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HOW TO FIND A GOOD GIRLFRIEND IN THE PHILIPPINES. HOW I GOT SCAMMED! 

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HOW I GOT SCAMMED MORE THAN ONCE/ HOW TO FIND A GOOD GIRLFRIEND IN THE PHILIPPINES/HOW TO FIND LOVE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
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I RETIRED TO THE PHILIPPINES IN 2022, LIVING ON A BUDGET WITH MY FILIPINA GIRLFRIEND IN DUMAGUETE.
Married to a Fillipina , LDR, Living in the Philippines, Dating a filipina, Traveling to the Philippine
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Living in the Philippines has made many changes to my life.
Money,Health, my outlook on life and my happiness
I retired to the Philippines in Feb. 2022.
First lived in Panglao Bohol moved to Dumaguete May 2022.
So blessed to have found Janet
If you have any stories to share!! Questions you may have!!
Living in the Philippines? Living in Dumaguete
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Cost of living in the Philippines?
Having a filipina girl friend?
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APARTMENTS FOR RENT IN THE PHILIPPINES
HOUSES FOR RENT IN DUMAGUETE PHILIPPINES
PLACES TO VISIT IN VALENCIA PHILIPPINES
DOLLAR TO PESO EXCHANGE RATES
DATING A FILIPINA
DATING SITES
HOW TO MEET A FILIPINA.
TRAVELING IN THE PHILIPPINES
A PHILIPPINE BUDGET
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Living in the Philippines has made many changes to my life.
Money,Health, my outlook on life and my happiness
I retired to the Philippines in Feb. 2022.
First lived in Panglao Bohol moved to Dumaguete May 2022.
So blessed to have found Janet
If you have any stories to share!! Questions you may have!!
Living in the Philippines? Living in Dumaguete
Moving to the Philippines?
Cost of living in the Philippines?
Having a filipina girl friend?
ASK ANY QUESTION TO HELP YOU MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICES ON YOUR MOVE TO RETIRE IN
THE PHILIPPINES
APARTMENTS FOR RENT IN THE PHILIPPINES
HOUSES FOR RENT IN DUMAGUETE PHILIPPINES
PLACES TO VISIT IN VALENCIA PHILIPPINES
DOLLAR TO PESO EXCHANGE RATES
DATING A FILIPINA
DATING SITES
HOW TO MEET A FILIPINA.
TRAVELING IN THE PHILIPPINES
A PHILIPPINE BUDGET
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@rogerwilco4736
@rogerwilco4736 Год назад
I met my wife here more than 30 years ago after replying to a small advert in a local paper in my country offering an introduction to Filipina girls to cut a long story short I ended up coming here meeting the advertisers niece we have been together over 3 decades and I've never regretted a day of it.
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
Wow good story with a Great ending. Thank you for sharing rogerwilco
@dawnegan3984
@dawnegan3984 8 месяцев назад
Good luck for you I think that long ago the girls weren't so greedy and dishonest as they are now 💓
@TomR61
@TomR61 3 месяца назад
Overall, their women are amazing.
@JohnGrigg-gz9gm
@JohnGrigg-gz9gm Месяц назад
@@TomR61 Only sometimes... Only sometimes...
@TheyCalledMeT
@TheyCalledMeT Месяц назад
was she the advertisement or just the niece of the person behind the ad?
@scottbrinks9248
@scottbrinks9248 Год назад
"Never Asked for Anything!". That is the key for many of us. Found mine online. Had gone through several online prior to this who asked for money, support and turned out not to be truthful about their life stories. Then found a good one. One conclusion I came to was to stay away from younger women. I wanted a wife, not a daughter to raise. Kids were ok but not babies or really young kids (mine has a 22 yo daughter). As I focused on older women (35-50) I found much more mature, seasoned, life experienced and hard working women. Then I found the one from Bohol. Cares for me like you described, good with her family. Now after 15 months here she is exactly who she said she was. No regrets and much happiness.
@jenniedelira754
@jenniedelira754 Год назад
Hi. I want to meet a guy mature guy maybe you havr a good friend too looking for a mature one. I wont ask anything. I have a small source of income. Thank you
@waynebrown4407
@waynebrown4407 Год назад
My filipina wife didn't ask for anything.
@BillyTimes-dw7vs
@BillyTimes-dw7vs 10 месяцев назад
Now here's someone with some common sense me to brother most guys have no common sense sending thousands to women they never met a good majority of women in the Philippines are married or single moms with live in BF. The women in the picture with me never ask me for nothing yet until I went to meet her she didn't tell me she had a 5 yo daughter while chatting online but when we met she was more beautiful in person 5'5 slim hair done to her ankles she apologized she didn't think I will accept her and her daughter best thing I ever did. I send her $200 a month over their to help her and her sick mom which I met in person very generous people when I stay in their province.
@EricSmith-jw4lu
@EricSmith-jw4lu 8 месяцев назад
Oh my goodness…it’s called the Long Con… that’s called dry begging. She won’t need to ask because she know she can get more that way…
@scottbrinks9248
@scottbrinks9248 8 месяцев назад
Once you have met her. Seen her situation and found her to be a fit for you. Support is your choice. If you have not met, then support is your stupidity. Well done!@@BillyTimes-dw7vs
@lyndawalton9460
@lyndawalton9460 Год назад
Don't ever ever give money to anyone you don't meet in person, especially on Facebook. Million of scammers out there to get your hard-earned money. Be careful!
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
yes good advice
@RealGaryGibson
@RealGaryGibson Год назад
I spent 2 years in an LDR vetting and getting to know my 35yo Filipina whom I met on Cupid. I figured it was constructive use of the lockdown time when I otherwise could not be in the Philippines. You can really get to know a woman well that way and weed out the red flags if you don't send them money. We discussed what we expect of each other and what our roles will be. I'm now in Manila on a 2 month visit with her to see what she's like in person. Since meeting her at the airport she's even more beautiful and sweet than I expected. She's taking care of me so much better than any of my previous Western relationships come close to. Now I plan to return next year permanently to live my life with her.
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
way more good ones than bad ones, thanks for sharing
@tommycash9
@tommycash9 Год назад
I was divorced for 24 years. I didn’t want to be in a relationship again. When I fit older I started thinking about relationships again. I dated some women here in the US. Totally different from what I was raised in my beliefs. Philippines was my destiny from the get go. I just spent most of my life figuring it out. I met Joy on cupid also.
