mail-order bride
Imported matrimonial partner
A mail-order bride is a woman who makes herself available for marriage to men in other countries, typically through catalogs or online services.
The term emerged when such arrangements were literally conducted by mail.
The practice often involves women from economically disadvantaged countries seeking husbands in wealthier nations: He met his mail-order bride through a website specializing in Eastern European women.
The term carries connotations of transactional relationships and commodification.
Power to act
- catalogOrdered list of items
- brokerTransaction intermediary for hire
- feePayment for service
- websiteOnline page collection
profile · advertisement · recruitment · client · transaction · subscription · correspondence · video chat
Travel authorization stamp
- green cardU.S. residency document
- sponsorshipFunded endorsement arrangement
- petitionFormal written appeal
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
interview · naturalization · residency · citizenship · USCIS · adjustment of status · deportation · marriage fraud
Seeking another's romantic favor
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
- long-distanceAcross great distances
- language barrierMutual incomprehension across tongues
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
integration · expectation · commitment · companionship · communication · meeting · proposal · wedding
Southeast Asian archipelago nation
- UkraineEastern European sovereign state
- RussiaEurasian federation, largest country
- ThailandSoutheast Asian kingdom
- VietnamSoutheast Asian coastal nation
Colombia · China · Eastern Europe · Southeast Asia · Latin America · receiving country · transnational · cross-border
Criminal trade in people
- objectificationReducing humans to things
- power imbalanceUnequal distribution of control
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
- victimizationBeing made to suffer
gender inequality · coercion · commodification · deception · abuse · scam · fraud · predatory
agency
Power to act
website · profile · advertisement · recruitment · client · transaction · subscription · correspondence · video chat · tour
visa
Travel authorization stamp
- green cardU.S. residency document
- sponsorshipFunded endorsement arrangement
- petitionFormal written appeal
documentation · interview · naturalization · residency · citizenship · USCIS · adjustment of status · deportation · marriage fraud · waiting period
courtship
Seeking another's romantic favor
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
- long-distanceAcross great distances
- language barrierMutual incomprehension across tongues
adaptation · integration · expectation · commitment · companionship · communication · meeting · proposal · wedding · relocation
Philippines
Southeast Asian archipelago nation
- UkraineEastern European sovereign state
- RussiaEurasian federation, largest country
- ThailandSoutheast Asian kingdom
Vietnam · Colombia · China · Eastern Europe · Southeast Asia · Latin America · receiving country · transnational · cross-border · overseas
human trafficking
Criminal trade in people
- objectificationReducing humans to things
- power imbalanceUnequal distribution of control
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
victimization · gender inequality · coercion · commodification · deception · abuse · scam · fraud · predatory · desperation
- marriagegroom, wedding, husband, wife, spouse
- matchmakingmatchmaker, matchmakers, matchmaking, matchmaking services, introduction
- ___ bride
mail-order bridechildhood sweetheart
Romantic attachment from youth
high school sweetheart · love match · college sweetheart · girl next door · love marriage
mail-order brideequal partner
mail, order, bride, mails, mailed, mailing, mailer, mailman, mailbox