Discussion:
Anyone here talk about Fil-Am relationships?
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Ex-Husband
2006-05-29 05:06:53 UTC
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Mine went down the toilet.



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joekerr
2006-06-01 02:22:58 UTC
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Sure... what do you want to talk about???
Post by Ex-Husband
Mine went down the toilet.
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tlr
2006-07-23 16:47:13 UTC
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Mine has lasted a few months short of twenty years and still going
strong!
What happened to yours?
Post by joekerr
Sure... what do you want to talk about???
Post by Ex-Husband
Mine went down the toilet.
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joekerr
2006-07-26 00:24:58 UTC
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Post by tlr
Mine has lasted a few months short of twenty years and still going
strong!
What happened to yours?
this guy never responded... I think it was a troll....

20 years???!!! How'd you meet?
I met mine while I was in the service and she was in school.... 22
years ago....

z***@yahoo.com
2006-06-07 19:15:39 UTC
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Post by Ex-Husband
Mine went down the toilet.
hey Ex, sorry to hear your relationship went down the toilet. I guess
it's still a very sensitive issue for you that you'd prefer not to go
into great detail about.

As for me I've been in a relationship with a filipina for 11 months
now. She found me on a dating site and sent me an interest request. I
responded, we exchanged emails then started chatting online and
exchanging pics. I'm a black guy, and at the time I met her I stuck to
pursuing black women cause I always figured white women were mostly
into black guys because they think we're all well endowed beneath the
belt, and that asians stuck to their own kind. So I never figured I'd
find myself in a relationship with an asian woman. So from the start I
thought she was very beautiful, but that it would only be a friendship,
which I was very content with cause I was trying to expand my circle of
female friends.

Then one day while we're chatting she wonders why I haven't asked her
to be my girlfriend. I was shocked at first and declined the idea
cause it was way too fast for us to get so serious after about 3 weeks
of knowing each other. However, after thinking about it that night I
asked her and we've been together ever since. Unfortunately it's been
a long distance relationship all this time with her living in Davao
City and me living my Maryland. However this has been the longest and
most fulfilling relationship I've had with a woman (other than my mom
and sister).

My girlfriend graduated with her nursing degree in late April of this
year. She's extremely busy and works a lot of odd nursing jobs around
the country (mostly on the island Mindanao that she lives on). She's
trying to attain a work visa in order to be close to me. I've been
reading a lot of information about fil-Am relationships and it's true
what they say; filipinas make great companions. Yet there are a few
who are just after Americans because they represent financial
stability. Having been with my girlfriend for 11 months I don't feel
she's after me for money or for citizenship. I'd say my relationship
is working well because we're both well-educated, open minded about
interracial dating and various topics, and we click very well. I
really think that if American guys meet educated filipinas-rather than
ones who haven't gone to school, college, or don't have any aspirations
in life-their relationships will become more fulfilling and more
meaningful. I hope my testimony was helpful, forgive me for making it
such a long message.
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joekerr
2006-06-08 02:07:45 UTC
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Post by z***@yahoo.com
Post by Ex-Husband
Mine went down the toilet.
hey Ex, sorry to hear your relationship went down the toilet. I guess
it's still a very sensitive issue for you that you'd prefer not to go
into great detail about.
As for me I've been in a relationship with a filipina for 11 months
now. She found me on a dating site and sent me an interest request.
If you don't mind me asking... what made you use internet dating?

I met my wife here in the states... she was born in Manila but, raised
in Maryland.






