I’ve heard of other reasons men want to go to the Philippines. And it has to do with female companionship. No I’m not talking prostitutes. I’m talking about meeting women there who were raised in a different culture, who have more traditional ideas about the men in their lives and how their lives should be. The comparison to American women helps tip the balance for some men considering overseas retirement.
I’m not sure about that. I’ve worked with Filipino women (in Hawaii and California) and they were hell on wheels when it comes to domestic situations. I’ve listened to them on the phone “blessing” their husbands out and dictating orders. I’ve seen their husbands cowering in their presence — not situational, but a continual state of cowering. A friend of mine explained that it’s a matriarchal society and the women rule the roost.
I can understand that they could lure in a man with a feigned demure persona at the get-go. After that...
Trust me, I’ve considered it. I even had someone Freepmail me from the Philippines offering to help me relocate.