17:08 Mike, even if you are a young man or closer to her age, Western Culture more than likely will turn her into a feminist, a masculine woman , then when she start making money in the USA, she might feel that you’re no longer needed, so it doesn’t matter if you’re younger or older, taking her back to A Western Country will make you lose her in most cases! For her to keep her culture, her morals, her dignity and humility, it’s best to keep her in her own country where she will value you!

I’ve been with the same Filipina for ten years. After nine years I married her. The best relationship I’ve ever had. She hasn’t changed from day one. I’m thankful for what the Philippines gave me. A nice home, a happy home, a great wife and life

I met a Colombian woman 16 years ago when I was 58 and it was the best thing that ever happened to me. Moved to Colombia and am treated like royalty. Not because of money, I am on a pension, but because they are genuinely nice people. 73 years old now and the respect I receive in unbelievable. Wonderful people. GREAT WIFE!

I'm 44. Awarded 100% VA 2 months ago. Leaving to Philippines late June and never coming back.

Hi Mike. You’re absolutely right. You’d have to go back at least 40~50+ years in N. America to find a woman with traditional values. In fact, I’ve never met a woman in Canada that would do any of those things you described that a Filipina would do for their husbands. Yes, we are the prize and are rewarded for it. This is how relationships between man and woman should be imo.

You are right ; I met my fiancé she is half my age n I love love love her ; we been together two yrs and I never been happier. I recommend any foreigner that pinays are the best prettiest n kindest women. I love their beauty n kindness.

the forever tale. No money...no hunny. Always keep tha in mind....everywhere across the planet

Mike you're an intellgent man with a great deal of commonsense.

Great advice 👍

Great advice. Men Need an uncle like you.

This is the best and accurate evaluation of what goes on with Filipino women. Great Job!!!!!!

Relationships are give and take. In the Philippines, we're the prize... cause our steady income is rarer than their beauty. Back home, they're the prize... cause their beauty is rarer.

Great advise Mike. Balanced, very encouraging, honest. Cool you pointed out that age-gap is common among Philippino couples not just w a foreigner. Its cultural appreciation of the older mans stability and intelligence - a reflection of Filipina wisdom. One thing I would like to hear more of is the distinction between income security being a foundation for a loving genuine relationship and income security being the main reason for the relationship. One is real, the other fake. We need to keep in mind to avoid the latter regardless of how young and sexy the girl is - and know how to tell the difference. You do a pretty good job of that but others just say “your money gets you the girl” not character and wisdom w security. Thanks, John.

Great advice, well done, thanks.

Mike, well thought out advice. Especially about taking an age gap relationship to the USA. Married a beautiful province girl, took her to USA. What you described is exactly what happened. No hard feelings. it was a good 5 year run. Lesson learned. Now I'm in the Phils in a wonderful relationship. Sometimes she talks of moving to USA... NOPE NOPE NOPE... They think they won't change, but what does't change is human nature. GILLIG, Thanks Michael

Love that thumbnail. I’m going to get cracking on looking like that G. The weights are calling me. Great content. Thanks for sharing.

5 things a Philipino wants in Western men 20peso,50,100,500,1000

Well done.

Mike you are spot on about how the Western women will coach your Filipina when she enters the workforce in America! Filipinas have told me first hand about this and it's usually other Filipinas coaching them! They will tell her that you no longer have to cook and clean for your man and they will teach your Filipina on how to weaponize sex and if he doesn't like it, then just divorce him and take half his stuff and his house. And if they do stay together, it will likely be an unhappy marriage just like many other Western marriages.

What if they feel you don't have money, will they still give you the time of day?🤣So they are interested in your wallet first and foremost. The wallet is the prize.

I am so pleased l stumbled onto your youtube clips Mike. This is exactly what l wanted to hear. It is good to take advice that you give out

I did the dating stuff state side and I was just a paycheck with a pulse. In the Philippines I felt excited and wanted... My Filipino girlfriend is fantastic and treats me with respect and it shows.

