<bstev...@rock.com> wrote in message

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it's a vile human traffic trade at a guess-

they all look very pretty....bet if i were to pay for one mine would
be like a russian shot putter

Hardly. That's a common misunderstanding. There is NO SUCH THING as a
"mail order bride." Really, these "marriage agencies" are little more
than online dating/introduction services just like you see here in the
U.S. The only difference is that the ladies are 10,000 miles away,
instead of across town. When you find one you're interested in, you
exchange emails, phone calls, etc. with her, then visit her (a face to
face meeting is required for her to get a visa to the U.S.). Then if
all goes well, she comes over here on a Fiance Visa. If the two of you
marry within 90 days, she can stay permanently.

In general, these really are decent, sincere women, and if you take
your time and are careful, you can find the relationship you've always
wanted and needed in your life. The problem is that in general, the
two really don't understand what they're getting into, and it all
falls apart. Preventing that is what this book is all about. You have
my word: it will be the best $25 you ever spent.

http://www.foreignbridesbook.com

Bill S.

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On 8/6/07 9:12 PM, in article
1186449162.206609.18130@19g2000hsx.googlegroups.com, "bstevens@rock.com"
<bstevens@rock.com> wrote:

it's a vile human traffic trade at a guess-

they all look very pretty....bet if i were to pay for one mine would
be like a russian shot putter

Hardly. That's a common misunderstanding. There is NO SUCH THING as a
"mail order bride." Really, these "marriage agencies" are little more
than online dating/introduction services just like you see here in the
U.S. The only difference is that the ladies are 10,000 miles away,
instead of across town.

but bill, what's the advantage in them being 10,000 miles away instead of
across town?

and my other question is, how come we never see russian and philippino men
signing up at these places to advertise for an american wife, or american
men seeking russian and philipino wives, or american women seeking hubbies
in russia and the philippines? it seems a little lopsided for a
dating/intro
service, dontcha think?

When you find one you're interested in, you
exchange emails, phone calls, etc. with her, then visit her (a face to
face meeting is required for her to get a visa to the U.S.). Then if
all goes well, she comes over here on a Fiance Visa. If the two of you
marry within 90 days, she can stay permanently.

jeez, what a boondoggle. it's not like there aren't lots of single russian
and philippino women here already. and the neat thing is, they already
have
visas. maybe even citizenship cards. that's got to be some kind of plus.

i'd say these "marriage agencies" provide a service whereby young ladies
can
respectably and legally ***** their way to american citizenship, all
expenses
paid. on this side, they're ogled by socially dysfunctional men who can't
get a date across town or anywhere else and are looking at overseas dating
as their last-ditch ace in the hole, or (more likely) just doing some
typically avoidant fantasizing.

finally, we come to the question of why you posted your ad in
alt.support.depression. that's some pretty focused targeting there.