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A 23-year-old Filipino woman, who married a British retiree, 48 years older than her, said that strangers referred to her as "mail order bride," but she insisted that they were love.
Housewife, Lorie fe Dales, 23, from Cebu, Philippines, was contacted by Facebook, a retired business owner, Thomas Greig, 71, of Wallasey, Wirall, on Facebook in 2014 after being seduced by his appearance.
For him, it was love at first sight and, although Lorie was initially caught unawares by his age, their common personality comforted her.
Their first date was in the Philippines in July of that year for her birthday and while she was scared and nervous at first, she fell in love with him when they met and they became exclusive.
Their romantic relationship brings Thomas to offer him during his first stay with her a few months after his arrival in December 2014 and they get married in January.
Eighteen months later, in June 2016, they welcomed their daughter, Mary, two years old, and despite the fact that they must communicate via Skype, they introduce themselves as a happy family.
Lorie fe Dales, a 23-year-old housewife from Cebu, Philippines, was contacted by a retired business owner, Thomas Greig, 71, of Wallasey, UK, on Facebook. in 2014, after falling in love with his appearance.
In June 2016, they welcomed their two-year-old daughter, Mary, and despite having to communicate via Skype, they call themselves a happy family.
The couple is loved and has been together for almost 5 years despite strangers criticizing their relationship.
Lorie, Mary and Thomas at Disneyland Hong Kong – family loves to hang out together when in the country
While their families have accepted their relationship, Lorie (pictured) claims to have received negative reactions from strangers who accuse her of being a "mail order bride" or that Thomas l & # 's 39 "bought" to have a "young wife".
They could not wait too long before getting married and had a civil ceremony with only two of them in January 2015. A year later, in June 2016, they welcomed their daughter, Mary, 2 years old, and despite the fact that they had to communicate via Skype. they say that they are a happy family.
While their families accepted their relationship, Lorie said he was hit by foreigners who accused her of being a "mail order bride" or that Thomas "bought" her to have a "mail order wife". young wife ".
Thomas now travels to the Philippines every year and stays five months at a time to be with his wife and daughter. He hopes to be with her in the Philippines in the future.
"We met on Facebook, it happened: it was destiny. The first time I saw it on Facebook, I was like "wow, maybe it 's old," but it does not look as old as it' s when it 's so old. you might think so, said Lorie.
Thomas now travels to the Philippines every year and stays five months at a time to be with his wife and daughter
Lorie says that for them age is only a number and that it is a matter of "matter mentality", she says, which says, "if it does not bother you no, it does not matter "
"We met here in Cebu and I was so scared, shocked and I did not know what to say because he is my first boyfriend. But my feelings were reciprocal and we could feel that we both loved each other.
"For him, it was a first-line love and for me, this time, I did not like him much yet, but I was attracted to him." He was attracted by my kindness and I especially liked his blue eyes.
"For us, age is only a number; it's a matter of "mind on the matter", if you do not mind, it does not matter – that's what we say.
Lorie posing with Thomas and his daughter during one of his five-month trips to Cebu
"At first, my family said that she could not believe I had it as a boyfriend, but now, if I'm sure of it, they will always support me and they are happy as long as I am.
"It was not easy at all to be far from each other, but from time to time we got used to that and regarding the aspects of intimacy, we always remember not to worry, we will be together again.
"We communicate with Skype every day and we always see each other, which makes me feel good as soon as we are close to each other.
"We got engaged in December 2014 – he suggested when he arrived in the Philippines. Just after her proposal of January 21, 2015, we got married. Everything went well, we chose a civil marriage.
Lorie and Thomas in a pool with their daughter – he hopes to move to the Philippines permanently
Lori takes a cake with her husband Thomas and his daughter Mary during one of his trips to see her
Happy family – the couple says that their toddler, who is almost three years old, is used to their relationship remotely
Since then, they have become the parents of a toddler of almost three years, who is used to their relationship at a distance.
Lorie says that if there is trust and loyalty between them, distance has made things difficult in the beginning. But they now meet regularly and feel that it has contributed to the intimacy of their relationship.
"The most difficult thing we've encountered about our relationship is to get carried away by our mixed emotions while being in a long-distance relationship," she said.
"People think that our age counts, because he is old and I am young, but what I will tell them is that we live our life as we want it and that we are happy, thank you.
Despite having to communicate via Skype, they say they are a happy family. On the picture during a day with the family
The couple says their marriage has had ups and downs but she's not a mail order bride
"People say that I am a mail order bride, saying that my husband has bought a young lady.
"Our relationship has not been easy so far, there have been ups and downs, but we are both rebaduring and we are always happy. Our daughter recognizes her dad while we talk to each other and we still see on Skype video.
"Our plan for the future is to give the best to our daughter. Sometimes I have the impression that I need him by my side to take care of our baby together, but I only see the bright side of why we are in this situation.
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