Rather than serving as a 90-minute infomercial for the "mail-order bride" industry, Jonathon Narducci's Love Me does well to reveal multiple sides to the individual stories. Some of the documentary subjects are successful, some are not; some of the unsuccessful subjects believe that they were conned out of thousands of dollars. Even after investing so much money, there is no guarantee for a return -- and that is the most shocking aspect of these stories, the significant financial risk that these men are willing to take. Knowing just how much money each of these men are willing to "invest" in order to find a wife makes it abundantly clear just how desperate they have become.
- 2/9/2015
- by Don Simpson
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
John Adams, presumably no relation to the second President of the United States, is the co-founder of A Foreign Affair, a company dedicated to helping lonely American men find wives overseas. But before you say “Russian brides?”, be advised that the women Afa offers to connect you with are from many destinations in Eastern Europe, and all are eager to meet American men no matter their means, looks or likes. And yes, Adams knows this because not only does he run a matching-making site, but he also knows the benefits of marrying a Russian woman, as his partner in business and in life is Tanya.
Now, you’re probably sitting there thinking about the idea of Russians brides, and if you haven’t already started laughing outright, it might be bubbling just beneath the surface. The rest of you might be intrigued, and that’s fine, because it’s to...
Now, you’re probably sitting there thinking about the idea of Russians brides, and if you haven’t already started laughing outright, it might be bubbling just beneath the surface. The rest of you might be intrigued, and that’s fine, because it’s to...
- 4/25/2014
- by Adam A. Donaldson
- We Got This Covered
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