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| Mail-order Brides |
Mail-order bride is a label applied to a woman who lists herself in a catalog or with a marriage agency that publishes her intent to marry someone who lives far away. Although the label is widely used, it has derogatory connotations and may be offensive.
Mail-order brides hail from dozens of developing countries and a few from economically blighted developed ones. Russia, Ukraine, Colombia and the Philippines have particularly large numbers of mail-order brides. Men who list themselves in such publications may be referred to as mail-order husbands. This term is less common and generally implies a man who seeks a mail-order bride. A small percentage of mail-order husbands have, however, intentions similar to mail-order brides, i.e. to marry and move to a more favorable environment.
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