@thebounty8256
@thebounty8256 Год назад
@@mikesphilippineretirement thanks for sharing
@iluvmoney6767
@iluvmoney6767 Год назад
@@mikesphilippineretirement I meet all my filpinas in ANgeles City. I fall in love for a few hours and the next night I find a new one!!!!!
@emrysmeek440
@emrysmeek440 Год назад
Dirty old git.
@johndelong9230
@johndelong9230 Год назад
Been married to a Filipina 27 years, what you have said is such good advice. Been there done that, don't expect everything to go perfect. We had are good days but also the bad ones. We worked thru all and now I'm so grateful to have found my life partner...
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
thanks for sharing
@charlesbronson5235
@charlesbronson5235 Год назад
👋🏻 hi Mike, I met my wife in 2004 on line, yup even back then 😂 was a lot different then because there were Internet cafe’s and no smart phones (big problem today). Chatted 4 months, sent a to of $100 over that time(big spender or cautious?)before the long flight from the east coast, spent 3 weeks there and set her up with an apartment and returned home to settle things up to moving there and married her 6 months later. Lived and traveled all over the Philippines with my wife and newborn baby after a year of marriage. I had a very nice military pension, a college education and found a job teaching English at a Korean academy, became the Principal and then Marketing Director and traveled all over SE Asia on the school’s dime. Left in late 2010 for our daughter’s education and returned to Boston where she is and has always been a high honors student and a beautiful person inside out. Singer, guitarist, flutist and pianist at the age of 14 now in High School. My wife and I will return to our home there being watched and lived in by her sister and family until our return. I was 44 and she was 29 when we met and now 59 and 44 😂 time flies when you’re with the ones you love the most ❤️🙏🏻👍🏻💪🏻 That’s my story and I’m sticking by and to it. 😂
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
Thanks for sharing your story
@DeboDog1953
@DeboDog1953 Год назад
Mike, I am glad you found somebody who cares about you. Thank you for your story, I really like the way you talked about the women in PI. I am from American Samoa and glad I found your story. Thank You..
@nicoz7662
@nicoz7662 7 месяцев назад
Do not send money to someone you haven't met - for sure. You might get lucky, but the odds are quite low. Next phase, have a girlfriend budget, and stick to it!
@michaelcarrington7336
@michaelcarrington7336 Год назад
Back in 1993 I and my wife began writing letters to each other via snail mail. About sixteen months later I flew to the Philippines and met her. When I saw how she acted towards me and her mother who was with her I knew that If I went back to the States a single man I’d be a loser for it. We married in the Philippines and this wonderful woman has blessed me with three sons and a wonderful loving companionship with her. It was someone who knew my wife that played a role in getting us to write each other.
@tilapiadave3234
@tilapiadave3234 Год назад
A MIRACLE ,,,, you are lucky
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
Great story Michael thank you for sharing
@ramonluna7740
@ramonluna7740 Год назад
why next year?
@jamesredman1263
@jamesredman1263 Год назад
@@ramonluna7740 - there is no mention of "next year" in Michael's post.
@KutWrite
@KutWrite Год назад
How did you meet her to correspond with her?
@Joe-ky9sg
@Joe-ky9sg Год назад
Wow excellent video and right on point! I have found the exact things you are speaking about. My experience with my fiancé is almost identical as Janet and yourself. We met as LDR online but I was more prepared thanks to guys like you, bud, reekay, and old dog. I weeded through the scammers til I met Chari. 10 months later we met in Dumaguete and its exactly as you were describing. You are 100% on point! Thank you, Joe
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
Wonderful!
@mikeschultze3135
@mikeschultze3135 Год назад
Hello Mike, I'm Mike also from California. Retired and moved to Thailand, established here with car & 2 motorcycles. All my friends in Thailand are Filipino. So I'm going to the Philippines this December. Can't understand all the hateful comments. Your sharing your experience both good & bad. I know because we all make those same mistakes. The person who never makes any mistakes isn't really living. Thanks for sharing. It gives me clarity & understanding in meeting my Filipina Princess.
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
Best of luck
@mikecalitri914
@mikecalitri914 27 дней назад
Buddy, you're blind, I'm sorry to tell you.I had Mrs. Universe at the Philippines.She was so honest convincing.She turned my life upside down in such a short time wake up
@billyakin3301
@billyakin3301 Год назад
Thanks Mike for making and sharing this video... and your experiences. Men listening to your story should learn from your experience, and mistakes. Thanks again for your wisdom. The smartest people in the world make mistakes when emotions are involved.👍
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
I appreciate that
@billyakin3301
@billyakin3301 Год назад
Congratulations Mike on your relationship with Janet. Sounds like you have found a good one.👍
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
I think so
@sandrapoulson7196
@sandrapoulson7196 Год назад
I’am married with my husband for 22 years, yes, I’am born at the Philippine and we have two beautiful children,yes, we meet here in the u s and now we want to move back to the Philippine. Witch in Zambales. By the way my husband his American. Not Filipino guy.😊😊😊
@maychevez8741
@maychevez8741 Год назад
I’m really glad and very happy that you have found the special someone, more power to you both. I am now your new subscriber. I left the Philippines when I was 21 after graduating as a Nurse, I had only been back home once as all of my immediate family are all here in the USA. I am now a retired RN in Las Vegas, Nevada and planning on going back to visit soon. Take care of yourself, warm regards to your Filipina partner.
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
Welcome aboard! I'm from Las Vegas.
@fredray4265
@fredray4265 Месяц назад
I’ve met ac Filipina on messenger back in 2017. She’s sent me a friend request. After that, she’s asked me if I’m rich, just that first few messages. After that, she’s not asked once. 7 years later we still message one another and she’s sent pictures of her at church. A provincial grade school teacher. She does ask me if I ate or brought food to work. I’m also just done a month ago begin to look into the Philippine lifestyle, they humble even though their income isn’t high or don’t have much to offer. I love the one I message with especially because she is the breadwinner of her family. To me, that is a big responsibility she handles very very well.. I can’t imagine holding that much responsibility . A few times I’ve deleted her on social media but she would just come back. Such a good heart Sam’s kind and respectful and considerate woman I’ve met on line.