This is all good to hear. I thought we'd all have a bullseye on our backs for every scammer and opportunist. Guess I've heard too many of the bad stories. Thanks for sharing.

This is GOLD. Thanks for the great advice. I plan to visit the Philippines this year.

Mike and Janet, this is probably one of the best videos you have done in a long time, at least for someone like me, a retired 60-year-old single guy from the US, who is traveling to the Philippines in just a few weeks, thanks again Gordon

Good advice Mike. I’m watching your channel. I wish I could meet You and Janet someday. 😊

Thank you. I watched this this morning and it was very informative

This is a great lots of great information

Thank you

That's probably the most sensible "don't take her home" analysis I've heard. There is indeed a lot of shaming that she will take, so much that even the good ones will have a hard time bearing that. It's hard to fault them.

Iam 60 and my wife is 37 we have been together for 18 years. And she started working within a year of coming here to the USA. So, she could send money home to her mom. And help put her younger brothers and sisters thru school. So, it isn't always the case that they leave. It is the woman you marry and how you treat her.

Best video you made .. keep it up...

Funny you say that Filipinas don't mind overweight guys. Growing up my parents always used to say to someone who gained weight "you look good, you put on some weight". You're spot on in this observation. It means that the person gained weight because it shows they have the means to eat well. 😃

Mike another great video such good advice and information thanks.

Great advice and nice video

You're very right mike .great video.im filipina has american husband and we've been almost seven years in marriage this year.we decided to live here in the philippines for good last january 2023.we had a simple life being together so money is not issue for us ever since.but unfortunately he passed away last year november because of some health issue .hes 68 and am 48 years old.my american husband is a good man and a good husband.right now am in the process of healing of losing him but life must move on.thank you there is an expats like you motivating or helping to get some ideas for some expats who likes to retire and soon living here in the philippines .God bless and more videos to upload.

The best advice is "Follow your heart, but listen to your head".

Mike, AGAIN, more down to earth, common sense advise. Thanks Mike :)

For some reason when I was listening to your video I kept thinking in my mind the girls are on ground at the airport and pointing up to the sky and saying, "the plane,the plane".. and for the younger people that do not know what I'm talking about that was the beginning of the TV show Fantasy Island where people paid money to go to this island and live out their fantasies 😊😊 That is what the Philippines is for an older guy is Fantasy Islands..👍👍👙😁🍺🍻🤗😎🏝️🏖️

I’m hooked. Thankyou

Mike, you are so right brother we are the prize. Your videos are the best! There are only about two or three of you guys that are really putting out good shit. Thanks man.

Hello from Cebu City PH. Mike and Janet,

Thanks for the video!

Good advice,Mike. I would just caution guys to make sure that you're not the consolation prize, i.e., she's been with other foreigners before.👍🏝🇵🇭

I like the honest upfront opinion in your video.

This one your best videos Mike. Well done and very authentic.

Yea Mike, your 100% right! Thanks for saying it straight.

Hello Mike and Janet, just wanted to say hello from Seoul S.Korea airport. arriving in Cebu City in am tomorrow cant wait to get there znd start my new adventures there. Thanks for all the info on the Philippines . Seoul SK.

You are turning into the wise man for sure Mike! This is all very true. You need to train people in to. Making their first move to the Philippines!😊

Great video! So many videos are made about how the foreigner should do XYZ to keep the Filipina happy. Yada yada yada. This is a good point. I only hear you and sunshine shoulders making it. Like SS says, “the party doesn’t start until you get here.” Good video, Mike.

Yes, I agree they would look at us because we can provide for them.

Thanks for another great Vlog subject. A nice follow up could be reminding expats to have realistic expectations, how to be a good boyfriend/husband and just how romantic Filipina are. I hope you and Janet are doing well!

hi mike!,,,great vlog as usual,,,thanks for spreading awareness and educating travellers to ph,,,,well done sir!,,,,great and valuable info for all of us..

If I wanted a woman who values a man solely on him being the guy who pays the bills..... I'd call up my ex-wife😂 If the money ever runs out, you will see a woman's true character.

