chris@leadsv.UUCP (Chris Salander) (05/08/85)
There are numerous organizations which offer to match
people up according to their interests and to put people
in contact with one another by mail. This can all take
place within the U.S., but usually is international. The
cases one hears about the most are where the men are
American and the women are Asian, and the term "Mail Order
Bride" comes in. In any case, marriage is usually the
ultimate goal.
Now I am not interested in any feelings or opinions on
this subject. Instead, I would like to hear about actual
experiences. They can be yours or from someone you know.
I am particularly interested in the less publicized situation,
where both people are American or European and of roughly
equal income or environment.
- C. Salanderhaas@utah-gr.UUCP (Walt Haas) (05/13/85)
My great grandmother was a mail-order bride - great grandad and his first wife moved to the US from Germany in the middle of the 19th century. They had a family, but then the first Mrs. Haas died and he mail-ordered another bride from Germany, who became my great grandmother. Unfortunately I don't have intimate details, but obviously the arrangement worked in at least one sense :-)
jcp@brl-tgr.ARPA (Joe Pistritto <jcp>) (05/13/85)
My case is similar, but not identical, to this. In my case a family I know searched for potential wives for me in India, and several of them, their families, and I corresponded over the last year. I'm going to India in June to meet the one I have picked and get engaged. Later on I will be going back to get married. I'll let you know how it turns out... -JCP- PS: I had decided to marry an Indian (Hindu), before I started this process, so I didn't consider the introduction services. There is one in Richmond Virginia (I think), which does this for Indians in the US who want to marry Indians in India, (fairly common). I've known people who've used them with good results. I'm not Indian.