Quote Originally Posted by marksroomspain View Post
Hiya Mike, first of all may I say a warm and friendly welcome to our forum, there are a lot of people on here who have started that wonderful journey you may or may not embark on so I will throw my input into this...

Mike first of all yes there are scammers about and you normally find those that ask for money immediately or within a few weeks or months of getting to know them, just be careful and keep your wits about you, if she is genuine then she would never ask for this not before you have actually met her anyway.

I have been down this road as many others have who can testify to finding a right gem but on hindsight a few others and I mean just the minority who have had a bad experience.

I don't say this to put you off as most filipino woman are absolutely beautiful both inside and out but like I say just take one step at a time and if it feels good then you could take it further.

BTW I met my beautiful lady nearly 2 years ago on a dating site, met her in person 6 months later got married 2 months after that and now she is in the UK with me and our little boy so yes things can work out.

Good Luck Buddy
I may have already fallen for the money trap, and I have sent a token amount, only £20, but I want to show her that I am serious myself. She is young, and still in some sort of education/college. She asked for help with tuition fees. I know the alarm bells should be ringing, but to be honest every doubt I have had she has countered with ease, and all on camera. She is either a very professional scammer or very genuine, I guess only time will tell. And we have spoken on cam daily for well over a week. She has also shown me off to her neighbours and friends, which I hope is a positive thing.

As I say she is young, I know there are wide age gaps in the relationships, but are there any guides as to what is considered OK, I'm guessing its more anything goes in the Philippines, but more frowned upon in the UK? Also how successful have peoples relationships been when there is a big age gap?

Mike