Agencies:which are recommended...

[Frank O]

Hello! I'm new to the forum here. I would like to know which Asian agencies you guys recommend for a newbie. I'm currently corresponding with a Ukrainian lady but wish to try corresponding with an Asian just in case things don't work out (I will be in Ukraine in NOv). I checked out Mai Thai Bride, Catinasia, An Asian Bride & thought they were pretty neat. Any suggestions from someone who is ACTUALLY corresponding with a lady who he met through an agency? Also any advice or suggestions?

[SteveG]

... in response to Agencies:which are recommended..., posted by Frank O on Sep 30, 2002

Frank,
 I met my wife through an agency and I have nothing but good things to say about that method.   Unfortunately both agencies I used are out of business so I can't give you any first hand recommendations.   From what I read on the Russian board vs what I have experienced with Asian agencies, I don't think which agency you use is anywhere near as important where Asian women are concerned.   I say this speaking of Filipinas mind you and not of other Asians.  With filipinas, since they do speak and write English, you simply don't need the agencies once they have sold you the addresses.   Since there is no dependency on the agency for translation and mail forwarding, their role becomes address brokers only.   Which one is better pretty much comes down to which one is cheapest.

 One point you might keep in mind is that some guys have complained about very high competition for the ladies when buying addresses from some of the large well know agencies such as Cherry Blossoms.   I don't know that to be true from personal experience though.  If it were me and there was a lady I was very interested in, I would write to her even if 100 guys were doing the same.   The odds of any one of them following through with it and visiting is slim, so why not give it your best shot?  

 Good luck what ever country this adventure may find you in!

                                           SteveG

[Frank O]

... in response to I Don't Think it matters much, posted by SteveG on Oct 1, 2002

Thanks so much for the feedback guys. I used to correspond with a Filipino lady back before the advent of the internet. We had to WRITE LETTERS!!! LOL!! In any case she was a very beautiful & special lady. We wrote for over a year & I was planning on visiting then she started working in Kuala Lumpur (sp?) Malaysia & told me she had contracted to work there 2 years!! She had to support her family & I was not alowed to visit her. Then I met my FORMER wife & married her asap. Oh well. Like I mentioned I'm currently corresponding with a Urkainian beauty from Luhansk (gasp!) & will be visiting her Nov however in a worse case scenario (we don't spark) I want to be prepared to move on. So I've been trying to look around. It's true about the Filipino's I just bought her address & we wrote each other on our own. I even started getting letters from her friends who stole my adress from her & they were trying to swindle me out from under her! LOL!!! Anyways that was great too bad how things turned out. But that does seem like a good route to take as opposed to having to go through an agency like I'm currently doing. Once again thanks for the input.

[Dave H]

... in response to Agencies:which are recommended..., posted by Frank O on Sep 30, 2002

Hi Frank,

Sorry, but I didn't meet my wife through an agency, so I'm not much help in that department. Stick around, someone will come through. Good Luck!

Dave H.