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Месяц назад
Thanks for sharing
@AndersGetherSoerensen
@AndersGetherSoerensen Год назад
Thanks for your video. Honestly, it almost hurts; but good and face the truth. Congratulations on finding a good woman. Your story is inspiring. I look forward to meeting you in February. 👍
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
See you soon
@windellchapman8397
@windellchapman8397 Год назад
20 yrs w/ my beautiful Filipina bride ... What a refreshing difference she was/is STILL ! Shes in the states workin her butt off now ... ( she has a college education) ,and can handle / communicate w / anyone ,anywhere ,and look like a star in the process. I m a middle class guy in a middle class house ,and to travel ,we both hafta work . Being semi retired tho, I dont work the crazy hours I once did . I have a trade that still gives me money- making jobs several days a week ....I just dont want 60 hr weeks anymore . I knew my bride almost 2 yrs before we married . $500 phone bills 😂. Would I do it all again ? OH YESSSS Such a grand and gorgeous lady from Leyte ! !
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
Thanks for sharing Windell
@bigdreamsphilippines
@bigdreamsphilippines Год назад
Great video ! I’m 51 but already looking at the Philippines 🇵🇭 for retirement. I have several years before I can but I’m thinking of possibly working in the USA part time through the year and Philippines for the remainder. I met girls online but quickly learned about scams and pitfalls . I’ve decided to just travel to the Philippines alone for the first time in January and just check things out . Thank you 🙏 your insight ! I’m glad I found your channel !
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
Best of luck!
@countryroads5234
@countryroads5234 Год назад
My plan is to split time too …my winter getaway for sure
@bigdreamsphilippines
@bigdreamsphilippines Год назад
@@countryroads5234 I think 🤔 if I’m smart I can be almost fully out of the United States in about 5 yrs then work here a few months and go back my job is in high demand and you can pretty much work when you want as long as it’s a 3-4 month block .
@davebooth7808
@davebooth7808 Год назад
Thanks Mike very good advice! I chose an educated young woman with a daughter, unfortunately the daughter had been ill disaplined by the grandparents & became a brat & got between her mother & me & drove us apart, because I took away the closeness she had with her mother!
@mikesolns1364
@mikesolns1364 Год назад
@@davebooth7808 Why do you guys get with single mothers? That's a huge no go
@everettjoyce1012
@everettjoyce1012 Год назад
Make sure her husband is dead, if she is married and her husband is still alive, but has been gone for a long time, doesn't matter how long, he can come back and blackmail YOU OR HER for being with his wife, there is no divorce in the Philippines, you can get in trouble for being with a married woman if her husband find out, you've up shot creek without a paddle, make sure that they are free, no marriage. that's a NO NO.
@EvenStevensss
@EvenStevensss Год назад
Man my daughter's still to young for me to move overseas, but in 5 years I think I will. Ive been saving money and getting ready for the move. Thanks for the videos and insight into the Philippines!!!
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
Best of luck!
@anthonynales4910
@anthonynales4910 Год назад
I believe I got lucky, I met my fiancé on Filipino Cupid and we were ldr for 2 years because of the pandemic. She has a lot of great characteristics of supporting her family, caring, loving and very sweet. I got a good girl and I love her!
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
Happy to hear that
@robertmeade1292
@robertmeade1292 Год назад
Mike, this was very inspiring and helpful. I am going through some bumps and bruises 😂 here almost one month now. I met a couple of nice ladies and a couple of not so good. Even though I lived in Indonesia recently for two years and Mexico for 9 months I have never met more talented ladies at scamming than here. Big education early on. Fortunely I have a never send money policy and am getting wise at catching (smelling) a scam before it goes too far. I have sent small amounts for transport to meet me and of course generous in person. I am in Puerto Galera after visiting Makati and Baguio. Am getting a two months apartment here to test things out. 7,000 a month by the beach.(kitchen/ac). Appreciate you sharing this one and the other about scammers. There are good ladies here in the Phils for sure but I am super cautious and careful while still having an over all great experience so far. Being able to say no is priceless.
@frederickosby7432
@frederickosby7432 Год назад
Thanks for the information and insight, I'm not really online with anything as I don't like sight unseen. I'd rather have face to face interactions. I appreciate your time and knowledge you put into your videos. Keep up the great work. 👍🏽
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
Thanks for your comment Frederick
@GAMMASP8
@GAMMASP8 Год назад
Brought me to tears hearing she rushed over to check on you.
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
thank you
@GAMMASP8
@GAMMASP8 Год назад
@@mikesphilippineretirement don't worry no one that matters think that Janet is taking advantage of you. That is what is called love.
@johannwilder1437
@johannwilder1437 Год назад
My ex wife used to always say “family first”. What I soon realized was this meant her family does things for HER and puts HER first. But it wasn’t a 2 way street.
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
ex wife now?
@johannwilder1437
@johannwilder1437 Год назад
@@mikesphilippineretirement Yup ex wife now.
@ForceMultiplier
@ForceMultiplier Год назад
Mike. I love you, brother. You and Janet are absolutely WONDERFUL. I'll be there in the Philippines in a little over a year.
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
Stay in touch and see you soon
@georgklinkhammer6024
@georgklinkhammer6024 Год назад
Hello Mike. I've also learned my lesson. I'm German and I've had similar experiences online. My advice to anyone who wants to live in the Philippines. First find a place that you like and get to know someone there. Zjank you for this video and all the best to you. Georg
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
Thank you for sharing Georg
@gordontainsch2624
@gordontainsch2624 Год назад
Makes perfect sense Georg.
@anniejanequeypo7169
@anniejanequeypo7169 11 месяцев назад
Mike I am a Filipina widow living in Hawaii. I met several guys on line had relationship I was wondering why at the end they always ask help and always monetary. Are this BEGGARS OR SCAMMERS. I had eight guys at different times all of them asking for monetary help.I told them I am not charitable institution I don’t donate money. What kind of human being are they.
@RetiredSignDude
@RetiredSignDude Год назад
A nice down-to-earth real person, looking for same. Nice presentation.
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
Thanks
@platoon1081
@platoon1081 Год назад
"There's no fool like an old fool", and that goes for myself as well!
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
so true
@JesseSwitzer
@JesseSwitzer Год назад
Mike, I am considering of moving to the Philippines in the future. Thanks for sharing your experiences. I have was scammed by a Mexican woman for thousands. You just never know someone's intentions.
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
Only time will show what is in the heart and soul of a person...
@kevinplusfun3743
@kevinplusfun3743 Год назад
Excellent informative video Mike, Thank you; keep them coming. 😎
@DumagueteRentals
@DumagueteRentals Год назад
Thank for watching... Kevin!
