Do mail-order brides and husbands still exist?

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Not that I want one 😂 I'm just curious because my friend was talking about my first boyfriend, who was German. And all of a sudden she's like, "I bet Swedish guys would take a mail order from you." I'm like whaaaaat 😂 I didn't think this stuff still existed, but if it does I doubt Europeans do it, and if they do I'm sure they're the ones sending in the orders lol
So this whole thing was a joke but it did make me curious if men still try to get mail order brides.
I figure if it does it's probably electronic now. And aren't they illegal immigrants until you get married, which is after they're here?
I don't know, it's a funny concept to me.

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Nooooo people, I'm not gonna do something like that. Smh

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OlderAndWiser | 812 opinions shared on Marriage & Weddings topic.
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I have heard of men getting mail order brides from the republics of the former USSR and from a few South American countries. There is a fiance visa which the US government issues and it provides a small window of time for getting married, after which the recent emigrant can apply for permanent resident alien status.

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Petra150
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No I don't think, but today it seems as most young girls in a way still order there husband's in the net, while tinder and other online dating sites provide most with s lover , so no one bother nesting a guy head to head and Don't need to create a connection anymore, and left swiped been a daily routine for many of my younger sisters, until the excat guy turn up in the screen with the right features , just like when you order a koffe machine or a pair of pants

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- Yads_Is_Back
  
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  Lmao I love your analogies
- Petra150
  
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  Sorry my bad English try to be better, I have so much on my mind and so littly flair of texting in foring
- Yads_Is_Back
  
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  Yeah, I haven't forgotten that you're Swedish 😅
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  Danish though
jennifer_bloom | 410 opinions shared on Marriage & Weddings topic.
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I met a guy who had a Japanese mail order bride 17 years ago - he worked at a hot dog stand and she was helping him sell hot dogs

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BeMuse | 93 opinions shared on Marriage & Weddings topic.
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How exactly would the be illegal immigrants? People are allowed to travel to the USA with a passport through an approved port of entry for tourism or business stays for up to 90 days. With a Visa waiver they can extend it up to around 6 months. Traveling to the USA isn’t illegal if you actually follow the laws.

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- Yads_Is_Back
  
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  “With a passport”
  So they automatically get a passport?
- BeMuse
  
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  A passport is like an ID. What you don't have a passport?
- Yads_Is_Back
  
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  I do. And I had to apply and do even more to get it than I did to get my drivers license
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- Yads_Is_Back
  
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  So I don’t see how somebody in another country is gonna get it before they get here
- BeMuse
  
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  People in other countries have id and are capable of getting their picture taken. I suppose if they are very poor, they might struggle with government fees, but in general I don’t see why people that want to travel wouldn’t be able to get a passport. For example in Mexico I think they are issued passports for 3 years and the fee is $149 where as a coyote to smuggle someone over the border is $1500-2500. It’s fare cheaper to go the legal rout. Illegals just want to go undetected so they can stay forever rather than 3-6 months.
- Yads_Is_Back
  
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  I didn’t know people in other countries could get passports without coming here first. It’s more than having a photo taken. Lol
  But thanks
- BeMuse
  
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  * they issue passports
  *far
- BeMuse
  
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  A passport is just a national id. So they would have one from their own country not from the USA. If they want to stay for an extended period of time, then they need to apply to the USA for a visa. There are different kinds for different purposes...

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Brainsbeforebeauty | 134 opinions shared on Marriage & Weddings topic.
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You sure you ain't trying to order one 🤔😂😂😂 lol jk 🙂
I think in some countries they do still exist...

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- Yads_Is_Back
  
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  Lmao I swear I'm not 😂
- Yads_Is_Back
  
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  Do you think they still do it in European countries? Just curious
- Yads_Is_Back
  
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  I'm pretty sure the men don't sign up for it anyway. I think Sweden just does the brides.
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- Brainsbeforebeauty
  
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  I'm not sure, and yeah I've more heard of mail order brides than husbands
jshm2 | 100 opinions shared on Marriage & Weddings topic.
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Of course. Even made a few websites for a few back in the day.

