The document discusses mail order brides and provides historical context. It explains that the practice of men seeking foreign brides has occurred for thousands of years out of necessity when populations were unevenly balanced. Today, mail order brides primarily come from developing countries in Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe, and Latin America, while the men seeking brides come from more developed Western nations. Studies show that cross-cultural marriages involving mail order brides tend to last longer than domestic marriages.

1. Mail Order Brides Explained – Latineuro Brides
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The mail order bride system commonly in place today is by no means a new one. It's a known fact that
the early settlers of the American continent, the major portion of whom were men, were not able to not
find brides in their own country. Therefore, they had to turn to Europe with the expectation of securing
a bride. Many years later, during the World War 2, American GIs started writing love letters to women
they had never met with the same expectation in mind. Japanese and Chinese Immigrants of the 20th
century sought foreign brides from their homelands because the majority of the Immigrants that arrived
here from those countries were men. Arranged marriages in this fashion have been carried out for
thousands of years and they continue to be a common way for people to be married.
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Historically, mail-order brides were women who listed themselves in catalogs and were selected by men
for marriage. Sometimes, the men and women involved were citizens of different countries. This was
the case with women from European countries moving to the United States during the 18th and 19th
centuries.
Mail-order brides traditionally hail from developing countries. The great majority of these women are
from Southeast Asia including the Philippines, countries of the former Soviet Union, and to a lesser
extent from Latin America. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, large numbers of eastern European
women advertised themselves in such a way; primarily being from Russia, Ukraine and Moldova. Even

2. developed nations like Japan, Canada, and Sweden have large amounts of outgoing mail order brides. In
the past, international marriage agencies allowed women to sign up to be listed in picture magazines;
now the Internet has largely changed this method with online profiles and faster communication
methods. Nations that often receive mail-order brides are the United States, Canada, United Kingdom,
South Korea, Taiwan, Germany, and Australia.
In today's modern world, mail-order bride is a label applied to a woman who publishes her intent to
marry someone from another country. In most cases these women are located in developing countries
while the men who are seeking a foreign woman are located in the more wealthy developed countries.
The Real Truth About Mail Order Brides: The real truth about mail order brides and cross cultural
relationships is that they work. Various studies and statistics have pointed out that cross cultural
marriages and relationships last longer then domestic ones. Furthermore, the women of these less
developed cultures tend to be more family oriented, nurturing, and traditional. These are qualities that
are harder to come by in the cultures of the wealthiest developed countries. The men from these
countries are often seeking a long term partner, who can take on the pivotal motherly role that is so
important within the family structure. Many times these men find that these qualities are more
pronounced with mail order brides.
At the same time these mail order brides often come from male dominated cultures. Having
experienced the opposite end of the spectrum, to what Western men experience, these women
appreciate the qualities of the men from the more developed countries including their education,
culture, dedication, language. etc.
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