@kevinplusfun3743
@kevinplusfun3743 Год назад
@@DumagueteRentals You are welcome!
@dazeltv1351
@dazeltv1351 Год назад
Happy to hear that you found Janet. Wish you both nothing but happiness!
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
Thank you so much!
@kurtminer9661
@kurtminer9661 Год назад
Refreshing good sound advice without the bs. I found this very educating, just subscribed.
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
Awesome, thank you!
@shawn_and_jess
@shawn_and_jess Год назад
I have now just married my Filipina. She is a wonderful woman. I had to learn through mistakes also. Ultimately I would not have met my Filipina if it was not for online sites. But ultimately my wife I met through mutual friend I met because of dating a girl through a site. I needed every experience to gain clarity and enough insight to identify the right woman for me. Ultimately it’s about ensuring you know what you want. What you need in a woman. Having standards that are proper and upright and then waiting to find the right woman that meets those things. But above all you need to be a man worthy of such a woman.
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
Thanks for sharing Shawn
@mikecampbell7502
@mikecampbell7502 Год назад
Wow Mike, your video just blew me away. Thanks a bunch for sharing your personal story. Your advice is priceless. You have done well and you deserve it. God bless.
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
Medicare does not cover you outside of the states. Please talk to an agent that works with medicare to get better info for your needs. Saturday I will post a video on Insurance
@sgt.grinch3299
@sgt.grinch3299 Год назад
I met my first wife while we were serving in the Marine Corps. After my divorce I dated many girls, then met my second wife at work. We dated, lived together for 5 years before marriage. 16 years later all is great. I hope the best for you Sir. Good luck.
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
thanks Sgt.
@dave-d-grunt
@dave-d-grunt Год назад
Semper Fi Marine.
@avisheknath6874
@avisheknath6874 Год назад
Just happened to me recently...i meet her in the middle east and were together for 2yrs..then she went back to Philippines...been supporting her for 2yrs..then all of a sudden saw her pregnant in Facebook..as usual single mother..be very aware of them
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
thanks for sharing
@oluigifs299
@oluigifs299 Год назад
You really covered every important thing about finding a good Filipina! I came here to retire and live in a country that my autistic son and I could afford and since I had 2 retirement pension’s this military friend invited me to come and try out , as he said “ Living Life in Paradise “ and I took him up on it after about 7 months of thinking about it and during that time he introduced me to a young Filipina and we had so much in-common it was like we had known one another for years! I told her that I had no intention of having a relationship but asked if she wanted to be a friend to my son and I and graciously she said yes. I was 42 and she was 22. She had told me that she wasn’t looking to be in a relationship either but she would be glad to be our friend so long as we had a girlfriend of hers with us and I was thinking that she wasn’t a girl she is a lady and didn’t want any rumors about her seeing a Kano as she had just finished her degree in secondary science education and that rumors would cause her to loose any chance of her being a teacher and I understood. That was about 16 years ago and we have been apart only two days since then! We have a 12 year old girl now and my wife hasn’t had to work as we make enough from my pension’s. We also paid any and all debt that her family had taken to get her through college and we made life a little easier for her parents to live. All I can add is that dream’s can come true! 🙏😇👼🥰 Craig & Luzviminda Johnson Family. 20:11
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
thank you for sharing
@ForceMultiplier
@ForceMultiplier Год назад
Heyyy....atta boy, Craig. Much love!
@aprilevangelineeriksson9174
I, however believe that a young person may fall in love with an elderly person. It hapoens when it happens.
@lindenbutters9396
@lindenbutters9396 Год назад
Forty two is still young and there is a big difference between sixty two and forty two!
@dougm643
@dougm643 Год назад
Mike, you fortunate man. Sounds like you found a treasure in Janet. I am happy for both of you. A smart man learns from the lessons and mistakes of others. The rest of us learn the hard way. One wrong misstep can be costly and painful in many ways. I think I have found a good one online. I did not want or intend on LDR or communicating with a Filipina till I got there. Then I fell into a free dating site. Temptation got the best of me. A couple of lessons later. So far so good. Only time will tell. But my neck is out. I am one condo sale away from getting on a plane to find out. Good luck everybody.
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
Thank you Doug and thanks for sharing
@EricSmith-jw4lu
@EricSmith-jw4lu 8 месяцев назад
He’s teaching you how to properly used
@maryann9846
@maryann9846 7 месяцев назад
I don’t know why most Foreigner goes to visaya and Mindanao. Those places are always hit by typhoon!
@homebasebelgium359
@homebasebelgium359 Год назад
You're a lucky man, Mike! Those good Filipina girls are as rare as a four leaf clover. Hold on to her with all your might!
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
You got that right!
@DHarri9977
@DHarri9977 Год назад
Hey Mike, it sounds like you have a wonderful lady, you look happy and are living a comfortable life, it's really nice to hear.
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
I am! I will do a video soon so everyone can meet Janet
@charlesbronson5235
@charlesbronson5235 Год назад
Yes always ask to see what you sent money to buy until trust is accomplished and love is established and you both become one and do you can both trust, love, respect and protect.
@countryroads5234
@countryroads5234 Год назад
Agreed my fb ldr fiancé sends me a simple list each month of what she spends where and when with a total…still does it even now after almost three years …plus it helps me learn prices and places she shops
@teds8928
@teds8928 Год назад
Hi Mike. Great video. 61 year old US Navy Vet here hoping to move to the Philippines one day. Thanks again
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
Thanks you. See you soon
@teds8928
@teds8928 Год назад
@@mikesphilippineretirement Absolutely sir, I’m subscribed and following your channel. I get home from work in the morning and look forward to seeing a new video from you. Keep up the awesome work, it’s much appreciated
@AllenFreeman
@AllenFreeman Год назад
You seem like a very level-headed guy, Mike, as well as compassionate, and humble enough to admit the mistakes you made along the way.
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
Thanks Allen
@trentarbeau8753
@trentarbeau8753 Год назад
Excellent video, thanks for sharing your experience with us. I too have not had the best results in my past. But the one I’m with now have checked some of the boxes that you suggested on. Plus, I too, made a decision for 30+ as well. There’s plenty of men looking for the 20’s or teen’s. I wasn’t one of them. Thanks again for sharing your experience here. And I like the all honesty up from decision. Even though it doesn’t always work out with both sides. When the right one comes along you will see the difference between her to the other. Thanks again
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
Thanks for the comment
@billyakin3301
@billyakin3301 Год назад
To me, online relationships are BUNK!! Looking women in the eye and feeling their energy is where it's at. I have resisted all of the Dating Sites, and Facebook interactions. I don't intend to get involved with anyone for quite awhile after I'm there...if at all.
