Having a foreign boyfriend automatically raises the social status of a typical Filipino woman, especially if she comes from provinces where there is poverty and the question of where to get the next meal is a daily question.

Back in your country, you may be an ordinary employee earning an average salary and always trying to meet your bills and go to both extremes, but for most Filipino women, you are wealthy. Having you as a boyfriend is a status symbol and her friends and neighbors will envy her. No matter how poor you say you are, to her you are still rich. This could be due to the reality that, in terms of material things, those daily necessities that you take for granted are considered a luxury in the Philippines.

Take your car, for example. In your country, cars are a necessity, but in the Philippines it is a different matter. Cars are a luxury and only those who belong to upper class families cannot afford it. Even small appliances like washing machines, rice cookers, sandwiches, dishwashers, food blenders, toaster ovens, and other push-button appliances that you take for granted as “must-haves” can be considered out of reach of ordinary average pockets. Philippines

So she has professed her love for you, but did you tell her you have no money? This is your chance to test if your Filipino lady really loves you or just sees you as a visa to go to other countries and eventually lift her and her family out of poverty.

Sadly, there is a percentage of Filipino women who are very smart and entrepreneurial minded and if you tell them you have no money, they will automatically turn their backs on you and seek other perspectives. Women like these are not interested in a lifetime commitment to a man and it’s worth knowing how to spot them early on to save you trouble, heartache, and yes, expense.

For these women, their age and physical attributes suddenly matter and they would decide that they cannot live with someone like you. They dreamed of a luxurious life in a land that flowed with milk and honey and these women are the ones to avoid.

Continue your search for the perfect Filipino bride if you are really that determined. She is somewhere, waiting for the right time in the right place. Remember, though, that she may not be a perfect factory-made wife stuff (those things exist only in your mind), but it’s up to you to bring out the best in her.

For a Filipino woman who loves you, your financial situation in life does not matter. If she loves you, she will be there to help and support you. She is adaptable and can accept what’s in there without complaining.