The term “Mail Order Bride” originated on the American frontier in the 19th century. At that time, the number of men on the frontier far outnumbered the number of available women, and lonely farmers ...

Fifteen years ago, when I started studying the international dating industry, few people took the subject seriously. The term "mail-order bride" was treated as a punch line—something outdated, ...

Back in the early 1900s, when Wyoming men outnumbered women 10-1, they formed matrimonial clubs to bring out mail-order ...

NDP MP Megan Leslie is apologizing to Czech women over a Halifax radio station's mail-order bride contest, but a spokesman for the station says he’s disappointed in her criticism of the giveaway. J.C.

Ukrainian women are looking for a safe way out as mail-order brides. “Ukrainian brides are a different breed of women, something many men appreciate. A woman from Ukraine loves and respects her man, ...

Nika thought her future was bright when she came to Canada from the Philippines as a bride to the owner of a booming taxi business. She was following in the footsteps of her sister, Nela, who had ...

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Far from being “naïve victims of exploitation” or “scheming Slavic beauties,” Russian mail order brides are ...

Julia Meszaros receives funding from East Texas A&M and Florida International University to support her research. She volunteers for the nonprofit organization RISE Travel Institute. Fifteen years ago ...

Fifteen years ago, when I started studying the international dating industry, few people took the subject seriously. The term “mail-order bride” was treated as a punch line – something outdated, ...

Could a mail-order bride website become the new Match.com? Fortune magazine reports that websites like AnastasiaDate are trying to shed the shady images of green card goldiggers and abusive American ...