Well, it's hard to put in few words. I am probably a little different in that I never consciously sought a Filipina per se. Our love grew from four years of deep friendship; I doubt either of our hearts were "melted", as it were. Nonetheless, she accepted me for the man I am, eccentricities and strangeness included. In many ways she was just as much a misfit in the Philippines as I was here.

Come to think of it, I think it might be misleading for me to answer your question. Both of us were too exceptional within our own societies to provide you with any helpful answer. The older we get as a couple, the odder we seem ! I think I'll leave the generalities to the others in this case.