I am happily married to a woman from the Philippines. This blog was created to help others successfully navigate the world of Filipina Dating.

Another Tip for Asian Penpal/Dating Websites: Log in Frequently

When you join a dating/penpal website, you may feel like you are looking for a needle in a haystack. There’s something simple you can do to increase your chances of meeting more women online–log in to the website you choose as frequently as possible. There are three reasons:

1. Most good websites have a live chat feature, which will allow women to find you while you are online.

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2. Most good websites have a “last logged in” feature on profiles–users which were logged in more recently usually get prioritized in searches.

3. The more time you spent searching, the more likely you are to find a good match (common sense, but maybe you need to be reminded of this simple fact).

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Mail Order Bride?

There is still a stigma associated with using websites to find a foreign spouse. I guess this is based on the “mail order bride” idea.

I personally believe “mail order bride” is a misnomer. I don’t think anyone ever “ordered” a bride in the same way he would order a product. This defies all common sense.

Decades ago, companies such as Cherry Blossoms sent out magazines with pictures of foreign women. Even then, the idea was to provide an opportunity for correspondence–not “buying” or “ordering” a bride.

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Technology has radically changed things, and websites have taken the place of magazines. The stigma still remains, which is unfortunate. Dating websites are just another way for men and women to find each other. Some websites simply specialize in connecting Western men to foreign women. In my opinion, this has nothing to do with “ordering” a bride.

Anti-Scamming Websites (lists and databases)

I’ve run across websites that list scammers. If you want to visit one of these, fine. But keep these things in mind:

1. No website will have a comprehensive list.
2. No website can keep up with the sheer number of new dating sites (much less the members).
3. In my humble opinion, no anti-scam site is worth a membership fee.

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Don’t depend on scamming databases. I would instead advise you to follow some of the steps I’ve listed on this blog and just focus your attention on finding the right girl for you. If you run across a scammer, report it to the site and move on.