Looking for love in all the wrong places?

Correspondence & Introduction  Services

I've never been the customer of an "introduction service" myself, though I do know some people who have. Some of those men were happy with the results, some were not. Pragmatically, these businesses serve a legitimate purpose and most are on the up and up. But I advise both the guys and gals who consider such services to be cautious.  Some of the gals are wonderful, loving girls, some are gold diggers. Some of the guys are well-meaning and caring men, some are creeps.  Be sure you know who you're dealing with before you make a commitment.

As an aside, I think it would be really admirable if a few of these services had names that reflected marriage instead of dating. For example, instead of "Filipina Angels of the Visayas," I would name my business, "Women With Mothers Who Want to Know When the Hell You're Going to Give Her Some Grandchildren!" Or, alternatively, "Filipina Gals Who Will Immediately Balance Your Checkbook and Put You On a Budget!" Or, "Filipino Women Who Will Force You to Buy Decent Clothes - Yes, You DO Need Them!" 

Anyway, there are Filipinas who want foreign husbands, and there are foreign men who want Filipina wives.  And while there are certain "interested parties" who do everything they can to slander or prevent such marriages, foreign men continue to marry Filipinas.  So until these men start living their lives according to the directives of the syndicated talk shows (shiver), I'm going to assume this type of relationship will continue, and for that reason I'd be remiss if I didn't offer a few links to introduction services. 

If you decide to use a service, here are some things for you to keep an eye out for:

1.  Are the Filipinas advertised as sexual objects?  If there are images of Filipinas on the site, are they models in bikinis or normal looking women in normal looking clothes?

2.  Are "tours" to the Philippines offered?  If so, do they sound like legitimate travel packages, or sex tours? 

3.  Is the site operated by a Fil-West couple?  If yes, does the wife contribute actively to the site?

4.  Does the site seem to you to be in compliance with Republic Act No. 6955 ? Of course, if you disagree with that law, or believe it to be inconsequential, this is a non-issue for you.  

5.  Is there customer feedback?  

6.  How long has the company been in business?

7.  Does the site provide insight into Filipino culture?

8.  Do you know of anyone who has used the company before?

Those are at least a few of the things you should keep in mind when looking at sites.  Remember, many, if not most, are completely legitimate and do act within the laws of their host nation as well as the Philippines.  But there are a handful that do not, and you need to keep an eye out for them.  Once you find them, deprive them of your business and let them whither on the vine.  There are the types of businesses run by the types of individuals that make Fil-West relationships the center of far too much controversy.

Good luck!