Another great video Mike always enjoy the content ✌🏽

The difference is night and day. I thank god every day that I decided to make my first trip to the philippines.

Hi MIKE , TY for another encouraging video... An off color remark , I can still SOW OATS but my old body , slightly overweight, is getting ACHY.... TY again, GOD BLESS CIAO

You always speak the truth Mike. Thank you!

If you haven't been to the Philippines yet and are planning to go based on things these bloggers are telling you, I'd be very careful because much of it is very exaggerated. I don't really understand why they want to do this to entice guys to go there. They exaggerate so many things. Yes many places do have senior lines for faster check-out but it is not always a big advantage, it can be sometimes but sometimes I don't bother because there are just as many seniors as in the regular lines so it's not like Mike says 15 people in the regular line and 2 in senior line, he even has to exaggerate that. They always wanted to point out the most positive result "YOU COULD" get at times while mot bothering to tell you the least result or average result. And they do this with everything they talk about. Overall the senior line will be an advantage but it won't be every time and it won't be by a large amount every time either when it is an advantage. Mike says you will pay hundreds of dollars to get a good meal in the US, as in plural meaning at least $200 or more. Well; of course you can go to that type of restaurant if you want but I never have once nor does anyone I hang with. The people I know that do that are people with big money then that is a small drop in the bucket for them,. But again let's try to exaggerate it as much as we can to make the Philippines sound so incredible. I can get a very good meal for myself and a GIRL easily under $100 even $50 that we'd both really enjoy. The Philippines is cheaper but because it is cheaper many go to much nicer places and spend just as much as they could of spent in the US and bloggers have already talked about doing this. I was shortly ago in Cebu, walked around a couple of malls many times and I can tell you I wasn't getting all these smiles that these guys claim you will get. In fact quite the opposite with some girls trying to avoid me. You will do better then the US of coarse you will but these guys give you a huge exaggeration of the situation. To put things in the proper perspective so you can understand the degree of exaggeration. I have every physical feature Filipina's absolutely love, I am very well-groomed which Filipina's absolutely love, I dress very well, clean and neat with designer brand names again which Filipina's really love,. I am not overweight and I have an athlete build, I have a full head of hair in my 60's and a very nice styled hair cut, if you put me next to the majority of Foreigners I'd stand out like a sore thumb. I've been around Filipina's for 40 years, I know how they think, I know the culture and even I don't get the treatment these guys are saying you will get. I can meet girls and do better then I can in the US, I met one girl just walking down the street and starting up a conversation but It is not like that happens everyday as these guys try making it out to be. I was in a pharmacy and I ask a younger attractive Filipina where I could find the lip balm, she didn't want to talk to me but she quickly took me to the aisle and got out of there quick,. the aisle was small,. Maybe 5 or 6 feet long, people in the aisle so as I waited on one end 2 older less attractive salesladies at the other end did peep around the corner and smile at me with some pretty big smiles, notice I said older less attractive. After I paid for the lip balm and was walking to exit the pharmacy the first Filipina who was younger and attractive who showed me where the lip balm was, she was working at the end of an aisle that I was going to pass by, as she looked up and our eyes met she got out of there quick as she was clearly thinking I might try to talk with her and she didn't want any part of that. I was not trying to hook up with her but that was clearly her perception. Now, I told you that to tell you this, there is a Filipina blogger who did a video on this very topic, so you don't need to take my word for it, she says she used to smile and say hello to Foreigners as they passed by her, but unfortunately today she no longer does this, now she looks at the ground and the reason is because all these bloggers are sending these older guys over there thinking every girl wants them, and if she smiles the guy will try to pick her up and she has had enough of it. As obviously from my experience so have many other Filipina's, that is what these bloggers have created with their exaggerated blogs. Her name is Rubeauti if you want to watch the video. Don't take my word, go watch the video. I've been going there for 40 years and I can tell you I see a huge difference in this stuff in todays world thanks to these bloggers. I used to go to the mall and once you come a crossed as a nice guy many Filipina's will come around and want to talk with me. Even had some give me their phone number without me asking and even had one time a girl put her number in my pocket because I wasn't interested in taking it. I had salesladies tell me they are available without me asking. Today is nothing like this anymore. I saw a foreigner go up to 2 girls at the mall, he was not dressed very well, not groomed very well, did not have any of the physical features Filipina like and next thing you know he is throwing his arms up in the air as to apologize for something, not sure what happened , he could of said something very stupid, but this is what Filipina's are experiencing because of these bloggers exaggerating things out of control. I could go on and on but hopefully you get the point. Buyer beware.