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
Thanks for sharing Billy
@emelyngordon6942
@emelyngordon6942 Год назад
Good girl and young and don’t ask for more!
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
janet is great
@colinwoodford1308
@colinwoodford1308 Год назад
Great advice Mike thanks so much for sharing your experience to be aware of such scams. I had been unlucky so far as I keep getting those asking for money after chatting a week or more when I thought she is the good ones 😔. It’s really hard to find a sincere woman who actually want a life partner
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
Thanks for sharing Colin
@tlerew12
@tlerew12 Год назад
Mike, what a great service you have given expats with you video-- should almost be required viewing! Well done.
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
Thank You
@jonoda894
@jonoda894 Год назад
Congratulations on your relationship Mike, and thank you for sharing your bad experiences also.
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
Thanks for listening
@JonSudlowpc
@JonSudlowpc 6 месяцев назад
Really appreciate the story and advice mike. I'm learning a lot from people like you.
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement 6 месяцев назад
Glad to help
@wildlesbians
@wildlesbians Год назад
Nothing beats being there in person, and meeting people in person. One of the benefits of being in navy is port visits.(and any place the navy goes, there are filipina girls there.) I met my filipina in hong kong early 1990's, while my ship made a port visit. i met her at a bar, but she was a housekeeper just out having fun dancing. I spent a couple 30 day vacations in hong kong, and then got married in 1996, and brought her here to USa. Been married ever since.
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
Thanks for sharing
@kevinegger9646
@kevinegger9646 Год назад
I had a similar experience myself. I was on Filipino Cupid. Talked to several girls and right away they started asking for money giving a hard luck story. Or needing a new phone. So that was a red flag. Then I met one that didn't ask for anything. I thought maybe she might be ok. Then one time one the phone to her she didn't hang up after our conversation. I stayed on the line and listened. She was having a conversation with a guy . It sounded like he was at the table with her. She was having dinner at the time and she said she was alone. So I called her back and confronted her. She tried telling me that it was the waiter but the conversation was to long and I didn't buy it. That was the end. Then I met the one I'm married to now. She had been working in Manila for a long time friend to support her son who was living with her parents. She was from the mountains above Moalboal in Cebu. She met me at the airport and we've been together ever since. Wonderful woman 34 years old. Her parents have a lot of land and farm. I wasn't aware they had the land until later. Now we are trying to finish our house, which she had already started building before I met her. So you can find a good one. You just have to be smart.
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
Thanks for sharing
@RRoss5035
@RRoss5035 Год назад
Hey buddy....this is really an enlightening video. I've lived in Asia for 25+ years and still found value. Awesome my man....new subscriber here!
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
Glad you enjoyed it!
@hewsi5751
@hewsi5751 Год назад
Hey Mike I'm currently at the time and stage of my life to make a move and Phillipines is on my radar .I have visited before a few times in vacation mode . Watching your videos and information is great . Cheers Sean from Australia
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
thank you..see you soon
@dave-d-grunt
@dave-d-grunt Год назад
My wife and I met while we were both doing “overseas tours”. 47 years later we are growing old together.
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
great story
@rachelduncan5560
@rachelduncan5560 Год назад
My mum is Philippine my dad meet her 20 years ago not on line it was from a magazine called pen friends from around the world she was working in a Hong Kong at the time he got to know her with letters & phone calls then he got to meet her in Hong Kong then after that he got to go to The Philippines to meet her family it was amazing I have been there 4 time it is the best place in the world you could not wish for a anything better they are not all like that my dad would do the people do everything to help you we are going back this summer yes you have to help her family. You will have to talk to my dad & he will tell the amazing story about him & the Philippines 🇵🇭
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
Thanks for sharing a very nice story
@michaelbingley4321
@michaelbingley4321 Год назад
Good video Mike! Sound advice that comes from real life experience. I've been Phil 4 years now and can relate to everything you say. Will try to catch more your vids. 👍
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
Hi Michael thanks for watching
@blocboi-o5439
@blocboi-o5439 6 месяцев назад
If we are to be honest with ourselves. A lot of the older foreigners are dating or marrying younger Asian women is because they're not able to find young beautiful women in their own country and so that's why they're using the strength of the American money to influence the Asian women unfortunately. Most people on RU-vid have to start being honest when it comes to making videos pertaining to finding love abroad with Filipinos Thai women or any women of Asia. That is the reason why a lot of older foreigners and retirees are moving abroad and getting married or finding younger women because they're not able to date or marry or find younger beautiful women that will like them.
@nicoz7662
@nicoz7662 7 месяцев назад
A good rule of thumb is the One-and-a-half Rule: If you want a working-age full-time companion, you need to offer at least 1.5x what she could make working full-time if currently unemployed or working in the grey economy. If she's employed full-time at a good company, budget 2x her monthly salary because she is taking a risk quitting her job for you.
@manilamartin1001
@manilamartin1001 Год назад
I had a huge problem with my American friends. They networked all the filipino girls off my fb and started sending them all money. It's been a disaster. my friends are batting less than 20% on getting a good girl. Glad to hear good stories. Men from USA are starving these days.
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
Thanks for sharing
@DaveEPie
@DaveEPie Год назад
American men are foolish w their money and hearts. I bet you even warned them and told them what not to do.
@rositagundayao5826
@rositagundayao5826 Год назад
I found this talk very enlightening.......thank you, Sir, for the sharing May GOD bless you and your family, too
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
You are very welcome
@brucesnyder690
@brucesnyder690 Год назад
My Wife passed away March 2017. I spent a year mourning and getting my head together. In April 2018 decided to give Thailand a shot. We had been going there many years. Joined a dating site and talked to a bunch of women. Then I met a special one. We talked and videoed for months. Went to Tland in July and met her. We've been together ever since. Getting married early next year. Never leaving Thailand!!
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
great story..thanks for sharing Bruce
@peterhlywa9047
@peterhlywa9047 Год назад
Good for you Mike for having the guts to move in the first place, takes a big commitment to actually move... no one can tell you how, just have to be street wise, understand between sincere & pretend. I've lost some wonderful women all married now while I'm getting older & still single...enjoy your life ... cheer's 😊
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
Thank you Peter
@robingeorgetowntx
@robingeorgetowntx Год назад
I’ve had two Filipina girlfriends here in the states and needless to say they are very loyal and beautiful people.