I
Post by z***@yahoo.com
responded, we exchanged emails then started chatting online and
exchanging pics. I'm a black guy, and at the time I met her I stuck to
pursuing black women cause I always figured white women were mostly
into black guys because they think we're all well endowed beneath the
belt, and that asians stuck to their own kind. So I never figured I'd
find myself in a relationship with an asian woman. So from the start I
thought she was very beautiful, but that it would only be a friendship,
which I was very content with cause I was trying to expand my circle of
female friends.
Then one day while we're chatting she wonders why I haven't asked her
to be my girlfriend. I was shocked at first and declined the idea
cause it was way too fast for us to get so serious after about 3 weeks
of knowing each other. However, after thinking about it that night I
asked her and we've been together ever since. Unfortunately it's been
a long distance relationship all this time with her living in Davao
City and me living my Maryland. However this has been the longest and
most fulfilling relationship I've had with a woman (other than my mom
and sister).
My girlfriend graduated with her nursing degree in late April of this
year. She's extremely busy and works a lot of odd nursing jobs around
the country (mostly on the island Mindanao that she lives on). She's
trying to attain a work visa in order to be close to me. I've been
reading a lot of information about fil-Am relationships and it's true
what they say; filipinas make great companions. Yet there are a few
who are just after Americans because they represent financial
stability. Having been with my girlfriend for 11 months I don't feel
she's after me for money or for citizenship. I'd say my relationship
is working well because we're both well-educated, open minded about
interracial dating and various topics, and we click very well. I
really think that if American guys meet educated filipinas-rather than
ones who haven't gone to school, college, or don't have any aspirations
in life-their relationships will become more fulfilling and more
meaningful. I hope my testimony was helpful, forgive me for making it
such a long message.
Post by Ex-Husband
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Kmrelo
2006-06-25 07:30:22 UTC
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Hello, I am new to the group and would like to talk from a filipina-
well, half filipina's perspective. I have a long distance relationship
that started after 3 months of seeing eachother on a daily basis- he
moved to Arizona for school, and I stayed to commute to CSUSB, we
maintain a long distance relationship with many late nights on msn
messenger. It is hard to maintain this relationship, I will admit, but
it is interesting to show my half korean boyfriend our Filipino
customs- we've been dating for a little over 2 years now and things are
great!- I'd love to hear from you guys! Kmrelo
Post by joekerr
Post by z***@yahoo.com
Post by Ex-Husband
Mine went down the toilet.
hey Ex, sorry to hear your relationship went down the toilet. I guess
it's still a very sensitive issue for you that you'd prefer not to go
into great detail about.
As for me I've been in a relationship with a filipina for 11 months
now. She found me on a dating site and sent me an interest request.
If you don't mind me asking... what made you use internet dating?
I met my wife here in the states... she was born in Manila but, raised
in Maryland.
I
Post by z***@yahoo.com
responded, we exchanged emails then started chatting online and
exchanging pics. I'm a black guy, and at the time I met her I stuck to
pursuing black women cause I always figured white women were mostly
into black guys because they think we're all well endowed beneath the
belt, and that asians stuck to their own kind. So I never figured I'd
find myself in a relationship with an asian woman. So from the start I
thought she was very beautiful, but that it would only be a friendship,
which I was very content with cause I was trying to expand my circle of
female friends.
Then one day while we're chatting she wonders why I haven't asked her
to be my girlfriend. I was shocked at first and declined the idea
cause it was way too fast for us to get so serious after about 3 weeks
of knowing each other. However, after thinking about it that night I
asked her and we've been together ever since. Unfortunately it's been
a long distance relationship all this time with her living in Davao
City and me living my Maryland. However this has been the longest and
most fulfilling relationship I've had with a woman (other than my mom
and sister).
My girlfriend graduated with her nursing degree in late April of this
year. She's extremely busy and works a lot of odd nursing jobs around
the country (mostly on the island Mindanao that she lives on). She's
trying to attain a work visa in order to be close to me. I've been
reading a lot of information about fil-Am relationships and it's true
what they say; filipinas make great companions. Yet there are a few
who are just after Americans because they represent financial
stability. Having been with my girlfriend for 11 months I don't feel
she's after me for money or for citizenship. I'd say my relationship
is working well because we're both well-educated, open minded about
interracial dating and various topics, and we click very well. I
really think that if American guys meet educated filipinas-rather than
ones who haven't gone to school, college, or don't have any aspirations
in life-their relationships will become more fulfilling and more
meaningful. I hope my testimony was helpful, forgive me for making it
such a long message.
Post by Ex-Husband
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joekerr
2006-06-27 00:41:36 UTC
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Post by Kmrelo
Hello, I am new to the group and would like to talk from a filipina-
well, half filipina's perspective. I have a long distance relationship
that started after 3 months of seeing eachother on a daily basis- he
moved to Arizona for school, and I stayed to commute to CSUSB, we
maintain a long distance relationship with many late nights on msn
messenger. It is hard to maintain this relationship, I will admit, but
it is interesting to show my half korean boyfriend our Filipino
customs- we've been dating for a little over 2 years now and things are
great!- I'd love to hear from you guys! Kmrelo
Wow korean??? Now you've got to be fil-am... most Filipinas don't seem
to like koreans (the war thing) how did your family react?
My wife and I had several seperations both during our courtship and
during the marriage (it was due to military duties) but, we survived...
and it's been 22 years (married)!
Do you find his customs comfortable? I love their food and their art
work (my oldest Sister was married to a half korean guy)...
Thanks for dropping by!!! Love to hear more!


