Quote Originally Posted by tiger31 View Post
I believe your relationship / marriage would last longer if you stayed in the philippines .Its far easier to get rid of your ex partner in the west .marrying someone from a different culture is I believe a bit more challenging for all sorts of reasons .Its all about being patient with each others culture and trying to understand them before you speak or make decisions .philippinas can and do make excellent partners if you treat and show them respect they will look after you good and proper .but cross them and out comes the BOLO lol
Good advice, in my opinion I think many men fall 'in love' over the internet, maybe they're falling 'in love' with the idea same applies to women of a different culture filipino or not, they fall 'in love' with the idea of living in a western country and are therefore blinkered in some respects to the person they're falling 'in love' with.
Tiger's advice of spending time in each others country for a period of time is excellent, then each of you would know if you're in love with the person or the idea. At the end of the day, what's 6 months out of your life when you're planning on spending the rest of it together