One of the international dating sites men searching for foreign brides usually come across is ForeignLadies. I must admit that I too first looked at this site when I first thought of the idea of looking for love overseas.
Good things about ForeignLadies include the fact that you can see the ladies' profiles without having to login and register first. So it's a good site if you're window shopping for a foreign bride. Another good thing is that it has a range of ladies from a wide range of countries. So it's a good place if you're not sure if you want a Russian, Asian or even a Latin American bride.
Sadly that's probably the best of the site over with. ForeignLadies is quite an expensive site to use. It's of the letter writing variety, where you have to pay to send a letter to a lady. After I found ForeignLadies I found Chnlove, and I spent over $400 on that site in just a few months. Wow, was I a mug. I could have signed up to Chinese Love Links for an annual membership plan of around $165! And there are enough English speaking ladies on this site that there's no need for a translation letter writing service anyway.
Another kicker for me is that if you search hard enough you can find the same ladies on more than one dating site. I've personally seen ladies from Chnlove on Cherry Blossoms. Do some hunting around and no doubt you'll find the ForeignLadies ladies on other sites.
Having said that, plenty of men do find love on ForeignLadies and go on to marry the foreign lady of their dreams. But just watch the costs of sites like this because I know of men who have spent 1000's of dollars writing to ladies on international dating sites, and that's a big price to pay for finding love overseas.
Thursday, 7 July 2011
Tuesday, 5 July 2011
What is the QPid Network?
The QPid Network is a network of Asian dating websites popular with men seeking mail order brides from Asia.
The QPid Network has two main sites:
Both Chnlove and Thai Matches are letter writing sites. These sites are free to join, but you have to pay to contact the ladies on the site. The cost of sending or receiving a letter includes a fee to get the letter translated into the lady's native language (i.e. Thai or Mandarin Chinese).
Good things about both sites include the fact that it's one way of getting around the language barrier. The sites are especially popular with men seeking more mature Asian wives, since these ladies are less likely to speak English. Chnlove in particular is great for Chinese mature women.
On the downside, letter writing sites are expensive! Writing letters to Asian ladies can work out much more expensive than using a flat rate Asian dating site such as Asian Euro, Asian Kisses or Chinese Love Links.
The QPid Network has two main sites:
- Chnlove
- Thai Matches
Both Chnlove and Thai Matches are letter writing sites. These sites are free to join, but you have to pay to contact the ladies on the site. The cost of sending or receiving a letter includes a fee to get the letter translated into the lady's native language (i.e. Thai or Mandarin Chinese).
Good things about both sites include the fact that it's one way of getting around the language barrier. The sites are especially popular with men seeking more mature Asian wives, since these ladies are less likely to speak English. Chnlove in particular is great for Chinese mature women.
On the downside, letter writing sites are expensive! Writing letters to Asian ladies can work out much more expensive than using a flat rate Asian dating site such as Asian Euro, Asian Kisses or Chinese Love Links.
What is the Cost of Mail Order Brides?
I've had a good attempt at calculating the cost of finding a mail order bride. A lot of guys want to know what they're getting into financially before they find a foreign bride from Russia or Asia (maybe Latin America too).
You know you can do all the math in the world, but here's the simple truth:
Of course this $10,000 figure only includes expenses incurred in finding a bride. Once she's living with you in your own country there could well be further expenses. Actually, it's ladies we're talking about here, so of course there will be further costs!
How much more a foreign lady will cost you depends on the lady. I've spoken to career ladies, and if I married one of these then they'd be pretty much financially independent. I've also spoken to girls who just dream of being a housewife while the man goes out and earns the money. Your new bride's ability to work will also depend to some extent on her English language ability, and whether she has some skills that transfer well to life in a Western country. Different men like different types of lady, but this is another consideration you need to make when choosing a suitable bride for you.
So mail order brides are expensive, be under no illusions about that. Make sure you really can afford to find that foreign lady, then have enough money to support her after marriage. Money issues are the cause of many relationship issues, so being realistic about it will improve your chances of a successful and long lasting marriage to a beautiful foreign bride.
