One loyal MR reader has a 51-year-old friend who wishes to marry a younger [addendum: one source, who knows the man, says she need not be young...] foreign woman, possibly with a child. Yet he fears golddiggers. She seeks vicarious advice for him...
I start with the obvious: he is 51 and never married. So the "foreign woman" bit probably is an artifice to avoid admitting bachelorhood is his preferred long-run equilibrium. Beyond that, he should seek out a reliable third party certifier. One is Uncle Sam; Natasha was a longstanding U.S. citizen when we married. But if he seeks a non-citizen, parents are possible certifiers. He should go to India but not even try to meet Indian women. He should try to meet Indian parents. Yes he may be given the worst daughter but at least he gets someone who is still part of her family.
What traits should he look for in a foreign woman? He should avoid countries which lost the Cold War. Avoid women met in hotels or hotel rooms. Avoid countries which generate large amounts of spam. Hepatitis counts as a minus. How about a plus for women who work in agriculture? Any other advice? Readers, feel free to pile on…
Addendum: Here is an excellent article on seeking a bride in the Ukraine, via Jason Kottke. It does not refute my hypotheses.
That’s cool in all, but it doesn’t hold a flame to the Chuck Norris hypothesis.
Um, how about this
Having watched Alias, I am quite sure it will not all make sense in the end. At best, there will be dozens of unresolved storylines. My patience with Lost has been razor-thin for the past two seasons, I always almost stop watching.
Chris – You may be right, though on the season 1 DVD, the writers said that when they pitched the concept to ABC, they had sketched out a five season arc. And recently, they announced the show would end after season five, giving some credibility to that claim. I’ve not personally found the show to have jumped the shark. I’m not sure why the haterz think that way. Season 3 has, so far, been great.
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Interesting post. My friends, who are devoted Lost fans, are starting to lose a lot of interest in the show because of all the weird theories the writers are throwing in there.
“they do promise that it all somehow makes sense in the end…”
Sheesh, I really hope so. It’s gotten so confusing I don’t know how they’re going to explain this one!
thank you very much for this article
it does indeed make sense in the end
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