I don't understand why almost everyone marrys a Filipina......

Thought I would start a contentious thread, for want of something to do, during these strange times. I'm also genuinely interested to hear what people think.

I've been living in the Philippines, on and off, for a while now (over 4 years). In Dumaguete in particular, I sometimes feel I'm one of a tiny minority here that's not married and/ or living with a Filipina.

Now I can think of about a dozen or so reasons not to marry a Filipina (or any nationality for that matter), which I won't go into here, but I struggle to find reasons to do so. Don't get me wrong, I like Filipinos, they're one of my favourite nationalities.

But I'm wondering why, apart from a visa, almost everyone here does it? Furthermore, the vast majority of whom seem to have already have been married and gone through a messy divorce, so why put yourself through that again?

Am I missing something here? Please enlighten me as I feel I might be missing out on something......?

 

So my Friend based on your Post I would ask, Why are you here?

 

Well that's an interesting question, and perhaps suggests the only reason to come here is for the women.........

Anyway, to answer your question, I'm here because I love The Philippines. I love the nature, the slow pace of life, the climate, the cost of living, the friendly smiling welcoming people, the lack of stress or worry, the fact that people aren't judged based on what car they drive or labels they wear or brand of phone they use, the ease of living here as an expat compared to many countries in Asia, the fact that English is widely spoken, the fruit, the seafood, the cheap alcohol.

And the women

 

If we have to explain then you won't understand anyway... just live your life

 

I don’t think think that most people make it a first condition that the woman they marry be a Filipina. You just find the woman and learn where she comes from, at least for me, 35 years ago. I had never been here and couldn’t differentiate Asian nationalities very well. Also, I met her in the USA, kept working there for 33 more years after getting married, had 2 kids, put them through college in the US, retired and moved here as I had promised early on in the marriage. I was not an old fat guy marrying a young Filipina at the time; I weighed 145 lbs and we are both close in age. Now I am an old fat guy married to a not as young Filipina. So as you may have guessed, many don’t go searching for Asian women or particularly desire to live here when they start out, it’s just the way it turns out. And yes, I was young and divorced at the time and didn’t necessarily want to get married again, however, her visitor visa was expiring so we got married and she got a green card. She became a US citizen. Best decision I ever made.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

Filipinas are known for their being good housekeepers---they like having children and keeping a home. They are mostly faithful and loyal to their husband and are good mothers to their children. Of course, there are exceptions but I am talking about the majority. This is what I have noticed. Filipinas are fiercely family-oriented.

 

There are probably several common reasons. I believe one benefit some perceive when thinking of marriage VS just being an informal couple is to "own" property here.