Asking A Filipina To Marry: Are We That Fussy About Proposals?

What you should know about us Filipinos is that we’re big fans of Western culture, and by this I mean it’s not unusual to find Filipinas who have watched more Hollywood films than Filipino films.

This brings me to one important point: when it comes to marriage proposals, we’re very familiar with the Western style of proposal where the man gets down on one knee and pops “Will you marry me?”

If you’ve got a bad case of arthritis at the knees, there’s no need to worry about getting down on one knee if you want to marry your Filipina girlfriend. Let me just tell you a few things about Filipino proposal culture.

1. Filipino men rarely, if ever, get down on one knee

Not that they are not romantic, but the typical Filipino man will find it cheesy to get down on one knee and ask a woman to be his wife. Getting married is rather like a suggestive affair, meaning men tend to “suggest” that they get married rather than ask the woman to marry him. Filipino men tend to suggest marriage if they’ve been in the relationship long enough.

Rings are generally optional, but we tend to expect engagement rings from Western men, precisely because it's in their culture.

2. Talk to the parents after proposal

Being very family-oriented, after proposing to your Filipina girlfriend, I strongly suggest that you fly to the Philippines to meet her parents and make plans for the wedding with them. We call this “pamanhikan” in Tagalog and “pamalay” in Cebuano. Bring food with you and of course, some beer.

During your pamanhikan, reassure her parents that you’re going to take care of their daughter.

Want to know more, visit this page about successfully marrying a Filipina wife.

Read more: Pinoy Filipina

Filipino Wives: How Are We in Bed?

It's safe to say that when it comes to bedtime matters, Filipino wives are not created alike. While there are many who are "experienced" before marriage, there are also just as many who are rather virginal and really, I've heard my fair share of stories where the Filipina wife was a virgin when she got married.

One thing common between experienced and the virginal Filipinas, however, is that we are conservative in bed when you compare us with say, European women. We actually find it strange that men should like to stick their members inside women's asses.

So then, if you're looking for a Filipina wife, keep your bedroom expectations in check because you might just end up teaching your Filipina wife how to make you happy in bed. But then again, marriage goes beyond sex, right?

Read more: Cherry Blossoms Filipina Dating

Cherry Blossoms Filipina Dating: Is It For You?

Men who are looking for a Filipina wife will inevitably find themselves wondering what the best places for finding prospects are. After all, out of the many dating sites out there, there must be only or two sites that Filipinas frequent.

I must say that Cherry Blossoms is where most Filipinas - the ones who are seriously looking for husbands – usually hang out. (I personally talked to women who met their husbands through Cherry Blossoms.)

However, before you go out looking your Filipina wife, I have to tell you that while there are serious Filipina women out there, there are also those who are only out to scam the men of their money. Don’t be one of them. Use your common sense to avoid being ripped off. If the Filipina you talk to asks you for money when you’ve only been talking to each other for months, don’t give it to her. Sounds very simple, huh? But you’ll be surprised how gullible some men can be.

So, if you're the rather gullible type, don't go for it.

Read more: Philippine Culture Idiosyncrasies