That's a fine post HopeUK
Like Northerner and many others using this forum you have made a decision which will change your life for the better.
Life isn't a rehearsal and the moments you will ultimately share with your new love will make all of the waiting and wondering worthwhile and in spades too.
It is the quiet times that we spend with our Mahals that are the most rewarding. A Filipina's love is never-ending and comes at you like a constant river of warmth.
There will be pitfalls on the journey and probably in life when you live together but when you look at her every day you will smile at the good fortune you are in because of the good choices you made earlier.
Best of luck to you, and indeed to all the folk separated now, but not forever