Hi Mike I'm ray jennys husband she's going through a hard time with a cancer scare so we're delaying our trip there and see what happens but your videos are making her happy so just thought I'd say thank you both you and Janet are very kind and shes so looking forward to coming there to meet you both ,sorry I'm just happy you give her enjoyment cheers.

Mike is 100% spot on about the dating sites and dating in America !

All good advice

Thanks for useful information. I like to see which city is good for foreigners to live in the Philippines.

What an informative and encouraging video. I am older and move to PH later in the year. I have not dated since last century and thought never will again but listening to you guys maybe I should reconsider that belief. I would love to build a modern solar powered house with vegetable garden and mango trees. However it looks like that is only possible in the title name of someone local. I wonder of the legality of having a lawyer draw up a document that you lease the property for 1000 peso annually as sole occupant until you die (all upkeep and costs and modifications your right and responsibility).

Amazing!!!

Mike your getting good at this. Your videos are getting better as you go.

Another good video,Mike.

Your 100 percent correct money is almost doubled just have to be patient spot on my brother thank you so much i can't wait to leave new York got 2 years left then im gone

I'm great fan of your channel and your honesty, but I've been here in Mindanao, Cebu and Panglao for the last 7 weeks, my experience has been opposite. I dated 6 girls, all have been more interested in leeching money, i don't mind spending 1.5k on meal, but when they ask 1k for transport and help fo their budget, I realise why they turned for date. Others have ghosted me ( not turned up ) or tried scam me online. Personally I have found that ' boots on the ground ' is a wake up call, and not in a good way. I'm 60, maybe too old, but I'm slim, average looking, but I think appearance doesn't have much to do with it. I think from first meeting a Filipina its necessary throw decent amount of extra money for them to think there a pot of gold for them at the end of the rainbow.

So true 👍👍👍

Mike, once again, great advice.

I can certainly relate to the "taking her back to your country" discourse!

Words of wisdom Mike !!

Love your content Mike. You are always right on. Im sorry my family didnt know you when you lived in LV.

"wallmart women" waaaaaaahahhaahahahhaa

A DMV (Dating Market Value) video comparing looks, status (& baggage) of both foreign expat men & filipina women, that explains "who's at your 'level' ", is definately due by a PI YTer. Haven't seen one yet.

From what I've observed, it seems because Filipinas haven't had everything handed to them on a silver platter since they were able to crawl, like many Western women, they (Filipinas) have an inherent high appreciation for what's afforded them, including good Western men and what they bring to the table.

You're killin' me Mike! Still have a few years to go before I can retire! 60 but trying to slow down time instead of fast forward. Not even thinking about a woman there, just a few hobbies and no snow, I could be happy. I have no reason to stay in US after retirement. Damn sure wont have anyone to share a life with (instead of bills). Been there done that a few times. So true what you said about that or the care if needed later on. Rare in the US. Makes me want a one way ticket. Great video.

