personality. She has to be a plant to be a warning to Americans as she is clearly using him and he has yet to show a spine.
In all TLC is clearly showing the stereotypes of what society believes in "Mail order brides." They are showing the Americans to be the stereotypes of what society believes the foreign dating types are with one woman being the green card seeker they have been waiting for. Season 2 is absolutely disgusting but hey this the network that brought us Honey Boo Boo. What do you expect? Part of me wishes following in the heels of a successful season one will wind up with the current producer to be fired, a return to a more sensible group like season 1 or the series to just be canceled. Another part of me thinks, good, this will show foreign women to be cautious as well as it may bring up red flags for them to inquire about and eliminate some of my competition. However, how many will this discourage from trying in the first place?
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I guess they stopped the clock with a quick civil ceremony
I wonder how many of these couples actually married shortly after the fiancé arrived and all this 90-day crap is just more contrived drama to pretend that they might all change their minds and go home before the last minute wedding.
Did anyone else notice that Nicaragua dude was wearing a wedding band in the last episode? I guess he forgot to take it off for the camera... ???
Ray
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Good to see you back BCC. I have never watched any of these shows, nor do I care too. I guess I could look for re-runs on YouTube.
Even though I have seen one show, I agree with you 100%. There is no conspiracy against men looking for foreign women by the American Women rubbing their hands in glee, as RA says. The reality is, everybody else in the world could care less, they couldn't give a sh¿t what individuals do, and are too busy with their own lives to care what a few rare "eccentric" men are doing.
As a matter of fact , if anything,my experience is people generally feel sorry for guys when things go wrong with their foreign bride endeavors.
I do see things on a more micro scale. Most women want nothing more than to be friends with my wife. The women that don't tend to be married to (or dating) my guy friends and view her as someone to compete against (as they come up wanting).
Granted in the past when feminists come on here and act nice some men will tuck their balls in and be nice back (unaware of what actually gets taught in the classroom). But I don't think the show is feminist, so I don't really have a particular problem with TLC's latest piece of contrived drama for the masses. Let's talk about that 19 kids and counting. How irresponsible is it to promote a family that has 19 or 20 kids as being positive and worthy of promotion. What if every family had 20 kids. What would the world be like? Anyways, it's hard for me to get that worked up about 90 Day.
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Second the motion that it's good to see you back, Bcc_1_2. You and I may not have agreed on a whole lot the last couple of years, but not only do you have every right to express your opinion-- -but you typically do w/o being a low ball jerk--the nana nana boo boo, name calling stuff isn't your style, thank goodness.
Besides, the whole 'point, counterpoint' dynamic your views sometimes elicit is probably a good thing. Why, it even livens up the place! Cheers! :)
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Second the motion that it's good to see you back, Bcc_1_2. You and I may not have agreed on a whole lot the last couple of years, but not only do you have every right to express your opinion-- -but you typically do w/o being a low ball jerk--the nana nana boo boo, name calling stuff isn't your style, thank goodness.
Besides, the whole 'point, counterpoint' dynamic your views sometimes elicit is probably a good thing. Why, it even livens up the place! Cheers! :)
Well the problem is I get very little out of this site anymore. But a lot of married guys run into that around here. And over the past 8 or 9 years the travel content continues to drop. What we get now is a bunch of armchair quarterbacking, 2nd guessing, guys talking about doing stuff they never will do, politics that have little practical application in the chica hunt, etc. But when Honduras comes up in the news I will tell people how it really is. Most places aren't as bad as they say it is. Honduras actually is right now. And that's depressing.
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If TLC wanted a dating show for ratings they should look at this site and look at a all the gold digging american women. Spent most my life trying to stay away from women like this and these guys are actually dumb enough to go looking for women like that. They may not be taking money but I still think they are hoo-ers!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yr5s5VGhYTo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yr5s5VGhYTo)
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If TLC wanted a dating show for ratings they should look at this site...
They do look at this site...
http://www.planet-love.com/index.php?topic=7777.0
Ray
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Sorry, I should have clarified when I said this site I meant the company in the video link. No way would I want to invite a circus into my marriage and try to create drama and put our relationship at risk.
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The last episode really pissed me off where the father of the US groom who is marrying the South African woman started spouting off about interracial marriage. Here he was claiming that it is not accepted in the US and blah blah blah.... You would think from living in Texas where interracial marriages are very common and quite accepted that he would know better. Ignorant racist [snip].
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Notice though that the future sister-in-laws did everything possible to help her and make her welcome. Good for them.
