Woman swept away by a wave just before bf proposes

[epchick]

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

Honestly, it struck us as a mail-order-bride situation.

I mean he's 45, she's 22 and they both met online. This trip was her first to the US and it was to be "proposed" to although in the article it says their wedding was set.

Her family wasn't coming, that was obvious from the article. I thought it reeked of "mail order bride."

Originally Posted by epchick

I mean he's 45, she's 22 and they both met online. This trip was her first to the US and it was to be "proposed" to although in the article it says their wedding was set.

Her family wasn't coming, that was obvious from the article. I thought it reeked of "mail order bride."

Unfortunately, I have several female cousins who were mail order brides. They marry older American men because it's their only out.

Chances are, he already proposed. There's a lot of red tape to go through if you're coming from the Philippines and intending to stay here. If the American groom can show proof that a wedding's taking place soon, the more likely the Filipina bride can leave her country and stay here.