You know you can do all the math in the world, but here's the simple truth:
- Mail order brides are expensive!
Of course this $10,000 figure only includes expenses incurred in finding a bride. Once she's living with you in your own country there could well be further expenses. Actually, it's ladies we're talking about here, so of course there will be further costs!
How much more a foreign lady will cost you depends on the lady. I've spoken to career ladies, and if I married one of these then they'd be pretty much financially independent. I've also spoken to girls who just dream of being a housewife while the man goes out and earns the money. Your new bride's ability to work will also depend to some extent on her English language ability, and whether she has some skills that transfer well to life in a Western country. Different men like different types of lady, but this is another consideration you need to make when choosing a suitable bride for you.
So mail order brides are expensive, be under no illusions about that. Make sure you really can afford to find that foreign lady, then have enough money to support her after marriage. Money issues are the cause of many relationship issues, so being realistic about it will improve your chances of a successful and long lasting marriage to a beautiful foreign bride.
Friday, 10 June 2011
Chinese LoveLinks
So I've been doing a bit more searching on Chinese LoveLinks. There are some great Chinese ladies on this site. The downside is that it's not a good place for the newbie man seeking an Asian bride. The best suggestion I have is to sign up for free membership and take a look around. If you like what you see, then take out the discounted Gold or Platinum yearly subscription.
This is the important bit though - take your time! Spend at least one month just reading the emails and interests you get from Chinese ladies. Give yourself a good idea of what's out there, and the sort of Chinese lady you want.
You'll also start to see patterns emerging in suspicious ladies. Personally I am very suspicious of:
You can also probably add to this list the ladies who have obviously airbrushed photos. These photos look pretty much identical to the professional studio shots that are common on Chnlove. Many of these ladies will be represented by marriage agencies, which have their own particular hazards.
The Chinese LoveLinks ladies I actively seek out are:
This is the important bit though - take your time! Spend at least one month just reading the emails and interests you get from Chinese ladies. Give yourself a good idea of what's out there, and the sort of Chinese lady you want.
You'll also start to see patterns emerging in suspicious ladies. Personally I am very suspicious of:
- New members.
- Ladies with no photos.
- Ladies who contact you and tell you their email address straight away.
- Chinese ladies not living in China.
- Chinese girls under the age of 25.
- Ladies with hidden profiles.
- Ladies from Nanning.
You can also probably add to this list the ladies who have obviously airbrushed photos. These photos look pretty much identical to the professional studio shots that are common on Chnlove. Many of these ladies will be represented by marriage agencies, which have their own particular hazards.
The Chinese LoveLinks ladies I actively seek out are:
- Those with a sensible age difference to me (no more than 12 years age difference).
- Professional ladies with good jobs.
- Ladies who have put their English knowledge as "Good" or better.
- Ladies who have obviously uploaded their own photos (sometimes poor quality) and have written their own profiles (sometimes in bad English).
- Ladies who live away from home and who have brothers and sisters.
- Ladies who have a QQ account so I can chat to them.
- Ladies who have taken some thought into what to write on their profile, although I avoid those with a long shopping list of requirements in a man.
Tuesday, 7 June 2011
Korean Cupid
Here's a new article about Korean Cupid. Korea Cupid is a popular Korean themed Asian dating website. The site is popular with Koreans looking for partners who are from Korea or their local Korean community. The site is also popular with Western men seeking Korean wives. The site may also attract a few men seeking Asian mail order brides, although it's not generally as easy to find a mail order bride from Korea as it is from neighboring China, Thailand or the Philippines.
As to the site itself, Korean Cupid offers free registration for men and women. When you register you can quickly set up your online dating profile, then return to upload photos or add more details about yourself at a later stage. As with most sites you can use the free membership to see if you like some of the other members. If you want to contact other members then you have to take out a subscription. Subscription fees are reasonable, whether you choose Gold or Platinum membership.
As far as finding a Korean wife go, Korea Cupid is worth a look. However, Korean as well as Japanese ladies tend to be quite shy and reserved, so as the man you'll have to do plenty of chasing if you want a relationship with a Korean lady. The good news is that many men think that Korean ladies are some of the best Asian ladies around, so all that chasing is worthwhile. Enjoy your visit to Korean Cupid.