Joekerr
Kmrelo
2006-06-27 00:50:33 UTC
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Well, his family is just like mine- our fathers are who we get our
filipino and korean-ness from. My family was very accepting of him,
actually, he comes from a divorced home so that he doesn't have that
much influence, but I am having great conversations with him discussing
Filipino culture, and he's actually anxious to try palaboc and lumpia!
Kmrelo
Post by joekerr
Post by Kmrelo
Hello, I am new to the group and would like to talk from a filipina-
well, half filipina's perspective. I have a long distance relationship
that started after 3 months of seeing eachother on a daily basis- he
moved to Arizona for school, and I stayed to commute to CSUSB, we
maintain a long distance relationship with many late nights on msn
messenger. It is hard to maintain this relationship, I will admit, but
it is interesting to show my half korean boyfriend our Filipino
customs- we've been dating for a little over 2 years now and things are
great!- I'd love to hear from you guys! Kmrelo
Wow korean??? Now you've got to be fil-am... most Filipinas don't seem
to like koreans (the war thing) how did your family react?
My wife and I had several seperations both during our courtship and
during the marriage (it was due to military duties) but, we survived...
and it's been 22 years (married)!
Do you find his customs comfortable? I love their food and their art
work (my oldest Sister was married to a half korean guy)...
Thanks for dropping by!!! Love to hear more!
Joekerr
joekerr
2006-06-27 17:15:32 UTC
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Post by Kmrelo
Well, his family is just like mine- our fathers are who we get our
filipino and korean-ness from. My family was very accepting of him,
actually, he comes from a divorced home so that he doesn't have that
much influence, but I am having great conversations with him discussing
Filipino culture, and he's actually anxious to try palaboc and lumpia!
Kmrelo
Bagogi (spelling?) is one of their dishes you might like..
the rice thing is of course a given 8 )
ever go to a Korean store?
or try kimchi?
For me filipino food was an easy transition... calderetta and adobo are
basically spanish and lumpia chinese so it's been a wonderful
experience the way the foods are blended.
Like you my wife is fil-am... so we didn't have much cultural shock to
deal with
have you spent much time in Philippines?

