We all know people, who met in high school, fell in love, got married and live happily ever after. Love seems to just land in some
peoples' laps while others search for years for that one marvelous person who brightens their every day and completes who they are.  
Most of us could point out a friend or coworker who, despite having a lot to offer someone, can never find that precious life-partner. The
road to love, for many of us, is long, unpredictable and laden with obstacles.  We live in a world full of people yet so many of us are still,
inexplicably alone.  If you’re reading this you’re probably still somewhere on that journey.  Perhaps, you've navigated a few dating sites
and read hundreds of profiles of foreign women from places you've never heard of.  You’ve read a lot about so-called Mail Order Brides,  
some of which was highly encouraging and exciting, some that was negative, - and some that was downright scary.  Still, you're tired of
being alone and determined that this will be the year you find your
HER. Whatever the reason you're here, we’re glad you found us.  
Perhaps we can help you take the next step, and the next until you find yourself face to face with someone your heart always told you
was out there somewhere - someone you were unable to find
until now.  

     Ask a few questions right now, quietly to yourself.   What if that lonely, frustrated but truly deserving friend or coworker mentioned
above with great character, old-fashioned values and a deep desire to fall in love, marry and start a family -  was
YOU?  What if that
person mentioned above was a
lovely, sincere lady from Russia, Ukraine, and Latin America or anywhere else on the planet?   Now,
the last question:  If two such people exist, and of course they do in every single city and culture on Earth,
why shouldn't there be a way
for them to find each other
and have the love they so deeply desire?  In these three questions you have our purpose for being here, our
mission, if you will.

     Imagine finding real love - the kind you see in movies or read about in romance novels - with an exciting, attractive partner!   While
marriage, monogamy and family are priorities for most foreign women, finding a similar life-partner is challenging at best and just plain
unlikely for some.  If a way were available for theses women to meet an equally focused man, even one from another country, the end
result would be the realization of a dream.   You'll say, “Yea but what about all the scams I've read about, and all the women who are just
looking for a green card?”  Sure, there are scams out there which target both men and women in this process.  Fortunately, they're fairly
easy to recognize.  We'll show you how to avoid scams throughout this site.  As for the green card - well, yes your foreign spouse is going
to need one because without it she would not be able to work, travel back home, drive a car, and open a bank account -
all the things
she could have easily done in her own country before she met you.
 Despite what you may have read or heard around the office water
cooler the vast majority of foreign women are not here for citizenship -
trust us, this will become abundantly clear in the first 20
minutes you meet them
- but for the rare opportunity to have a loving, dedicated, supportive, nurturing, romantic, monogamous, sober
husband as well as a strong, happy family.  Most of what you think you know about these ladies is probably old and outdated.   Where
foreign brides are concerned, there’s enough misinformation to fill the Black Sea.  If you're going to succeed in the search for a foreign
bride you're going to have to forget everything you think you know about these exciting, mysterious women -
and learn the truth.

     Here’s the problem: Men love fantasy.  Dating agencies specializing in so called Mail-Order-Brides know this.  So, lesson number one
is: there are NO Mail-Order-Brides! There ARE attractive, intelligent, self-respecting and strong women who join  reputable, established
introduction services like
A Foreign Affair every day in hopes of meeting that nice guy.  The fact that they are sometimes referred to as
Mail-Order-Brides is offensive, grotesquely inaccurate and just plain wrong!  Worse yet their legitimate profiles are mingled in with
younger, sexier ones from 19 and 20 year old swimsuit model wannabes looking for more of a short term sugar daddy than a husband
and family.  Attractive, real, and very decent women are often over-shadowed by profiles of very young girls wearing thongs and lingerie
claiming to be interested in meeting men more than 30 years their age.  And hundreds of guys fall for it. An incredible amount of time,
money and emotion is wasted every day by well-meaning guys who are too lost in fantasy to find the highly rewarding, deeply gratifying
reality that awaits them.   It is unforgivable that agencies claim on one hand to be totally focused on saving their clients from potential
scams and pitfalls of international dating while simultaneously offering those profiles that are never verified or updated or worse;
completely fabricated.  Some international marriage agencies are honest and reliable.  Some are scams from day one.  We're here to help
you distinguish between the two - and find
HER!

     I met my wonderful wife, Viktoria, in St. Petersburg, Russia in 2001, while working on an A Foreign Affair Romance Tour.  I had just
done divorce and devastation and all the emotional Armageddon that comes with and was in no mood to meet anyone – but had always
wanted to see Russia.  One of the great ironies of my work is that I met my Viktoria while leaving my first Romance Tour social in order to
get away from all the very nice ladies who were trying to introduce themselves to me.  Strange – but true! We dated for a year, got
engaged in late 2002 and married in 2004. Along the way, we have helped hundreds of others find each other.  They were beautiful
women struggling to find a marriage-minded, family-oriented guy in their own city. Or they were nice guys frustrated by the trend toward
independence from the opposite sex that impacts modern dating in western culture. (Think "Sex In The City.")  Victoria and I are
committed to reach out to those yet unnoticed but hopeful men and women and offer a reliable, predictable, integrity-driven service that
accomplishes one simple goal:  
it will encourage good people to find each other!  Despite the scams that do exist on both sides of the
foreign bride experience, despite the mass confusion caused by the fantasy marketing of so many international dating agencies; there are
literally tens of thousands of gorgeous, real foreign ladies trying to find a good man to give their hearts to for all the right reasons.  
Realistic, serious men who are willing to forego fantasy in exchange for a very happy reality will find plenty of candid advice, information
and resources here, not the least of which is my very helpful book
“Foreign Bride 101: A How-To For Nice Guys!”  Through the book,
our live interviews with foreign ladies, our partnerships with reputable resources and our personal consultation services, we'll always do
our best to save you money, time and emotion by only promoting REAL women and the responsible agencies that host them.   We're not
going to get rich; rather we're here to turn our passion for people into an endeavor that will sustain us - and your search for
HER - for the
long haul. We look forward to the many friends we will meet along the way.  
 We welcome you, thank you for your business and strive
for your success!
Welcome to Foreign Bride 101!
Please take a moment to read our Mission Statement below!
Foreign Bride 101
A "How-To" For Nice Guys
By Bud Patterson
A must-read for anyone seriously considering
the search for a foreign bride!
113 pages!  Buy It Now
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I met my lovely wife, Viktoria,  on an A Foreign Affair Romance Tour.  
Find your foreign bride here!
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Foreign Bride 101
My search for a foreign bride ended before it began.  I met my Viktoria in St.
Petersburg, Russia in 2001 while standing on a busy city sidewalk outside a club
where several very assertive ladies had been trying all night to get acquainted
with me.  I stepped outside to catch my breath.  I had not come to St.
Petersburg for love, I had come for Mother Russia. When Viktoria passed by on
her way in, our eyes met... And the rest is history.

In the months that would follow that late November evening,  we corresponded,
got engaged and  I traveled to be with her 3 more times before she would finally
arrive in the United States. It's interesting, and perhaps fortunate that while
navigating the Fiancée visa process for us I simultaneously helped and watched
hundreds of others do so as well.  I saw what worked and what didn't many
times.  I want to borrow upon that 9 years of collective foreign life-mate
experience to save you wasted time and energy in your search for love with an
international lady.

Since Viktoria's arrival in January, 2004, we have added a little girl to our family
and relocated from Phoenix, Arizona to southern Wisconsin.  We are very busy
but having a blast!  I am as blessed as blessed can be.  We hope you enjoy the
book and this blog!