Europe and the US is the BIGGEST market for Balkan, Caucuses and Chinese mail order women. Most fancy themselves as escorts and models and so come to the big markets of the West to peddle their trade.

It's a lot safer than the black market for a lot of them.

You're just too innocent to know the real world, is all.

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There really isn't any significant difference between mail order brides and arranged marriages, except the broker is less likely to be a friend or family. Those services are still advertised for eastern European women and Asian Women, though a lot are scams. And arranged marriages are very much alive.

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  Generally the process for something like that, when it's legit, is they meet online through some kind of service, then meet in person on eithers visa (depends which country), After sometime together marry and return to the US.
- Gravit1
  
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  Never was interested in that, because too many variables and wouldn't be able to tell if I was attracted to her unless I met in person. I would feel bad after long correspondence to find out I wasn't attracted to her and hurt her. I meet a fair amount of foreign women in person from college and at my neighbors. My neighbors weren't born in the US, so they have friends and family visit from other countries.
thehorriblesheikh
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I think it probably happens, just not as openly. By the way, we wouldn't judge you if you order a clone of Chris Hemsworth, or maybe Henry Cavill. I mean, we all have "needs" 🤷🏻‍♂️

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- Yads_Is_Back
  
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  Tbh if I “made” my own husband he would be my ethnicity and his personality would be the part where I really have to put in effort to make 😂
  And I’m not into Henry Cavill, don’t find him attractive at all.
- thehorriblesheikh
  
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  What is your ethnicity? I understand the importance of a personality in a partner, but an ideal personality is a rare thing, sadly.
- Yads_Is_Back
  
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  Very true. And I’m latina
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- thehorriblesheikh
  
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  Are most latinas the perfect balance of femininity and independence, or is that just a stereotype?
- Yads_Is_Back
  
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  Depends on what you consider the perfect balance
- Yads_Is_Back
  
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  And every individual is different
- thehorriblesheikh
  
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  Every individual really is different, but people have some common things between them as well, things that make us part of a whole.
- Yads_Is_Back
  
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  True enough. And a lot of guys say we are the good balance but it’s more to do with our raising, not because we are born latina.
- Yads_Is_Back
  
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  Put two Latino parents in the U. S. and let them get Americanized and lose their culture and values. Their kids will be Latino but not the same
- thehorriblesheikh
  
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  Of course, it is culture that creates differences among people, not race. I don't know if we should remove the differences or celebrate them though.
- Yads_Is_Back
  
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  CELEBRATE!!! I wouldn’t want to be conformed by crazy Western society. The bring all their problems on themselves then blame it on the rest of the world.
- thehorriblesheikh
  
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  I agree with you about celebrating, but removing the differences doesn't bother me as well.
  
  I think we could do both though, to a certain point, find a balance between the cultures of western society, and the cultures of old.
JDavid25 | 58 opinions shared on Marriage & Weddings topic.
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I think I remember a woman sayin somethin about being a paid for bride and whatnot.. I'm sure I've witnessed a few at my job.. 😂😂.. But yeah they still exist.. And I'm sure even Europeans order them.. Especially from Islands..

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Tstrbrainer | 66 opinions shared on Marriage & Weddings topic.
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I'm not familiar with the term, so I don't really know what they are, but there are a lot of dating sites in the internet where we can find people from different countries

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- Tstrbrainer
  
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  If you want, maybe they will send you Channing 😅😅😂
- Yads_Is_Back
  
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  😂😂😂😂😂😂
  Good one! But really, no I wouldn’t actually do this for real. I was just curious.
- Tstrbrainer
  
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  Yeah. 😁😁😁
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- Tstrbrainer
  
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  I was kidding
Jjpayne | 319 opinions shared on Marriage & Weddings topic.
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I forgot about those 🤔 im sure they still exist on the internet in some form. Maybe those foreign dating sites

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blondfrog | 234 opinions shared on Marriage & Weddings topic.
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They do but you will only attract people who wants your materialistic possessions that way.