Joekerr
Kmrelo
2006-06-27 19:44:01 UTC
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I've never been there, but It would be nice to know where I come from.
As far as the food goes, I'm open to trying new things. Kmrelo
Post by joekerr
Post by Kmrelo
Well, his family is just like mine- our fathers are who we get our
filipino and korean-ness from. My family was very accepting of him,
actually, he comes from a divorced home so that he doesn't have that
much influence, but I am having great conversations with him discussing
Filipino culture, and he's actually anxious to try palaboc and lumpia!
Kmrelo
Bagogi (spelling?) is one of their dishes you might like..
the rice thing is of course a given 8 )
ever go to a Korean store?
or try kimchi?
For me filipino food was an easy transition... calderetta and adobo are
basically spanish and lumpia chinese so it's been a wonderful
experience the way the foods are blended.
Like you my wife is fil-am... so we didn't have much cultural shock to
deal with
have you spent much time in Philippines?
Joekerr
joekerr
2006-07-02 04:31:15 UTC
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Post by Kmrelo
I've never been there, but It would be nice to know where I come from.
As far as the food goes, I'm open to trying new things. Kmrelo
How often do you get to see your bf??
Post by Kmrelo
Post by joekerr
Post by Kmrelo
Well, his family is just like mine- our fathers are who we get our
filipino and korean-ness from. My family was very accepting of him,
actually, he comes from a divorced home so that he doesn't have that
much influence, but I am having great conversations with him discussing
Filipino culture, and he's actually anxious to try palaboc and lumpia!
Kmrelo
Bagogi (spelling?) is one of their dishes you might like..
the rice thing is of course a given 8 )
ever go to a Korean store?
or try kimchi?
For me filipino food was an easy transition... calderetta and adobo are
basically spanish and lumpia chinese so it's been a wonderful
experience the way the foods are blended.
Like you my wife is fil-am... so we didn't have much cultural shock to
deal with
have you spent much time in Philippines?
Joekerr
Kmrelo
2006-07-03 21:26:26 UTC
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He came home this weekend and was back a week ago for his sisters
graduation- i was there too, my brother graduated as well- he was here
for a week. I get to see him about every 3-4 months- Kmrelo
Post by joekerr
Post by Kmrelo
I've never been there, but It would be nice to know where I come from.
As far as the food goes, I'm open to trying new things. Kmrelo
How often do you get to see your bf??
Post by Kmrelo
Post by joekerr
Post by Kmrelo
Well, his family is just like mine- our fathers are who we get our
filipino and korean-ness from. My family was very accepting of him,
actually, he comes from a divorced home so that he doesn't have that
much influence, but I am having great conversations with him discussing
Filipino culture, and he's actually anxious to try palaboc and lumpia!
Kmrelo
Bagogi (spelling?) is one of their dishes you might like..
the rice thing is of course a given 8 )
ever go to a Korean store?
or try kimchi?
For me filipino food was an easy transition... calderetta and adobo are
basically spanish and lumpia chinese so it's been a wonderful
experience the way the foods are blended.
Like you my wife is fil-am... so we didn't have much cultural shock to
deal with
have you spent much time in Philippines?
Joekerr
joekerr
2006-07-04 01:10:59 UTC
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Post by Kmrelo
He came home this weekend and was back a week ago for his sisters
graduation- i was there too, my brother graduated as well- he was here
for a week. I get to see him about every 3-4 months- Kmrelo
Post by joekerr
Post by Kmrelo
I've never been there, but It would be nice to know where I come from.
As far as the food goes, I'm open to trying new things. Kmrelo
that's nice... almost like being married to a traveling salesman or
sailor 8 P
Post by Kmrelo
Post by joekerr
How often do you get to see your bf??
Post by Kmrelo
Post by joekerr
Post by Kmrelo
Well, his family is just like mine- our fathers are who we get our
filipino and korean-ness from. My family was very accepting of him,
actually, he comes from a divorced home so that he doesn't have that
much influence, but I am having great conversations with him discussing
Filipino culture, and he's actually anxious to try palaboc and lumpia!
Kmrelo
Bagogi (spelling?) is one of their dishes you might like..
the rice thing is of course a given 8 )
ever go to a Korean store?
or try kimchi?
For me filipino food was an easy transition... calderetta and adobo are
basically spanish and lumpia chinese so it's been a wonderful
experience the way the foods are blended.
Like you my wife is fil-am... so we didn't have much cultural shock to
deal with
have you spent much time in Philippines?
Joekerr
Kmrelo
2006-07-04 17:40:00 UTC
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Almost, but It gives us alot of opportunity to talk- more so than
people our age who are dating now (>'.')><('.'<)
Post by joekerr
Post by Kmrelo
He came home this weekend and was back a week ago for his sisters
graduation- i was there too, my brother graduated as well- he was here