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Notice though that the future sister-in-laws did everything possible to help her and make her welcome. Good for them.
Very true. I was proud of them for doing the right thing. The shame of it is she seems like a very sweet girl who doesn't deserve to be treated this way by her prospective father-in-law. He can't see her - just her skin color! I notice his wife didn't share in his sentiments and was kind to her as well.
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Very true. I was proud of them for doing the right thing. The shame of it is she seems like a very sweet girl who doesn't deserve to be treated this way by her prospective father-in-law. He can't see her - just her skin color! I notice his wife didn't share in his sentiments and was kind to her as well.
Relax UC, this is just the phony plot the show producers set up. Wait until the phony wedding ceremonies later and then everyone, even "racist" father, will be all happy and loving. Dad might even make a move on the girl's mom... LOL
Ray
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Ray has spoiled the ending LOL
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I'm not shocked at all by the father being the way he is. You get out in areas of Texas and see the old "Sundown Town" signs still up in some areas and the attitude is obviously still there.
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Except for the last two years I lived in Texas. I lived in north East Texas then the center even a couple years in West Texas. All in all 40 years. The center of Texas and south is intergrated. West Texas has never changed its always been intergrated. Now you want a red neck go to East Texas its more like 75% good ol boys! And I'm like you as soon as they wed it will change. Besides the show is doing exactly what they want it too. Because we talk we assume and LOLwe predict...Personally I cant wait for more episodes now LOL its like my " as the earth turns '.
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I went on a field exercise west of Fort Hood Texas near Eden and my unit passed through a tiny town that had a similar sign only far more expletive directed at blacks. I was driving an my NCO was in passenger seat and was like "WTF!?" being from Atlanta GA. As he zipped up the window on the HUMVEE I reassured him by saying "It's ok sergeant. They'll shoot my Opie Taylor looking azz first for being a race trader so you'll have a chance to get away if we are captured. Me? I'm screwed!" He laughed his azz off. Though he got nervous on a few occasions when civilian ham radio enthusiasts would see our big antennas and would stop along the highway and try to peek at our classified radio equipment. We wouldn't let them and they would comment on our nice pea shooters. (back then we didn't carry live ammo on us and Mexican cartels were crossing the border and purposely getting into an accident with a HUMVEE and then jacking them for their weapons then run for the border.)
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Of course you realize that all of this drama is contrived just as it is on most reality shows.
I wonder if Daya is her real name, or if it is just a stage name made up by the show producers. For you guys out there married to Filipinas, ask them what "daya" means in Tagalog... ROFLMAO!
Ray
upon further review and the hundreds online following this it looks like TLC Anglicized her name Dhiah, depending upon how you translate the language and alphabet from its original Arabic source. Nobody is asking or posting whether she is Muslim or how far back the faith may go in her family, yet.
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Spoiler alert: If you have not seen the last episode do not read.
Shocker, the lazy eyed woman who kept hiding financial problems continued to hide them after they were married. We also saw how her sweet daughters turned on their attitudes. (Just think of how those three act when the cameras are not there.) I could all but guarantee that they guy was trying to line up getting his hind end back to Tunisia as quickly as possible. Can't really blame the guy.
I was kind of surprised the Brazilian woman stayed and married the guy especially after seeing the auction episode and seeing him complain about her nagging at the bar. Who knows though, someday he could wake up and she's gone if he does not change for her. He reminded me of a guy I knew that worked for a large computer company who brought over and married a little Russian hottie. He had very few social skills and I saw him at a car show with here once. You could tell she was uncomfortable as he just stood there looking across the lot, not holding her hand or conversing with her for what seemed like eternity. She was with him maybe a year before she bounced bac. k to Russia.
The racist father I'm not so sure if he really was if you watch how quickly they switch to him and out again as if they are taking snippets out. To me overall the guy just seemed like a concerned parent that was the last to find out and was kind of blind sided.
Daya. What can I say, step mom is a witch. Does not show up to your sons wedding? If my mother would have done that I would have told her don't bother coming around then either. Good to see the guy finally grew a pair and probably would not be surprised if mom was the reason for the first breakup. "I just said what had to be said." What a self centered kniving witch. I know of two weddings where the parents just turned into absolute children and one mother in law was the reason for the divorce by "saying what needed to be said." in her opinion. So what she said the ring looked possibly fake when she got off the plane. How long of a trip was it? I looked up flight plans to Billings and Missoula from Manila. 26-34 hour flight time if your lucky enough to get one. 47-54 hours if not. That does not include other travel time to Manila or from the arrival destination to the guys house. I can tell you my ex was less than personable after 8 hour flights. She would have been Cthulhu coming off plane dragging the corpses off with her. And who knows, drama inserted by the producers? I myself when I flew from Germany to the states was not so bad but for whatever reason going back east to Germany sucked. Usually took me 2 weeks to shake of the jet lag and get into a regular sleep schedule again from a 28hr travel plan.
