When I first got involved with Daryl Lynn I knew there would be snide remarks about "mail-order brides" etc and sure enough 1 or 2 people made that comment and I was so prepared that I didn't even respond. All of us come across such stereotypical views and unfortunately some relationships are so "unusual" that they help to re-inforce this image.
With huge age differences and seemingly nothing in common, it is easy to see how people may viewFilipinas in such relationships as being "in it for something other than love".
The Western sterotypical relationship is I guess a 1 or 2 year age gap with the guy being older. They probably come from the same town and have common interests.
It's easy to see cynicism when a 60 year westerner is walking along with a 20-something year old girl. I recently read a tourist review of Alona beach at Panglao where Daryl-Lynn and I had our first holiday together. I said ".....It is mainly filled with Europeans with there young Filipina companions".
Sad
