Filipina Dating

Are you looking for a Filipina wife or girlfriend? Here's some information about Filipina dating. Don't like the idea of a Filipina wife? There's also some information about the Chinese dating alternative.

Filipina dating sites

There are loads of Asian dating sites. Most charge a monthly or annual fee, and there are also a few free ones. You usually get what you pay for.

Filipina single ladies are numerous on just about every dating site there is. If you want to try general Asian dating sites then Asian Kisses or Cherry Blossom dating are worth looking at. There are thousands of pretty Filipina girls on Cherry Blossoms.

If you're specifically looking to date a Filipina girl then Filipina Heart is well worth a look. This site is managed by Cupid Media, and they're one of the better Asian singles dating site operators. The site has thousands of members, good search facilities and the anti-fraud measures are reasonably good.

Free Filipina dating sites

There are plenty of free Filipina dating sites where you can chat to and email single Filipina girls. While free things are good, be aware that a free dating site might be a false economy. Free sites usually have much less money to spend on the technology and staff required to keep scammers off the site. Free sites usually have much more basic search facilities. On top of that many of the free sites don't have that many members to choose from.

If you research Asian dating then for every person who says a Filipina girl makes a good wife you'll find another who has nothing good to say about Filipina women. Do more research and you'll find much the same about Chinese, Russian, Japanese, American or women from just about any other country. There are good and bad women in every country! Finding the good ones is not easy.

Many women change after you marry them. This happens in most cultures, so you just have to trust your male intuition and not let love blind you.

One good thing about Filipinas is that they tend to be much more religious than women from other Asian countries. The majority of the population are Christian. Being brought up on the Catholic religion, a Filipina girl is taught to respect marriage much more than the average Chinese or Thai girl. Consequently Filipinas take marriage much more seriously compared to Thailand or China, where divorce is not such a big thing.

The other good thing about Filipinas is that English is one of the official languages of the Philippines. Consequently it's much more likely to find a Filipina women who speaks good English compared to a Chinese or Thai woman. Other languages include Filipino, Tagalog and Cebuano.

I could write all kinds of stuff about respecting her culture, blah blah but let's face it, this type of relationship is usually about MONEY. Beyond that ensuring that her family and extended family are provided for are very important. Although incomes are rising throughout Asia, there isn't much of a social safety net if things go wrong. Life is tough for people in the Philippines, so finding a rich husband is one of the easiest ways for a Filipina to improve her and her family's standard of living.

So the type of Asian girl who wants to marry a Western guy is often doing it for the money, be in no doubt about this. Money is important. My Chinese girlfriend was lovely, but at the end of the day it was only really about the money. If you have money you'll have no problem finding a Filipina wife. If you've got money and you're American then so much the better.

Don't fall for the old line about Asians preferring older men. I've not seen many 20 year old Japanese girls with 60 year old husbands. Money is usually the motive in these relationships. Some guys are OK with this, but if you're looking for love then you might be disappointed.

Religion plays an important role in the Philippines. If you're a Christian yourself then you should have no problems. If you're not that religious then make sure you respect her religion and be prepared to put up with the occasional visit to a church. Note that a Filipino's version of Christianity will likely be quite a bit different from Western Christianity beliefs - expect local customs, folklore and superstitions to creep into their beliefs.

A major problem Asian wives face when moving to their new husband's country is feeling lonely and isolated and not being able to find a good job. Thankfully so because they speak English and train in careers that are in demand overseas (particularly nursing) then they usually find it much easier to find jobs overseas compared to Thai or Chinese ladies. An increasing number of Filipinos are also finding work in modern high tech  industries. My web designer lives in the Philippines and I'm very impressed with the quality of his work.

Online dating has a poor reputation. It's safe to say that online dating scams affect most dating sites, and so you should be careful on every dating site, even the big ones like Match.com and PlentyOfFish.

Thankfully a lot of scams are fairly easy to spot. If you're careful with your personal details and your money then you should be OK. The main scams usually involve asking for money. You can usually avoid these by not sending money to someone, and being especially wary of dating site members who have only signed up fairly recently.

One warning I'll give you is that the Philippines is a risky place for single Western men to visit. It's much more risky to visit the Philippines compared to China or Thailand. As a Westerner who is percieved to be very wealthy by local standards, the locals will sometimes try and pull scams on you. Unfortunately the local police force is often incompetent - look at how they bungled the August 2010 bus siege. This lead to many innocent foreign tourists being killed while the police ran around like keystone cops and didn't appear to have a clue about what to do in a dangerous situation. Often the local police will be in on a scam, which makes matters even worse should you be unfortunate enough to be caught out.

To avoid problems travelling to the Philippines it's best to only travel there with someone local who you can trust. A great alternative to travelling there by yourself is to take part in an escorted tour of the Philippines. Companies such as Philippines Brides Online run regular Filipina meeting tours of the major cities in the Philippines.

Alternatively why not look for a Filipina who is living outside of the Philippines? Go on any of the Filipina dating sites and you'll probably find dozens of lovely Filipina ladies who are living in your own country. Other places to look for Filipinas include Hong Kong - there are around 200,000 Filipinas living there. Hong Kong's International Airport is well served with flights from other major hubs.

If you're not sure about finding a partner from the Philippines, then what about China? I dated a Chinese girl for a while. She was very beautiful but also very complicated. A Chinese girlfriend is not always an easy option.

Chinese ladies tend to be much taller than Filipina ladies. They are very variable in appearance, but tend to be very slim. Chinese ladies from the mainland rarely smoke as cigarettes are still a luxury for most Chinese, so they only smoke them on special occasions. Chinese ladies rarely drink alcohol either, and they certainly smoke and drink a lot less compared to Japanese ladies.

Chinese ladies that you'll meet on dating sites tend to be well educated and drawn from the middle to upper classes of society. Western women often hate the idea of mail order brides, but this is usually based on very old perceptions of Asia. Certainly on a dating site such as Chnlove I was impressed by the education and intelligence of the women I spoke to - most of them were better educated than the women in my own home town in the UK.

The downside is that not many Chinese ladies on dating sites tend to speak good English. Chinese culture can also seem fairly alien by Western standards. There are aspects of Chinese life that Westerners don't like much, like the frequent spitting on sidewalks and the fact that toilet cubicles don't always have doors. Beyond that if you're thinking of marrying a younger Chinese lady then you have the Chinese ideas of childbirth to contend with.

There's also her family to consider. The single child policy has allowed China's wealth to be distributed amongst fewer people, so most people have got more wealthy over the last couple of decades. The problem is that single children are much more valuable in the eyes of the parents. Since there isn't much social provision, parents rely on their children to provide for them in old age. If you marry a Chinese woman then be sure to plan for how her parents (and possibly other family members) will be supported. One other problem with the single child policy is that you'll find that the younger ladies were spoilt rotten when they were kids, so your dream Chinese lady might turn out to be a bit of a princess (I know mine was!)

My biggest concern about Chinese ladies is that China is still fairly closed off from the rest of the World. Few Chinese ladies on dating sites have travelled overseas. They often have very high expectations of their man. I also worry that finding a Western husband is a fad, and that many of the girls on Chinese dating sites aren't really that serious about finding a Western husband.

This article has listed the various ways of dating Filipinas. Whether you try online dating, introduction agencies or an escorted tour then there are plenty of different ways of meeting Filipina girls. Good luck with finding the Filipina girl of your dreams.