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Posted: **October 5th, 2014, 11:17 pm**

Huffington post article defeats the idea that international brides are just desperate to leave their country.
Article authored by By Julia Meszaros - visiting professor at UW Oshkosh

Source - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/julia-mes ... 70121.html

"These women are often educated, a large number speak English, and many of them are not desperate to leave their home countries. In fact, most of the women I met involved in the romancetours and websites reminded me of Paola on 90-Day FiancÃ©: confident
and educated. Paola certainly does not seem like a victim, and neither
did any of my interviewees."

Posted: **October 5th, 2014, 11:25 pm**

I still cant tell the Steves apart on HA. Are you Steve Hoca, or Steve Neese?

Anyway, great find, thanks for posting.

Posted: **October 5th, 2014, 11:37 pm**

steve55 wrote:Huffington post article defeats the idea that international brides are just desperate to leave their country.
Article authored by By Julia Meszaros - visiting professor at UW Oshkosh

Source - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/julia-mes ... 70121.html

Here is a quote from the author of that article:

"We need to stop using the term 'mail order bride,' since it makes these women sound like purchased sexual slaves. No legitimate American introduction agency can actually sell you a wife. Period.

Relationships conducted online are increasingly the norm, and why not expand that internet search beyond American borders? We all need to recognize that the term mail order bride is incredibly offensive and stigmatizing for any couple involved in an international relationship, regardless of the way in which they met."

It's nice to see someone write something positive about international marriages for once.

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