Nobody else was much of a concern and they will probably work out.
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My wife is repulsed by that whole series. I programmed this season to record on the DVR, but after she saw how that Filipina, scripted or not scripted acted at the airport--ungracious about the flowers and barking at her fiancé' to go get her bags, she sure didn't want me to cue it up.
The last season we did catch a bit of and that Filipina, with all the drama about a wedding dress her fiancé, given his stressed finances couldn't really afford, struck a sour note as well. I don't think the ladies, Piglett, KFC or myself, to name but a few guys here (not saying a bad thing about any of the other guy's wives--don't have a bit of reason to) are anything like those women.
Most Filipinas we know, even after becoming US citizens, remain proud of their nation and are sensitive about how they and their fellow Filipinas behave, as they feel it reflects on the Philippines. Lord knows, you can pick just about any nation on earth, war torn, impoverished, first world and or frozen, and there's almost certainly Filipinos there.
Then again-in REAL 'reality', those women may be (hopefully) quite different than as depicted on TLC.
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My wife is repulsed by that whole series. I programmed this season to record on the DVR, but after she saw how that Filipina, scripted or not scripted acted at the airport--ungracious about the flowers and barking at her fiancé' to go get her bags, she sure didn't want me to cue it up.
The last season we did catch a bit of and that Filipina, with all the drama about a wedding dress her fiancé, given his stressed finances couldn't really afford, struck a sour note as well. I don't think the ladies, Piglett, KFC or myself, to name but a few guys here (not saying a bad thing about any of the other guy's wives--don't have a bit of reason to) are anything like those women.
Most Filipinas we know, even after becoming US citizens, remain proud of their nation and are sensitive about how they and their fellow Filipinas behave, as they feel it reflects on the Philippines. Lord knows, you can pick just about any nation on earth, war torn, impoverished, first world and or frozen, and there's almost certainly Filipinos there.
Then again-in REAL 'reality', those women may be (hopefully) quite different than as depicted on TLC.
What little I saw of the show gave me the impression that it was scripted, stereotypical, and just made for entertainment purposes. Not much more than that.
Fathertime!
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What little I saw of the show gave me the impression that it was scripted, stereotypical, and just made for entertainment purposes. Not much more than that.
Fathertime!
Yes, that's what it is. Many were beating the drum that it was going to be feminist show against men. It's not that at all... It's just fake drama and entertainment for the simple minded folk wanting a kim kardashian style cheap brand of entertainment.
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Totally agree. The first season seemed ok. This season just seemed like they had a bag of hate mail from feminists as they opened the season just trying to make all the guys look like the stereotype that people think of for mail order brides as they made each and every guy look like spineless buffoons as they constantly defended that term. They women as well, they had a spacey dreamer and a desperate woman.
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we will see if there is a season 2#. I did have my enterest but it was very hard to follow at times. I think maybe the sessions were spliced together for better drama. Hopefully they will get some more realistic couples with everyday problems. I only seen one have any problem with English. I thought that was outstanding. Not normal actually! Rings on fingers how they dressed, maybe if there is a season 2# we will get to see more Europeans. It can only go up LOL
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The only reason I have been following this dumb show is to see if that Mohammed dude is going to kiss fatty on the mouth...
He didn't kiss her at the wedding because it was Ramadan(?)... Bull Shyt!
I think he's holding out for the 72 virgins. ;D
Ray
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LOL! Agreed Ray! I was waiting too! I kind of had that sinking feeling from the beginning.
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Daya. What can I say, step mom is a witch. Does not show up to your sons wedding? If my mother would have done that I would have told her don't bother coming around then either. Good to see the guy finally grew a pair and probably would not be surprised if mom was the reason for the first breakup. "I just said what had to be said." What a self centered kniving witch. I know of two weddings where the parents just turned into absolute children and one mother in law was the reason for the divorce by "saying what needed to be said." in her opinion. So what she said the ring looked possibly fake when she got off the plane. How long of a trip was it? I looked up flight plans to Billings and Missoula from Manila. 26-34 hour flight time if your lucky enough to get one. 47-54 hours if not. That does not include other travel time to Manila or from the arrival destination to the guys house. I can tell you my ex was less than personable after 8 hour flights. She would have been Cthulhu coming off plane dragging the corpses off with her. And who knows, drama inserted by the producers? I myself when I flew from Germany to the states was not so bad but for whatever reason going back east to Germany sucked. Usually took me 2 weeks to shake of the jet lag and get into a regular sleep schedule again from a 28hr travel plan.