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
thanks for sharing
@Srichardson64
@Srichardson64 Год назад
Is why I call it fakebook ;) EDIT don't feel bad many of us have been scammed... but many have found a good woman in the end... so chin up ...like u said...old dawgs new tricks...takes us a time or three to learn ;)
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
Thank you
@jame1seire
@jame1seire 7 месяцев назад
Well put Mike. A good background on finding the right lady. Cheers and Blessings to you, your lady and family.
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement 7 месяцев назад
thank you
@peteh6063
@peteh6063 Год назад
Mike you’re not the first one and will not be last one that fell prey to the script in the Philippines. Myself I’ve thought about some of the online sites… but I’m resisting and taking the approach of boots on the ground next year and take a slow approach when it comes to that. And as I make friends my social circle will grow… And then who knows.I’m happy and active but at this point in my life 60+ want something different. I’m happy that things have worked out fine for you and you found a great partner and happiness.🍻🇨🇦😎
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
Thanks for sharing Pete
@edwardmcdonald6320
@edwardmcdonald6320 Год назад
I plan to come soon I'm 68 retired and appreciate all your research . It Eddie from USA philadelphia!
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
Thanks Eddie
@Stetsonhatman
@Stetsonhatman Год назад
My situation was a bit different. I met a mature Filipina (39) online when I was 46. I visited her and met her family she was a good woman - school teacher, eldest in her family. I returned and married her 6 months later, but we both stayed and continued to work in our respective countries but took turns visiting each other. I took early retirement at 59 now we reside together in the Philz so I got lucky. If I had not met her, then ideally, I would have retired and moved to the Philippines first, then started to meet local girls to find a "good" wife. Meeting online is rather risky to base any long term plans.
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
Thank you for sharing a nice story
@Kitiwake
@Kitiwake Год назад
Ph. school teachers.. The worst. I was in ph. for 7 mouths with a school teacher. She was on line doing sex chats with foreigners when she was with me. I found out when she left her messenger open in her laptop. The teachers her school didn't give a damn about teaching the kids but were the biggest charters on line... Why? Because there have to have a level of English to qualify as teachers. The talk amongst most of them between themselves was about sex, foreigners and money. I got daily reports. Filipina teachers can't keep anything to themselves.
@nelsonmaodeferro5984
@nelsonmaodeferro5984 Год назад
She's gold. Great story man.
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
I'm blessed
@Discoveryplustrueexperiences
Hi Mike, I like how you are saying the facts! It is good to hear you share the mistakes that you made beforehand. It opens up our eyes to what can take place. It is like the third time is the charm. You talk level about what it should be and that proof of when you give money. Especially if you have met someone online and they are overseas. Janet sounds like a very great catch for you big time. Have you thought of her doing a video from her side? I mean sharing about those honest women there in the Philippines and what they are looking for in a foreign man? The values and so on how she decided to open up to you.
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
Thank you my friend
@milagroslluisma6499
@milagroslluisma6499 Год назад
Congrats, you finally found the one truly for you. Enjoy your stay in the Philippines, and stay away from scammers. There are people who take advantage of your vulnerable situation.
@davidbatin1699
@davidbatin1699 11 месяцев назад
If you are 65, single or divorced & retired either marry someone your age or stay single. Don't go there & marry someone half your age or even younger. They are marrying you for money not for love. Besides there is nothing in common with someone young enough to be your daughter.
@dealerslicenseops
@dealerslicenseops 7 месяцев назад
Spoken like a true simp. Enjoy your 300 lb dependapotomus in ohio
@Simplengpinaymorena
@Simplengpinaymorena 6 месяцев назад
Exactly mostly young woman
@kenlyn2208
@kenlyn2208 Год назад
I admit… I got lucky. Met Lyn in person and we hit it off. It’s now 12yrs later. Now we’re building a home on Cebu. And it’s her earnings that’s building the home. She’s so proud to do it
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
Great story, Thanks for sharing
@Srichardson64
@Srichardson64 Год назад
excellent advice Mike period
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
Thanks Shawn
@tommycash9
@tommycash9 Год назад
I found a good wife online. I spent four year's searching. I met some scammer's. I caught on quick because I had researched. I met alot of women. Most of them weren't scammer's. I helped one of them. I finally met Joy. I knew right away that she was different from all of the other's. I went there in 2017 to visit. we already knew that we would be together. She moved here to Washington State in 2018. We are married and have a three year old daughter now. I am absolutely blessed in life now. We plan on moving back home to Dumaguete,(Bacong, Timbaou) in four year's.
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
Thanks for sharing Tom. Happy that you found a good wife in Joy God bless both of you. Please look me up when you return to Dumaguete
@tommycash9
@tommycash9 Год назад
@@mikesphilippineretirement Thank you Mike. We will definitely meet with you when we return. I look forward to it.
@anthonysherman9113
@anthonysherman9113 7 месяцев назад
This is CRAZY! Don't go to the Phillipines and look for a woman!
@xavierkoolat6926
@xavierkoolat6926 Год назад
WOW !!! Before viewing this video, I watched your video on 10 reasons to NOT move to the Ph. Is. Mike, you are about the coolest, most honest guy of all the videos on the Ph. Is. that I have watched. Maybe Old Paul, Gio, and Dan (Vagabond Awake) each come close to you, but you are explicit, accurate, and matter of fact. Great advice. You cover more points than the others do in their videos. Even after a few years of me watching their videos, I've learned a few more things that you have covered. Thanks.
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
thank you for that very nice commet
@hankhessig6586
@hankhessig6586 7 месяцев назад
Wow do we have to be vaccinated in 2024 to go to the PI
@gordontainsch2624
@gordontainsch2624 Год назад
Thanks for sharing Mike. Your message is one of 'caution' and practical sense. You said you were 'needy' and that's never good. One should be content and happy with one's own company and knowing that God is with him or her. Being 'needy' sets you up for failure and heart ache. I find that animals are the best company for me. Unconditional love. I will look for the same in a woman. My good friend has a Phillipina girlfriend after having two Thai girlfriend who 'took him to the cleaners.' Yes he pays for everything but he's a millionaire here in the states and bought a house for her in country. Her family comes first for her and he respects that. He's 65 and she's 31. Six months there and six months here in the US for him as she has never been here. He could never find a girl better in the states for him because he can be difficult to get along with and is not very good looking...so it's all about the pesos.
