How to avoid being scammed when Dating Online
Many men using dating sites complain about being scammed, and we all know a story of someone being talked out of his money by a foreign love he has never met before. But women are also targeted on the internet.…
The shifting interest of Filipinas dating Foreigners
Many, many foreigners come to the Philippines to find love and a life partner. But something is shifting. When you read the message boards the stories of finding true love are slowly vanishing in complaints about divorce, adultery, and breakups.…
The best time to break up, when heart and mind align
Those mixed signals both coming from him and from yourself: your heart and mind telling you two different things. I guess we have all been there. I know I certainly have, multiple times to be honest. My ex and…
Being Scammed in a Relationship in the Philippines
Although not many Filipino men are on online dating sites a few are. And they learn quickly from the Filipina’s who swarm the dating site looking for a foreigner to love and hold. But there is a huge business going…
The greed of Filipinos and ruining happiness
It is part of the Asian culture to first look at economic aspects and secondary or even tertiary for love. Improvement of economic and social status is more important than everlasting love that rides into the sunset, as we pursue…
What does ‘dating exclusive’ in the Philippines mean?
In my opinion, Filipino relationships move forward very fast. Where in the Western culture you date someone to get to know them, in the Philippines dating is done with the end goal in mind: to walk down the aisle in…
Getting back together with your Filipino ex
There are a lot of people that are convinced that an ex is an ex for a reason, and not till too long I was one of them. I had this habit of removing an ex so definitely out of…
What is the difference between White women and Filipinas?
after writing an article on the difference between white men and Filipinos it was only fair to also write an article for the Filipino men that want to date a white (Western), woman. I wrote it before: Women can do…
Filipino men stereotyping Western Women
More and more Filipinos follow in the footsteps of the women in the Philippines and look for relationships with women from Europe, America and Australia, so-called ‘white women’ in this country. But there is a lot of prejudice about white…
He likes me, he likes me not, do you need to know?
Searching the internet for leads on whether your date likes you or not, you get all sorts of articles. From 3 ways up till 75 ways to tell if a man is interested in you. And I must say that…
Telling lies in a Relationship
Living in the Philippines is dealing with a lot of lying. In daily life, about prices and about service, availability of products and sometimes even government services. It is a cultural difference in interpretation I guess and sometimes rules and…
The risk of seeing the person you are dating too much.
Although I am the kind of person that likes to spend a lot of time with my new love, I also like me-time a lot. The hardest part is to find a healthy balance in which both partners find contentment.…
6 Signs Your Date Likes your Money
Dating in a developing country can be tricky. With all the stories of scams going on and people only dating you for your money, it is hard to rule out that underlying doubt whether or not your date really likes…
Why can I not let go of my ex?
Researching the internet I found that many people struggle with letting go of their ex. So, lucky me, I’m not alone in this battle. But it is not so much a consolation when you do not learn the reason behind…