My journey to finding a Filipina girlfriend...

[JDDavao II]

4 hours ago, Dave Hounddriver said:

First time I arrived, with similar plans for me and my online girlfriend, I was surprised to find 2 "tagalongs" with her.  Shes said "You did not expect me to show up at the airport and meet you without chaperones did you?" So she brought her cousin and her cousin's husband.  Hope you booked extra accommodation  

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When I arrived in Davao, my then-gf (now wife) just rushed over, grabbed my hand and bundled me into a taxi. No chaperones (or, as they're sometimes called: witnesses)! 

[Dave Hounddriver]

27 minutes ago, JDDavao said:

No chaperones

In recent times, fewer and fewer young ladies are bringing chaperones.  I think its only happened to me twice and both times the relationship did not work out.  Then there are the suckers who find out the girl is bringing the whole fan damily as "chaperones".  Hungry chaperones LOL

But this is meant to tease redfeather rather than to suggest he will find the same thing.  But @redfeather  if she does bring the whole hungry family without giving you advance notice,  RUN!

[redfeather]

I am most certain that my GF will be alone.  I am the one that bought her a plane ticket from Zamboagna to Manila, and it is difficult to bring anyone else that far with her.  Plus we talk and video chat many times each day, and the only person that she wants me to meet is her cousin that lives outside Manila.  We will stay in Manila for 3 days and then leave to Puerto Galera to the beach for 5 days, and then back to Manila until I leave and fly back.  I think it will flow smoothly.  This is my first time to the Philippines, so I am looking forward to the trip.

[Nickleback99]

Welcome RF!  Hope it all works out for you.  Your situation sounds similar in some ways to mine (age), particularly that my Asawa is 33 and I'm now 59; met in '07 when I was doing some work in Japan, and stayed in touch along with my frequent trips to PI to visit when I could.   We married in 2010 just few days before another trek to "A'poop-a-stan" right after some other work in Iraq ( I was USMC for 5 yrs early on, but left that to work for an "alphabet soup" agency with lot of overseas "stuff" that also landed me in some of the same $h!tholes you likely had pleasure to discover since 9/11.)  I too am divorced, but  from an American raised Filipina (long story, lots issues, with main one being hoarding...yikes!)    Anyway, my asawa arrived US in 2012 after I was able to get back and settled here, before we later went together overseas to another location where I could  take my family, just before I retired last fall.  Anyway, it all worked out and we've a great marriage and a 3 y.o. son, now settled in Bellingham, WA.   We do help out her family some, but nothing excessive.  Keep the faith and I'm sure you will find the Filipina "love of your life" as many of us have.   Best of luck and Semper Fi, even to a Soldier!....We are all on the same team.   Respectfully, James C.