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
thanks for sharing
@Time2Live.online
@Time2Live.online Год назад
Thanks for sharing Mike. I hope you don't still feel taken advantage of with your first few experiences. What you purchased was a valuable education, and now you are sharing that education with others, well done my friend. I'm just thankful that back in 1995 when I became an expat and left the US for Costa Rica that there were no online dating sites.
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
Not at all lesson learned. I just trust to much and beleive the sad stories. I am happy with my life here
@wolfgangstimmel8048
@wolfgangstimmel8048 Год назад
I went to Angeles City for 6 months in 2008 and then to Thailand (Bangkok, Pattaya, Phuket) for 6 months. Thailand is much nicer, but ... if you want a relationship, PI is the place to be. Angeles has some really nice condos, an SM Mall, nearby Clark airport, hotels in all price ranges, and of course the famous Walking Street. It's a great place to start your life in the PI. My advice for newbies - go to AC and have some fun. Guaranteed you'll meet someone and that someone will determine where you end up living. I married in 2011 (my wife is 32 years younger than me). We have been married 11 years now (we lived together 2 years before marrying). We have a house in Sibonga Cebu, but still like to spend time in AC. I know that those of you who have never been in the military have that narrow civilian "good" girl / "dirty" girl point of view. There are "good" girls and "bad" girls all over the Philippines. In my experience the worst ones are the ones you find on-line. Listen to Filipina Pea on Scammers. They are everywhere and some of the worst are in the Province. I personally have 4 friends that met girls on line. Three of them were scammed out of money by girls who actually already had Filipino partners and children. The 4th guy, a friend of mine nicknamed Horndog, had several on-line girls that he promised to marry. He came to the Philippines, met each one, had a slam-dunk good time, and then blew them off. He is married with a Mexican now in Mazatlan. Getting back to me - My wife's mother died when she was 15, her father - like many Filipino's - ran off. At 16 she went to work to help support her 5 siblings. At 18 she fled to Manila to escape a Filipino who she was being pushed to marry. She told me that when she was young she dreamed of being an Airline Stewardess and marrying a guy with a long nose and colored eyes. - My eyes are Hazel and they called me Pinocchio in school. In Manila she worked in a "good" girl job as a live-in housemaid (basically a poorly paid slave) for 2,500 peso per month. After 5 years she got fired. She found another family to be a "good" girl slave for, but 2500/month was just not enough to support her siblings. She heard that she could meet foreigners in AC and make enough money to support her siblings, so she left the life of a "good" girl to seek her fame and fortune. Things that attract girls to the bars are money (most girls working there are supporting kids at home and sometimes a live-in partner) and the chance to meet foreigners. The bar owners there say that the girls you would consider a 10 make 40-60,000 peso a month. Contrast that to a maid in Manila making 2,500 peso per month. When I first met my wife I was shocked to find that she actually had a BDO account. Most girls in the PI have a bahala na attitude and never have any savings. Though my wife doesn't have any children, she is the Matriarch of her family, taking care of her siblings until they grew up. They are all married now, but still ask for financial help. While my wife never got to be an Airline Stewardess, she did get to fly all over the world. She became a US citizen in 2017. We currently live in Florida with my 98 yo parents, but plan on living in the Philippines after my parents pass away.
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
thank you for sharing
@willest0652
@willest0652 Год назад
Dope. I'm getting a settlement soon and definitely going to explore. I want to have lota fun 1st then settle down, I'm 42. Where should I go 1st?
@wolfgangstimmel8048
@wolfgangstimmel8048 Год назад
@@willest0652 Instead of starting out in some relatively sleepy Philippine city, I started my Asian Adventure in Angeles City at 57 and Thailand at 58. Think about it. There is a reason people flock to Angeles, Pattaya, and Phuket. I spent 6 months in the Philippines (Angeles, Manila, Olongapo) and 6 months in Thailand (Bangkok, Pattaya, Phuket). Philippines When I was in AC, there were 8,000 girls working there as dancers, waitresses, bartenders, etc. Roughly 75% had kids and about half of them had a Filipino partner. But for the cost of a 150 peso drink you can talk to any of them. If you are a young, dashing foreigner, you could just go to the mall and pick up one of the girls working there, or a restaurant, or basically anywhere. For those who think AC is only a bunch of brothels - it is not. Prostitution is illegal in the Philippines. In AC there are: Clubs - Go-Go bars (with girls you can barfine), Dance Clubs (with girls you have to pick up the Ordinary way), Karaoke Bars with live bands (BYOG), Macho Dancer and Lady Boy bars (if you swing that way), and Sports Bars (mostly soccer though). Restaurants - Swiss Chalet (my favorite with real German cuisine), Tequila Reef (really good Mexican food), Queens Hotel Steak House (for those with a craving for real meat), Oasis Hotel Buffet (reservations suggested), Clarkton Hotel German Buffet, Margarita Station (food and billiards), Kokomos (outside people watching while you eat), also Indian, Thai, and Greek restaurants, and American restaurants - Chili's, McDonalds, Burger King, Pizza Hut, Duncan Donuts, Krispy Creme, Starbucks, and lots of Philippine restaurants like Greenwich (good pizza). Entertainment - VFW (if you're a vet), Angeles City Hash Harriers (called Alien Hash), SM I-Max Theatre, Fitness Centers. Shopping - SM Clark, Clark Duty Free Stores, The German Food Warehouse (my favorite), Red Ribbon Bakery and it's cheaper sibling - Goldilocks, and lots, lots more. Accommodations - Condos (with all the conveniences you would find at a Timeshare resort) and Hotels (from 1,500 - 5,000 peso/night). Thailand Thailand is GREAT. I loved it there. It is much more modern and cleaner than the Philippines, but though Filipinas and Thais look the same, they are very different. In Thailand the girls were very mercenary and only interested in the size of my ATM card. Plus Thais that I met were not into Age-Gap relationships, but they will suck you dry before spitting you out. In Pattaya there were over 300 bars of different venues. There were 17,000 girls working in the Go-go and Beer Garden Bars - So many girls, so little time. Filipinas working in AC are there for the same reason as their Thai counterparts, but many dream of finding a steady foreign boyfriend. In the PI, the oldest unmarried daughter usually gets sent out to support