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  I’m not doing it
- blondfrog
  
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  Yeah I know you weren't. I was just answering your question and gave my perspective on people who do do that sort of thing.
Iron_Man | 885 opinions shared on Marriage & Weddings topic.
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They do but older and wiser says once they become citizens they file for divorce

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  I don’t doubt that
- Iron_Man
  
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  Right on
LEADFOOTboi
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yeah... they do i think... but i wouldn't do it... too risky unless they're funding the operation XD

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- Yads_Is_Back
  
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  I wouldn't be a mail-order bride, if that's what you mean.
  If I was gonna get a husband though at least it would be legal this way, instead of going over there and bringing a guy back illegally, like kidnapping 😂 I wouldn't do that though.
- LEADFOOTboi
  
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  wtffffff... I can't GO NO WHERE... i think the show 90 day fiance is about this subject tho...
  they marry the person, THEN THEY CAN KIDNAP THEM LEGALLY...
- Yads_Is_Back
  
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  I travel, been to several different countries. But I was just curious if people still do it. Never seen the show either
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- Yads_Is_Back
  
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  Well technically if they marry them first it's not illegal in the U. S. If you marry a U. S. citizen then you become a citizen.
- LEADFOOTboi
  
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  oh boiiiii... YOU SHOULD SEE THAT SHOW... IT'S A TRAINWRECK... i can't believe i like it... not that i follow it tho, i have much better things to follow
- Yads_Is_Back
  
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  I have no desire to watch that show.
- LEADFOOTboi
  
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  but i'ts too risky to mail order marriage... cuz they marry you... they get citizenship, divorce you, take half ur stuff... they leave you and find someone with more looks/money/status...
- Yads_Is_Back
  
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  I told you I'm not actually doing it.
  And I'm wealthy enough, trust me. If he went higher he's be looking for a celebrity. And that's all I'm gonna say on that.
  That sounds like a good way to ruin the U. S. though. People hate so many immigrants, so citizens start marrying non-citizens and divorcing. Get like 10 divorces each, now 10 new citizens. lol
Grond21 | 101 opinions shared on Marriage & Weddings topic.
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I think it still exists from some Eastern European countries. And I wouldn't be surprised if it exists in Africa. But beyond that? I don't know. It's certainly a funny thing to think about

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Avicenna | 363 opinions shared on Marriage & Weddings topic.
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It’s electronic now, plus you have European woman getting approached by locals while they’re on vacation.

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CubaPirate
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Well I definitely think I come across more than a couple of 🤣🤣🤣

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- Yads_Is_Back
  
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  Probably from like a 3rd-world country, I'm guessing
- CubaPirate
  
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  The brides look to be tbh
Wise4myage | 183 opinions shared on Marriage & Weddings topic.
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Yes, I think so. But its not as popular as it use to be. Arranged marriages still exist, and I think they should be outlawed.

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mrgspoter
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Yes kind of what I've known to happen is rich guys travel about end up finding a gal they like but her family's poor, so they give them money. Not to buy the gal I don't think so anyways 😜

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bklynbadboy1 | 125 opinions shared on Marriage & Weddings topic.
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Yes it still happens. And if you made your husband He would have to be Spanish

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msc545 | 195 opinions shared on Marriage & Weddings topic.
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Absolutely they exist. They come here to get married, get a visa and green card, and get divorced.

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NorthwestRider | 105 opinions shared on Marriage & Weddings topic.
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Yes that's how Trump found his wife lol

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- Yads_Is_Back
  
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  🤣🤣🤣
- Yads_Is_Back
  
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  I didn’t even think of that. You’re probably right!
- NorthwestRider
  
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  How else would a woman get married to Trump lol
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- Yads_Is_Back
  
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  Oh I know it’s for his money, I doubt
- Yads_Is_Back
  
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  No doubt*
Nayyr
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I hope so, its my only chance of getting a wife

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- Yads_Is_Back
  
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  LOL.
- Nayyr
  
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  Please marry me
- Yads_Is_Back
  
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  Hell no
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- Nayyr
  
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  Fuck
Mehzmeh
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Unfortunately, they stll exist. I know of a few.

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