Many men, especially those from Western countries, are driven to find foreign brides to create strong family values. Indeed, with the advent of international dating, it became easy to find a partner ...

For many American men, the draw of the international dating industry is the idea of 'more traditional' women. Kurgenc/iStock via Getty Images Plus Fifteen years ago, when I started studying the ...

Fifteen years ago, when I started studying the international dating industry, few people took the subject seriously. The term "mail-order bride" was treated as a punch line—something outdated, ...