the "Family". Most girls working in AC are from Samar, have very little education, and are unmarried mothers. My first GF had 2 kids. We stayed together for awhile, but being a family man was just not my thing. Filipinas are very clingy. I escaped her by going to Thailand. Comparison Food - I like German food (Angeles City/Pattaya/Phuket have excellent German restaurants), American food (Pattaya had an excellent Sizzler Steakhouse and all cities have lots of American fast food and chain restaurants), and Mexican food (Angeles City/Pattaya both have great Tequila Reef Mexican restaurants). Sea Food - Pattaya was the best. Asian food (Thai/Korean/Japanese) is not my thing. Chinese food - I really only like Americanized and Germanized Chinese food. Pizza is everywhere, but overall I would say Pattaya was the clear winner. Walking Streets - Again Thailand wins out, but Angeles is fun too. Bottom Line - Thailand is much, much nicer - but you have to bring your own Filipina. My advice for newbies - go to Asia and have some fun. Guaranteed you'll meet someone and that someone will determine where you end up living. I married in 2011 at 61 (my wife is 32 years younger than me) and built a house in Sibonga Cebu. I still have my condo in AC. In all my time in the PI, I have Never Owned a Car or Motorbike. Unless you travel daily or extensively, you don't need one. I use trikes, cars for hire, buses, and taxis - much cheaper overall. After I married we started toggling back and forth to the US. My wife became a US citizen in 2017. We have not been in the PI since Covid because we are currently taking care of my 98 yo parents in Florida. Eventually we will come back and settle permanently in the PI. Now at 72, physical adventures no longer attract me - I don't swim at waterfalls, scuba dive, or climb mountains anymore. When in the Philippines, we divide our time between AC and Cebu. I enjoy AC more, but my wife likes spending holidays and special days with her extended family and her 11 dogs. She is the Matriarch of her extended family so she gets lots of requests. She and I are God parents to a brood of kids (14 for her and 6 for both of us together).
@willest0652
@willest0652 Год назад
@@wolfgangstimmel8048 I appreciate the good advice. Will stick to it definitely
@wolfgangstimmel8048
@wolfgangstimmel8048 Год назад
@@willest0652 There are lots of sites on youtube for Angeles, Pattaya, and Bangla Road Phuket - ItsMyLifePhilippines, Everything Pattaya, Chocolate Man in Thailand, Pattaya Info, and Nine Media Thailand, Thailand is a lot wilder, more modern, and (especially for a younger guy) more fun, but if you want to settle down, there is nothing like having a loving Filipina as your partner.
@glenncash9514
@glenncash9514 Год назад
That is the best advice you could give to anyone looking for a lady in the Philippines. Make sure they are loving with there family made the biggest difference for me been married for 10 years with a Great lady
@JO-mg6xc
@JO-mg6xc Год назад
you don’t find a girlfriend, you buy her
@aprilevangelineeriksson9174
Lol!
@BillyTimes-dw7vs
@BillyTimes-dw7vs 11 месяцев назад
I hate to say it your absolutely correct pretty much.
@dawnegan3984
@dawnegan3984 8 месяцев назад
And continue to pay and pay and pay if you don't send her money she will find someone else will.
@BillyTimes-dw7vs
@BillyTimes-dw7vs 8 месяцев назад
@@dawnegan3984 facts and again facts
@2102Chris
@2102Chris 8 месяцев назад
Whatever 😂😂😂😂
@santosgenaro991
@santosgenaro991 Год назад
Hi.mr.mike I'm so amazed your retirement in the Philippines and your true love partner congrats and more power to you!! Also I'm pilipino from arizona..
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
Hi nice to meet you
@daveh5947
@daveh5947 Год назад
You have to meet the bad so you recognize the good ones!
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
yes you do Dave
@michaelruiz3124
@michaelruiz3124 Год назад
Tremendous advice sorry that you had to go through all that scam I got to keep blessing you with your retirement and happy merry Christmas and happy New Year. I may God keep blessing you...
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
Happy holidays!
@elyzadiagdal2882
@elyzadiagdal2882 Год назад
Hello Mike Not all women in online Honest So becareful and Awareness the Scammers You mist no first the Family of the woman, Some women here Supported Thier Parents Brothers and Sisters that's the life here in Philippines.
@chico2581
@chico2581 Год назад
Thanks Mike for sharing your experiences, your mistakes are our wisdom, thank you
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
Very welcome
@livingoutloud5729
@livingoutloud5729 Год назад
Thank you Mike. I just found your channel and I really appreciate you and the information you're sharing here!
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
Thank you
@charliestride8803
@charliestride8803 Год назад
I found my girlfriend when I travelled in September Introduced by staff at the hotel I was staying Meet her family Now coming back for Christmas Then hopefully move out with her next year and renting in DUMAGUETE Good luck in you new life Chaz
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
Great Chaz see you when you get here
@BrotherRoy
@BrotherRoy Год назад
Met Sheryl online in 2007. She believed I was the one and I had no clue. I got engaged, twice, but yet Sheryl believed I would eventually come. She beat me playing online billiard and the game was for me to come and visit. I don't make promises I don't keep. In 2013, I slipped on a patch of ice and in a week, I arrived in Manila where there is no ice and snow. We had difficult times at first because cultures, language clash. However, she's a better person than I am. She believed. We married 9 months later, and it's has been 9 years married as of this month. Twenty-two years difference doesn't present an issue when both are matured and communication rules the day. I'm here to stay and I'm grateful to be living here. I'm enjoying the best years of my life.
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
Great story BrotherRoy...Thanks for sharing
@roberteskut5195
@roberteskut5195 Год назад
I have been online with several women. So far I only found 2 women that didn’t ask for money. The one had kids that I didn’t catch in her profile. She wasn’t upset I ended up saying goodbye. She respected me for it. The other right now, doesn’t ask me for anything. Especially money. She just wants my time and share experiences.
@bobbymackey3809
@bobbymackey3809 6 месяцев назад
Incredible content!! So informative! I am planning a 30 day scouting trip for the fall of '24. Not sure of which islands/cities I want to hit first, but you are giving me a LOT to research! Lookin to retire starting next year, but taking my time before deciding where to go.
@1clkvideos140
@1clkvideos140 Год назад
Absolutely spot-on advice Mike. Thanks for sharing!
@mikesphilippineretirement
@mikesphilippineretirement Год назад
You bet!
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