If she flew non stop say 13 hours to San Francisco plus whatever the transfer and second flight cost in time and then the show drama of waiting an hour when Brett got the wrong flowers.
They darken the plane but to beat the jet lag you shouldn't be sleeping on the way back as most flights land in the early evening
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They're back on October 11, 2015 http://starcasm.net/archives/329190 (http://starcasm.net/archives/329190) this season includes a fiance from Thailand and one from the Philippines. It looks like they will be playing the age gap issue with the Filipina and the jealous spouse with the Thai
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Just as big or bigger train wreck than last year. It's like the show is really trying to boost the stereotype of what people here think of foreign relationships.
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Oh no...more of that silly show! ::)
Fathertime!
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I still want to know if Mohammed had sex with fatty... (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-confused004.gif)
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I understand this thread is old but what does TLC stands for? Unless it's the name of the lady rap group....
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I understand this thread is old but what does TLC stands for? Unless it's the name of the lady rap group....
TLC is the name of the cable channel. It stands for The Learning Channel because it was originally focused on educational content but now it's main focus is goofy reality shows about the twisted inhabitants of the USA.
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TLC is the name of the cable channel. It stands for The Learning Channel because it was originally focused on educational content but now it's main focus is goofy reality shows about the twisted inhabitants of the USA.
It's a sad state of affairs that it's said the 'reality show' genre is the #1 attraction for television viewers in the USA. So little of it has to do with the 'reality' that most people actually live with, I suppose it's fantasy escapism, and to some extent a fascination with 'train wrecks', sometimes a bit of a freak show as well as people enjoying seeing people 'eliminated', turning their loyalty aside and so on.
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Looks like Mohammed is going to be a daddy.
But it's not fatty who's pregnant... LOL!
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Is anyone still watching this silly show?
They seem to have gone out of their way to find the most mismatched couples available again.
And they keep spouting the same old worn out platitudes... "how do you know he/she isn't just using you for a green card/free ticket to America?" (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-sleep006.gif)
Ray
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Is anyone still watching this silly show?
They seem to have gone out of their way to find the most mismatched couples available again.
And they keep spouting the same old worn out platitudes... "how do you know he/she isn't just using you for a green card/free ticket to America?" (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-sleep006.gif)
Ray
Most people in the US think that when someone comes here as a fiance they are looking for a green card. Platitude or not, most people have this belief. Who knows? Maybe they are right.
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They look for someone to love and a better life. You know. Sort of like those over 30, feminist single women with 4 cats that hate their lives and think some how you want to be a part of it, break into your phone and computer because it's all about trust and they will never trust you.
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Most people in the US think that when someone comes here as a fiance they are looking for a green card. Platitude or not, most people have this belief. Who knows? Maybe they are right.
That's why I tell people not to give a rat's ass about what other people think and to concentrate on finding the right match and making it right. Between their bigotry, jealousy and ignorance, it's just better off not even tuning into people like that.
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I was hoping to watch this but it's not on Piratbay yet. :(
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The new season of this silly show just started.
I didn't see any Filipina or Colombiana fiancées this time.
More Eastern European gold diggers...
I was kind of expecting some gay/lesbo couples this year(?) ::)
I also see that another American lardo petitioned a buff Muslim dude from Morocco AGAIN. I guess she didn't watch the last disaster with Fatty/Mohammed? LOL
Ray
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The new season of this silly show just started.
I didn't see any Filipina or Colombiana fiancées this time.
More Eastern European gold diggers...
I was kind of expecting some gay/lesbo couples this year(?) ::)
I also see that another American lardo petitioned a buff Muslim dude from Morocco AGAIN. I guess she didn't watch the last disaster with Fatty/Mohammed? LOL
Ray
I am sure they tried hard to find a same sex couple. I have been told the second season filmed before the first aired. At this point I am sure everybody knows it is not a Lisa Ling documentary and only Kardashians and religious showing us they were virgins at the time of marriage are applying.
