Interesting read.

There are obviously lots of men and women out there, all with different motivations.

But relationships with Filipinas don't always involve Visas. My wife had already been in the UK for 5 years, and had indefinite leave to remain, when I met her. That made things very easy! Also, she's about the same age as me and comes from a reasonably well-off family, so she doesn't need to send money back. Overall we're a great match!

So I suppose that someone embarking on any serious relationship needs to do plenty of research!