Just stumbled upon your channel and I really am interested in relocating. What you had to say is so true and I want to live better and feel better around people who appreciate what I am and the fact that I am not over the hill!! I am 70 but in great health and fitness ability

I’ve dated a number of Filipino ladies here in America, and very nice people all in all very respectful, but I found all too often the most important thing was Howie’s money and that was my biggest turn off do the Asian women for the years and I found that to be very common in many Asian cultures that what you make how much money you have is something that really seems to drive us a lot my personal perspective

THANK YOU MIKE FOR THE GREAT VIDEOS I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL I WAS OVER IN THE PHILIPPINES FOR 23 DAYS BACK LAST SEPTEMBER HAD A WONDERFUL TIME I WENT OVER TO SEE MY SWEETHEART IN LAS PINAS WE VISITED PASAY AND LA UNION IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF MANILA CAROL IS FILIPINO NUMBER TWO FOR ME THERE WAS A NUMBER ONE THAT THINGS DIDN'T WORK OUT OKAY MY GOD BLESS YOU THANK YOU😊😊😊😊

Hot commodity should not be confused with a “hot wallet” 💰

Our age Gap is 18 years and we don't get many looks here in America. But you're right, people my wife work with asked why she is with such an old man

Mike, you can succeed with a younger woman in the US too, but as you say, and I agree with you, you have to be a good provider. Making her work will be the beginning of the end of your marriage. It's just the way it is. Then again, it's pretty much the same with our women, too. If you provide a very good life for her, she will think twice before she strays and/or leaves you. Women, in general, love to be financially stable and tend to behave much better when they know that they will lose much more than just a husband if or when they stray.

dude they just want your money, you otherwise aren't bringing really joy to their life, you're making it easier with money 😂😂

Excellent advice, Mike. I've seen what happens when a gorgeous (and married) foreign lady returns to the US. To put it mildly, it's not pretty.

Good videos! Mark Thornton trained you right at Ground Zero. LOL.

Mike, your suggestion not to bring a Filipina to America is correct. Never bring one here. Brought mine here in 2016 she became corrupted, brain washed from friends and coworkers. She became a constant problem and still is. You can't believe the things she has done and become. She has waken me up several times ( five times now) in the early morning to give me 10 minutes notice she leaving for a two week vacation with her friend. Friend picks her up or she takes Uber to the airport. She goes off and leaves me and our 12 year old here alone. I become both Mon and Dad. The list just goes on and on with her. She works and has her own bank account, her wages last year were 56K USD and pays only what bills she wants to pay. She works 12 hours a day and has become a terrible mother. Only cares about her self. She will not clean or cook, She has become a nightmare. Now she wants a divorce. What goes around comes around.

You gotta go for it…all in, Barry. Just do it. You won’t regret it.

So if I’m a bald 70 year old guy with a hanging belly and a lazy eye, am I still a catch for a young filipina?? I don’t drool much anymore!

20:16 Mikes a thousand percent right on it don't go for the first one stuff! If you're anywhere from about sixty and up there will be a lot of them coming your way. Just don't be a chump! Thanks for the vid Mike

I would only date someone my age if she was a personal trainer and as physically fit as myself Chuck Norris is the gold standard for men.She could also be an older women 50 or so who is a yoga instructer. This in the USA.

Noted... maybe some day.

I was with a good Filipina for 18 months, we had no problems, she left and never came back cut me off for no reason. No arguments, no other women, no drugs, ect. So am now pretty sad about that. We both stay in shape, eat well, lived in Dumagete and Bohol. She had what she wanted. Can I trust another, not sure . Good video....Douglas

I agree with your presentation, well stated and I spent time in the PI, no comparison between the PI and USA, absolutely correct women in the USA are simply looking for debt relief in a man.

What you said is all too true...What do you think about expat that go there that are Black and other ethnicity? Are there Filipinas, that accept and respect those that have no religion or belief, due to them being religious and Catholic? Good Video and tons of information. Peace

Great video, Mike; so accurate; your first 5 minutes talking about older north american women was so dead right ! cheers.

The toughest thing for men to do is adjust their mentality to being the "catch of thr day". Honestly, in Southeast Asia you're the catch of a lifetime. Act accordingly gents. Be paticular.

Mike shoots from the hip!👍

Mike, your vids are top shelf. God bless you. This is a valuable message for us as hope’s well springs eternal. I’ll be in country this October. Would it be possible to connect prior to my visit? Best Regards, JM