11.06.2006

mail order (brides?)

i was looking up some info on the FTC regulations for mail-orders and noticed this about mail order brides.
via wikipedia:

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reports that "...marriages arranged through these services would appear to have a lower divorce rate than the nation as a whole, fully 80 percent of these marriages having lasted over the years for which reports are available." The USCIS also reports that "... mail-order bride and e-mail correspondence services result in 4,000 to 6,000 marriages between U.S. men and foreign brides each year."

4 comments:

Christina said...

I had the pleasure of listening in on a conversation a waiter was having with a customer about his mail order bride he was to pick up. This conversation was very loud, at the table next to us, and lets just say I learned more than I wanted to know. It was all my aunt, uncle, grandma and I could do to try and act as if we were not listening. As soon as we left the restraunt we burst out laughing. You should try it..mail order brides that is.

jared said...

oh no, thats not for me. theres no way to tell if a "spark" would develop.
im not into things that look good only on paper and pictures.

Christina said...

i feel I must share with you what a wise friend once said "sparks cannot develop."

jared said...

well, im sure they knew what they were talking about. i clearly dont.