My comment was
So, would it be practical to approach an orphanage, and inquire about girls who were approaching their release date?A fellow who was going to go this route really should invest some time in studying up on Thai culture in advance. As anyone who has experienced Thailand knows, Thai women are absolutely the most charming women in the world. You could send a Western woman to charm school 8 hours per day for 6 years, and she still wouldn't be as charming as your average Thai harlot. As I understand it, when a Thai woman introduces a man to his parents, there is an expectation of impending marriage. Generally, a Thai woman's first priority in life is to provide the highest possible standard of living for her parents. And, a Thai man (like other Asian men) generally gives his wife his entire paycheck, and she, in turn, gives him a small allowance so that he can go out drinking and whoring with his friends. Parents of girls who are advertising on the internet are generally looking for a huge windfall. If he is still interested in the girl, then he has to stay in control of his assets (very important!) and be ready to negotiate carefully with her and with her parents. He should know what Thai cultural expectations are for the sin sod (maybe 100,000 baht for a university-educated virgin, and absolutely NOTHING for a previously-married woman or a single mother). Few Thai men are going to marry previously-married women or single mothers, and such women carry practically NO value in the local mating market. Such women have little choice but to try to hook a Western man. The 100,000 baht plus the house in the country may have been the parents' initial proposal, and they may have been expecting a counter-offer. Some guys can afford it. From what I understand, foreign sons-in-law have built some nice houses around the Thai countryside. Expectations on the part of parents of pretty girls may be a bit on the high side.
By the way, do you know of any Thai orphanages, from which girls being released at the age of 18 might be looking for husbands? This might be the most practical way to go
I don't think that I've ever heard any complaints about Ukrainian or Russian in-laws--it seems to be mainly Southeast Asian parents who are looking for the big windfall through marrying their daughters off to rich foreigners.
I wonder if orphaned girls are in high demand among Thai and Filipino bachelors? "Yay! I don't have any in-laws to support!" Or, does this not enter their thinking?
