Costs of courtship/Marriage to a filipina ?

[Tawi2]

Filipinas are now liberated.

Thats the truth,Maria Clara is nowadays resigned to the pages of noli me tangere(yes,i have read it) I wonder if anyone here has actually went through a genuine old-fashioned courtship ritual?Pinays are super-liberated,the old demure,subservient,perfect woman doesnt exist anymore,or if she does its on some undeveloped island and she has no exposure to the outside world.

[abracadabra]

Hi there i just read your post & looking at it seems a little daunting to say the least lol but all i want ( if its that simple) is to go to philly next July to marry my partner there,i have known her almost 1 year now although we have never met in person,she has never married,has 2 children 8 & 11 by the same father whom is deceased. I think that by marrying her perhaps conceiving a child whilst there maybe may increase the chances of her living here with me or am i going about it the wrong way it just seems so complex and i dont know what to do.I dont expect you to be Marjorie Proops on the matter lol but am wondering if you could shed a bit more light on the matter it would be much appreciated thanks.Yours faithfully Tom Sheffield

[grahamw48]

You're considering fathering a child in the Philippines in order to possibly facilitate getting a spouse visa...with someone you haven't even met yet ?

I think you need to think this through...(putting it politely).