As to the site itself, Korean Cupid offers free registration for men and women. When you register you can quickly set up your online dating profile, then return to upload photos or add more details about yourself at a later stage. As with most sites you can use the free membership to see if you like some of the other members. If you want to contact other members then you have to take out a subscription. Subscription fees are reasonable, whether you choose Gold or Platinum membership.
As far as finding a Korean wife go, Korea Cupid is worth a look. However, Korean as well as Japanese ladies tend to be quite shy and reserved, so as the man you'll have to do plenty of chasing if you want a relationship with a Korean lady. The good news is that many men think that Korean ladies are some of the best Asian ladies around, so all that chasing is worthwhile. Enjoy your visit to Korean Cupid.
Monday, 6 June 2011
Transpacific Marriage Agency
If you're interested in finding a Japanese girlfriend or wife then there aren't quite so many options as there are for the mail order bride type Asian countries (by these I mean Thailand, the Philippines, and to some extent, China). One popular Japanese dating site is Japan Cupid. Although there are plenty of Japanese ladies on this site, Japanese ladies tend to be fairly shy, and not many ladies like the idea of posting their profiles on a site like Japan Cupid.
Another possibility is to use a more introductions based approach. One alternative to Japan Cupid is to use the Transpacific Marriage Agency (TMA). This Japan based company helps Western men look for Japanese wives.
The Transpacific Marriage Agency works more like a dating site rather than a introductions agency. Men and women register, and the women are sent the men profiles, and men are sent the women's profiles. Some of the men and women are also listed on the TMA website.
Be rest assured that Transpacific Marriage Agency is a legitimate business, and plenty of men and women have found love using the service. I've seen some of the ladies on other dating services, so I know they're genuine.
I was interested in finding a Japanese wife, so I joined TMA for a few months. To be honest I'm not sure if it's worth the money really. There are some good ladies on the site. However, the site works by sending old fashioned PDF files of profiles to the members. These have low quality photos, and it's hard to judge a woman by a small thumbnail in a PDF file. I also found other shortcomings, namely that it wasn't always clear where a lady lived. Traveling around Japan is expensive, and it's often better to stick to finding a lady in an area you know. If your Japanese isn't great then venturing outside of central Tokyo, Osaka or Kyoto is pretty difficult as well.
So what's the alternative to the Transpacific Marriage Agency? One good tip I picked up from them is that in the membership pack they give all kinds of information away about how to find Japanese ladies. Sadly you'll really need to be living or working in Japan to use these tips. But in reality if you want a Japanese wife then you'll sort of guess that it's much better to live in Japan anyway. There aren't many Japanese women who are interested in living overseas. Personally I would say that Chinese ladies are a better proposition. Of course Chinese and Japanese cultures are vastly different. But if you're after a beautiful, smart and sophisticated Asian lady, then you might just be stunned at the quality of ladies on Chinese Cupid.
Update: I left TMA as it was largely a waste of money. Quite a few of the women are on Japan Cupid anyway. In fact, Japanese dating was a big waste of time for me. Why bother with Japanese women when there are tens of millions of hot Chinese women desperate to chat to you online?
Another possibility is to use a more introductions based approach. One alternative to Japan Cupid is to use the Transpacific Marriage Agency (TMA). This Japan based company helps Western men look for Japanese wives.
The Transpacific Marriage Agency works more like a dating site rather than a introductions agency. Men and women register, and the women are sent the men profiles, and men are sent the women's profiles. Some of the men and women are also listed on the TMA website.
Be rest assured that Transpacific Marriage Agency is a legitimate business, and plenty of men and women have found love using the service. I've seen some of the ladies on other dating services, so I know they're genuine.
