[Mamzelle]

re: That's true. I tend to think that an American man marrying a foreign woman is probably "saving" her from a dismal fate, and I applaud them. )))

Afraid I don't. I take a dim view of guys picking up strays, since their real motive is likely to keep the relationship "unilateral." I see some of these now and then. That way he thinks he'll get to call all the shots--or back to the pound with her!

I see this right now with a rich guy I know who "rescued" a woman and her daughter. Now he doesn't have to marry anyone, gets to play daddy as well as sugar daddy. He thinks he's *such* a hero...

People have all kinds of reasons when they're not dealing with equals from similar backgrounds, which I believe is the most reliable way of forming a lasting marriage.

[A_perfect_lady]

Heh. From what I hear, men who pick up Asian women thinking they'll get a subservient little slave girl often get a nasty shock once she's got the ring on her finger.