I am pretty sure the Filipinas have a way to make us westerners fall for them. My GF, who lives in Davao, had a hard time convincing me through the net that our age gap was not important for her and she encouraged me... now we are talking on the phone each day and writing and I will see her this coming July.. don't know what will happen, I won't rush her but I am pretty sure she already knows what she wants (or does not want) to happen.....