I was interested in finding a Japanese wife, so I joined TMA for a few months. To be honest I'm not sure if it's worth the money really. There are some good ladies on the site. However, the site works by sending old fashioned PDF files of profiles to the members. These have low quality photos, and it's hard to judge a woman by a small thumbnail in a PDF file. I also found other shortcomings, namely that it wasn't always clear where a lady lived. Traveling around Japan is expensive, and it's often better to stick to finding a lady in an area you know. If your Japanese isn't great then venturing outside of central Tokyo, Osaka or Kyoto is pretty difficult as well.
So what's the alternative to the Transpacific Marriage Agency? One good tip I picked up from them is that in the membership pack they give all kinds of information away about how to find Japanese ladies. Sadly you'll really need to be living or working in Japan to use these tips. But in reality if you want a Japanese wife then you'll sort of guess that it's much better to live in Japan anyway. There aren't many Japanese women who are interested in living overseas. Personally I would say that Chinese ladies are a better proposition. Of course Chinese and Japanese cultures are vastly different. But if you're after a beautiful, smart and sophisticated Asian lady, then you might just be stunned at the quality of ladies on Chinese Cupid.
Update: I left TMA as it was largely a waste of money. Quite a few of the women are on Japan Cupid anyway. In fact, Japanese dating was a big waste of time for me. Why bother with Japanese women when there are tens of millions of hot Chinese women desperate to chat to you online?
Friday, 3 June 2011
Cherry Blossom Dating Online
If you're looking for an Asian mail order bride then one of the oldest mail order bride businesses is Cherry Blossoms. While the company started off by mailing out printed mail order bride catalogs, the business now has an online dating site which makes choosing Asian women you're interested in much more straightforward.
The Cherry Blossom dating online site has a wide range of ladies from a number of countries. Filipinas from the Philippines are the most numerous. This is closely followed by Thai women. There are also large numbers of Chinese ladies to choose from. Smaller numbers of women from other Asian countries can also be found, so this might be a good place to look for a Malaysia, Vietnamese or Indonesian bride.
Sadly the Cherry Blossom dating site has a few scam ladies and undesirables on the site, but if you follow the policy of never sending money to Asian ladies then you'll avoid most of the bad apples. Incidentally Thai and Filipinas are generally the worst in terms of scamming. It's usually better to concentrate on the older ladies (say over the age of 30) and look for women with full time professional jobs that keep them out of trouble.
One advantage Cherry Blossom dating offers is that it's around the cheapest Asian dating site available. The site operates on a flat rate fee structure, so it's much cheaper to use than pay per contact sites like Chnlove or Asian Beauties. Obviously it costs more than the 100% dating site Date InAsia, but the Blossom site offers a much better search facility as well as chat rooms and other facilities that are missing from Date InAsia.
If you're interested in seeking an Asian mail order bride then it's possible to sign up to Cherry Blossom totally free and have a look at the ladies on offer. Sadly the free membership option is time limited, but with such an affordable monthly subscription fee this shouldn't be too much of an issue.
The Cherry Blossom dating online site has a wide range of ladies from a number of countries. Filipinas from the Philippines are the most numerous. This is closely followed by Thai women. There are also large numbers of Chinese ladies to choose from. Smaller numbers of women from other Asian countries can also be found, so this might be a good place to look for a Malaysia, Vietnamese or Indonesian bride.
Sadly the Cherry Blossom dating site has a few scam ladies and undesirables on the site, but if you follow the policy of never sending money to Asian ladies then you'll avoid most of the bad apples. Incidentally Thai and Filipinas are generally the worst in terms of scamming. It's usually better to concentrate on the older ladies (say over the age of 30) and look for women with full time professional jobs that keep them out of trouble.
One advantage Cherry Blossom dating offers is that it's around the cheapest Asian dating site available. The site operates on a flat rate fee structure, so it's much cheaper to use than pay per contact sites like Chnlove or Asian Beauties. Obviously it costs more than the 100% dating site Date InAsia, but the Blossom site offers a much better search facility as well as chat rooms and other facilities that are missing from Date InAsia.
If you're interested in seeking an Asian mail order bride then it's possible to sign up to Cherry Blossom totally free and have a look at the ladies on offer. Sadly the free membership option is time limited, but with such an affordable monthly subscription fee this shouldn't be too much of an issue.
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