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Watching the first episode. They are all train-wrecks waiting to happen. The one that gets me is the guy that is the Medical Marijuana Grower with the 6 figure salary that is with the Russian woman. Right away they show this woman with big pouty fake lips like Donatella Versache pouting for him to buy her a $10k purse and he reveals he has spent $70k since they have been dating. Of course lots of photos staying in high end places in the Camen Islands etc. Oh and then the end of the first episode what she did to him. Seeing the previews for the next week are telling. I think that is going to be an interesting one to watch but very predictable.
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IF the Cannabis King is with a..whats the word I'm looking for..A Gold Diggin Snotty Bitch.
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Man, this show is hilarious.
Now they are trying to remake the original show into a continuing soap opera.
Now we have the Mohammed and Fatty show, where Mohammed runs around the country chasing hot chicks and Fatty follows him around threatening to have him deported.
Then there's the Colombiana wife who is willing to dump her husband for a career as a lingerie model in Miami.
Or the fat chick who almost falls off a camel in the Moroccan desert.
And the drunken sot mother of the guy who married the Thai girl...
And the Russian fiancée of the Marijuana grower who wants a $10,000 a month shopping allowance and a $40,000 wedding dress.
This nonsense is getting so ridiculous that I might have to go take a dump...
LOL!
Ray
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Good grief this show has to have gone totally scripted. Nobody is committed to marriage upon their fiance's arrival and one guy hasn't given one her ring back after a fight. My wife would have absolutely murdered me in my sleep the first night I pulled any of the "Maybe maybe not." BS. Unlike a few couples that had the blinders on to get married. None of the couples have that open mindset now. My thought was always, "If your not committed you'd better not ask someone to quit their job, sell/give/toss all their belongings except what they can fit in a couple bags and come running.
But at least there is some seriously good train wrecks like the drunk rich botox infused blonde that seems like a sex tourist willing to bang one dude, cheat on him, accuse him of not being faithful to her and then go bang his cousin again.
I fell sorry for the French woman though. She's got a real doorknob as a fiance. He's pretty self centered trying to talk her into going to multiple countries to try and get married. Cost of the first trip alone when she got detained in Mexico would have been either refile or go to her, get married and bring her over on another type of visa.
Filipina wanting a girlfriend...yeah right.
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Good grief this show has to have gone totally scripted. Nobody is committed to marriage upon their fiance's arrival and one guy hasn't given one her ring back after a fight. My wife would have absolutely murdered me in my sleep the first night I pulled any of the "Maybe maybe not." BS. Unlike a few couples that had the blinders on to get married. None of the couples have that open mindset now. My thought was always, "If your not committed you'd better not ask someone to quit their job, sell/give/toss all their belongings except what they can fit in a couple bags and come running.
But at least there is some seriously good train wrecks like the drunk rich botox infused blonde that seems like a sex tourist willing to bang one dude, cheat on him, accuse him of not being faithful to her and then go bang his cousin again.
I fell sorry for the French woman though. She's got a real doorknob as a fiance. He's pretty self centered trying to talk her into going to multiple countries to try and get married. Cost of the first trip alone when she got detained in Mexico would have been either refile or go to her, get married and bring her over on another type of visa.
Filipina wanting a girlfriend...yeah right.
Schlock. We live in a world where the last president was the star of a so called 'reality show'--for 14 years, a scripted show that got him elected. What's real, what's scripted, be it the 'news', entertainment etc,. it's harder than ever to define 'reality.'
For me, it boils down to whatever I want to believe. But more than ever, I take more things than ever before with a 'grain of salt' - one that's as big as a boulder.
361 days together with my wife (since she started working at home March 5th, 2020) 24X7, with us basically 'quarantining' away from the rest of the world, makes the world outside our sphere seem weirder than ever.
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Good grief this show has to have gone totally scripted. Nobody is committed to marriage upon their fiance's arrival and one guy hasn't given one her ring back after a fight. My wife would have absolutely murdered me in my sleep the first night I pulled any of the "Maybe maybe not." BS. Unlike a few couples that had the blinders on to get married. None of the couples have that open mindset now. My thought was always, "If your not committed you'd better not ask someone to quit their job, sell/give/toss all their belongings except what they can fit in a couple bags and come running.
But at least there is some seriously good train wrecks like the drunk rich botox infused blonde that seems like a sex tourist willing to bang one dude, cheat on him, accuse him of not being faithful to her and then go bang his cousin again.
I fell sorry for the French woman though. She's got a real doorknob as a fiance. He's pretty self centered trying to talk her into going to multiple countries to try and get married. Cost of the first trip alone when she got detained in Mexico would have been either refile or go to her, get married and bring her over on another type of visa.
Filipina wanting a girlfriend...yeah right.
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It's not often I like lawyers, but this one of those times.
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