Western men are going abroad to find traditional wivesWestern men are going abroad to find traditional wives
Frustration with modern dating has fuelled the rise of “passport bros”
A few years ago Mike got fed up with dating in America. “So many women there have been brainwashed to think it’s OK to treat men like crap,” he says. He could work remotely, so he moved to Thailand, where his money stretched further, and he met the sort of woman he was seeking. He is now engaged to a Thai woman, Pafan.
Mike is one of a rising number of “passport bros”: young Western men who travel abroad in search of better dating prospects. Online forums, YouTube channels and TikTok accounts rank countries according to their women, advising which are the most “feminine”, “traditional” and likely to pamper men. Thailand, Brazil, Colombia, the Philippines and Vietnam are among the most popular. “It’s the ultimate life-hack in 2026,” says Austin Abeyta, a passport bro in Da Nang, Vietnam.
This phenomenon isn't totally new:
Men rejecting American women for “not offering what they value isn’t new”, says Beth Bailey, a historian at Cambridge University. American women’s roles changed during the second world war as millions entered the workforce. Some veterans sought more traditional partners abroad: almost 100,000 married foreign women, says Ms Bailey. Other men sought “mail-order bride” arrangements. In the case of passport bros, they do not bring women to America but instead travel overseas themselves, aided by remote work and digital-nomad visas.
"Why the resurgence now? Some claim the dating landscape is stacked against men. They say apps such as Tinder and Hinge favour only a handful of highly desirable profiles, while others are left competing for scraps.""Why the resurgence now? Some claim the dating landscape is stacked against men. They say apps such as Tinder and Hinge favour only a handful of highly desirable profiles, while others are left competing for scraps."
Economics play a part, too. Moving abroad can make it easier to live out more traditional roles. In America supporting a household on a single income has become more difficult. “I don’t mind dating a poor woman,” says Justin, another passport bro. “You’re more likely to get the traditional roles that way.”
Also reminds me of this... "Hates Trump | Hates Condoms" cracks me up
Unclear which territory to put this... econ? politics? Health&Fitness? I guess it's healthy, so whatever.... and it's at heart an econ story, so sure.
Getting some ideas @denlillaapan ?
One of my old friends a trumpet player from Spain. Like most musicians he didn't really save any money. He was around 55-60 when I knew him and had about $10k saved and bought some land in the Philippines on a lesser known island.
Anyway, it wasn't long that he had met a young girl and he used to tell me how amazing it all was. He had to take care of her financially and she would take care of everything else (cooking cleaning etc). Even to some weird sh$t like bathing him... I thought this was probably too far, but some men might like it.
Tempting, for sure, but I'm a little too Scandi (feminist-brainwashed??) for this... would feel uncomfortable, I'd think.
Maybe there's a middle ground, like Eastern Europe, where the women are a bit more traditional and desperate but there's also more cultural overlap.
definitely.
@denlillaapan I have offered several times already but you never respond - if you would just kindly confirm you are not the pro war serial downzapper by showing your recent satistics spending graph (with your nym showing) - I will zap you 10000 sats in fraternal gratitude and appreciation.
Nothing to hide everything to gain..
Clear you good name and get 10,000 sats for your trouble.
https://m.stacker.news/138503
I think most of those guys are simply going to wind up as pay-pigs. My thoughts on this are a bit sprawling in that maybe there are some superficial cultural differences at play, but in the end I don't really believe that the fundamental nature of women at a biological level changes that much....these guys are simply in new "financial arrangements" its just pay-to-play at a more affordable level.
money is the moderator!
Modern Western dating has become exhausting for men who want basic respect and femininity
They are out there, but you have to be the type of man who expects it.
Women are drawn to men with the qualities they want.
It's pretty easy because most men are not trustworthy and do not value femininity.
value femininity?
ha, gaaaay!
~relationships probably is the most obvious fit, but pretty much everything is ~econ
there's a relationships territory?!
Man, am I not spending enough time on SN
Put it under ~lol, lol