Imported Asian Brides..

I was up early this morning, coz I had to finish hubby’s slide show presentation for a class. But typical me, I spent about an hour browsing for news and articles before I got down to it. I was checking out ChannelNewsAsia when I saw this lifestyle article that really got me interested – “Imported brides popular as money mixes Asian marriages”.

It is a well written article on a very interesting phenomenon going on. There’s no denying that its happening.

Asian men from rich countries such as Japan and South Korea are increasingly seeking brides from poorer ones like Vietnam and the Philippines — as economically liberated local women get picky.

Marriages between Japanese men and foreign women shot up 73 percent between 1995 and 2006, to 35,993, according to the latest government survey. Most of the women were Filipinas, followed by Chinese.

"Asian brides — notably Chinese and Filipina — remain popular in the countryside, where it’s quite hard to find young women," said Toshio Esaka, president of dating agency Royal in Osaka, western Japan.

Check out the article link for the full article. I am from the Philippines and now currently living here in Phnom Penh and I know some people who really go for this marriages. Most reason is to escape poverty especially in the provinces.

I don’t think there is anything wrong with inter-racial marriage, I’m prime example of it and no we didn’t meet through this dating agencies. We met in person while hubby was taking his postgraduate studies, we became good friends for sometime before we got serious. So we were in a perfectly normal courtship and relationship before we got married. But I must admit there was still that stigma attached to being a Filipina married to a foreigner. I’ve had various encounters where other people seemed to think of me as a mail order bride, and it used to raise hell with me but now I take it in stride. Hubby finds this really funny, coz he says I have far more money than him lol!

Back on the topic, I did say I see nothing wrong with these guys looking for brides elsewhere but girls should still be cautious as this can lead to some abuses if you don’t really know the person you are marrying. I have this belief that if you marry it should be to a person who considers you an equal and affords you the respect you deserve.

Just the same, I hope governments should do something to ensure the safety of these ladies who choose to go by this marriage route.

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