for a week. I get to see him about every 3-4 months- Kmrelo
Post by joekerr
Post by Kmrelo
I've never been there, but It would be nice to know where I come from.
As far as the food goes, I'm open to trying new things. Kmrelo
that's nice... almost like being married to a traveling salesman or
sailor 8 P
Post by Kmrelo
Post by joekerr
How often do you get to see your bf??
Post by Kmrelo
Post by joekerr
Post by Kmrelo
Well, his family is just like mine- our fathers are who we get our
filipino and korean-ness from. My family was very accepting of him,
actually, he comes from a divorced home so that he doesn't have that
much influence, but I am having great conversations with him discussing
Filipino culture, and he's actually anxious to try palaboc and lumpia!
Kmrelo
Bagogi (spelling?) is one of their dishes you might like..
the rice thing is of course a given 8 )
ever go to a Korean store?
or try kimchi?
For me filipino food was an easy transition... calderetta and adobo are
basically spanish and lumpia chinese so it's been a wonderful
experience the way the foods are blended.
Like you my wife is fil-am... so we didn't have much cultural shock to
deal with
have you spent much time in Philippines?
Joekerr
joekerr
2006-07-07 00:13:52 UTC
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Post by Kmrelo
Almost, but It gives us alot of opportunity to talk- more so than
people our age who are dating now (>'.')><('.'<)
That's more important than most people realize 8 )
My wife and I found that being apart forced us to concentrate on
non-physical reasons for caring for each other....
Post by Kmrelo
Post by joekerr
Post by Kmrelo
He came home this weekend and was back a week ago for his sisters
graduation- i was there too, my brother graduated as well- he was here
for a week. I get to see him about every 3-4 months- Kmrelo
Post by joekerr
Post by Kmrelo
I've never been there, but It would be nice to know where I come from.
As far as the food goes, I'm open to trying new things. Kmrelo
that's nice... almost like being married to a traveling salesman or
sailor 8 P
Post by Kmrelo
Post by joekerr
How often do you get to see your bf??
Post by Kmrelo
Post by joekerr
Post by Kmrelo
Well, his family is just like mine- our fathers are who we get our
filipino and korean-ness from. My family was very accepting of him,
actually, he comes from a divorced home so that he doesn't have that
much influence, but I am having great conversations with him discussing
Filipino culture, and he's actually anxious to try palaboc and lumpia!
Kmrelo
Bagogi (spelling?) is one of their dishes you might like..
the rice thing is of course a given 8 )
ever go to a Korean store?
or try kimchi?
For me filipino food was an easy transition... calderetta and adobo are
basically spanish and lumpia chinese so it's been a wonderful
experience the way the foods are blended.
Like you my wife is fil-am... so we didn't have much cultural shock to
deal with
have you spent much time in Philippines?
Joekerr
Kmrelo
2006-07-07 21:00:36 UTC
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Very true, but when we do get together, we do seem to act our age. The
communication factor is probably the most stable part of our
relationship and why we are so compatible, we were working together for
over a year and went to school together, we have known of eachother
since elementary school, and have some of the similar friends, but we
hadn't really got to talking until we started working in the winter of
our junior year of high school.
Post by joekerr
Post by Kmrelo
Almost, but It gives us alot of opportunity to talk- more so than
people our age who are dating now (>'.')><('.'<)
That's more important than most people realize 8 )
My wife and I found that being apart forced us to concentrate on
non-physical reasons for caring for each other....
Post by Kmrelo
Post by joekerr
Post by Kmrelo
He came home this weekend and was back a week ago for his sisters
graduation- i was there too, my brother graduated as well- he was here
for a week. I get to see him about every 3-4 months- Kmrelo
Post by joekerr
Post by Kmrelo
I've never been there, but It would be nice to know where I come from.
As far as the food goes, I'm open to trying new things. Kmrelo
that's nice... almost like being married to a traveling salesman or
sailor 8 P
Post by Kmrelo
Post by joekerr
How often do you get to see your bf??
Post by Kmrelo
Post by joekerr
Post by Kmrelo
Well, his family is just like mine- our fathers are who we get our
filipino and korean-ness from. My family was very accepting of him,
actually, he comes from a divorced home so that he doesn't have that
much influence, but I am having great conversations with him discussing
Filipino culture, and he's actually anxious to try palaboc and lumpia!
Kmrelo
Bagogi (spelling?) is one of their dishes you might like..
the rice thing is of course a given 8 )
ever go to a Korean store?
or try kimchi?
For me filipino food was an easy transition... calderetta and adobo are
basically spanish and lumpia chinese so it's been a wonderful
experience the way the foods are blended.
Like you my wife is fil-am... so we didn't have much cultural shock to
deal with
have you spent much time in Philippines?
Joekerr
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