While reading the various threads I notice that some of them mentioned or had a post (s) about relationship advices, courting, wooing, etc,
I will throw in my 1 cent on the subject - I still do not have enough to make 2 cents.
I do not think that our purpose at P-L is to help the members "court/find" someone nor to give out relationship advice. We are also not here to catch scammers, ladyboys, or the likes.
You are the one doing the face to face chattings, the emailings, the telephone calls, etc,. It is your responsibility to evaluate & disect everything the person on the other end tells you.
If we see something, then we will say something but we are not obligated to do so.
Always do your homework, read the archives and ask questions. Whenever you ask question - you will get many responses.
And with every response/answer you get (I will borrow this from Dan, I am sure he will not mind) - IT IS SOLELY YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO EVALUATE THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, AND USEFULNESS OF ALL OPINIONS, ADVICE, SERVICES, AND OTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED.
The entire courting process is on you & on you alone.
You are the one who have to go through your daily life with that person not the P-L community. Pick wisely and make you are satisfy (not the other readers) - it is your life.
When you find that "special" person & ready to make the trip - we will give you all the advice in the world on how to get there, where to stay, what to bring, where to visit, what to look for, how to bring them over, etc, etc, etc,.
With the above being said, always remember the 2 main rules of finding a foreign bride.
1. Do not send money before meeting in person.2. Visit.