Why does separated women from the Phillipines seach for a partner in here??? As you are from the Phillipines you cant get a divorce. That means you cant marry a new partner.
I know that you posted this in "Ask A Girl", but as seeing that there were no responses to you yet from a girl, I will.
You are right that in the Philippines, there is no divorce, as of now. But there is legislation in action to change that.
But as of now, they can get an annulment which will nullify a marriage. The process is lengthy, costly, and reasons for annulments must be met as by their laws.
I won't go into much detail here, you could go and research this on your own before asking.
Here's a link (cut and paste into your browser), and you can find other places for answers online as well.
Can I ask a question of the OP? Was your inquiry based on the moral issues of divorce, separation and re-marriage or just the premise of being Christian, separated and still looking for a spouse?
Because I found it interesting after checking out the webpage Keonikane was so gracious to supply(thank you!), that there is no such thing as divorce in the Philippines. And obviously their definition of "separation" and that of other parts of the world, is vastly different!
I better understand the frustration of their laws regarding this process, yet the obvious spiritual/moral issues that can come from this only seems to complicate things further!
The OP is basically asking of why a Filipina who is "separated" is here looking for a relationship, perhaps a marriage partner. Kind of like "Why are you window shopping when you have no money?"
As we know, the cost, process, and hassle of an annulment in the Philippines are great factors and I have the possible reason of why they still "window shop".
Why would someone spend all that money, hassle and time when there is no promise of marriage in the end? Almost like going to buy yourself a package house kit when you have no land to put it on.
Possibly when they do find a person of promise in interest, they will "invest" in an annulment. But until then, with no promise in the end, it seems like foolish spending, for to them, it is a lot of money.
Maybe they have a hope that the person of interest will help them to obtain it financially in part, or even in whole, for to some foreigners the cost is just a drop in the bucket.
I really don't know the real reasons why this is happening, but I think that my speculations are legitimate and educated.
Hey! Filipinos and Filipinas! Enlighten us on this issue. Only you can answer the OP's inquiry.
you got a striking point to have me reply on ur stem. maybe because i'm a filipina, only i'm not separated..i'm certified single filipina, but i may have some answers to ur post based on my observation and some first-hand information here.
i applaud keokane for supplying documentations about it.
its true that there's no divorce here, we only have marriage annulment and legal separation as legal recourse when marriages failed here. and twas already cited that they're very costly and lengthy legal battle possible only for those who can afford.
if the court declares ur legally separated, then u cant have any legal spouse, but a lot here in cases like that..got also spouses on their own, but not declared as legal spouses. sometimes also in cases like 9 years or more of no communication between 2 parties..the court would have the ground to declare marriage annulment, until they can have spouses legally. but economically only a few wud have it.. a lot still wud not pursue it, they wud jz go with the live-in partner setup. as to marriage annulment, a lot of grounds wud a court look into before one's marriage can be declared as null and void, good if the court approves it but worst if its the opposite. it must be a great waste of resources then.
but the question is, Why does separated women from the Phillipines search for a partner in here??? As you are from the Phillipines you cant get a divorce. That means you cant marry a new partner.
my simple reply to the question is, of course, they want a partner, and maybe they can find it here. in my opinion, it's no wrong to be hopeful for what they've been through in their failed marriages. its one virtue i appreciate much from them..that is seeing the sun brightly shining behind the clouds, that there wud be something better for them in the future. It does makes sense to me when i think of that reason, not that im favor of them finding a partner when they are separated, its the virtue that they got of what they'd been through. Many foreigners are favorable to have the live-in partner setup too..why i say that, a lot here are like that already. legally they can't have a partner but many here jz live together even not legally married. and thats ok for them, i see that they're happy too..then who wud disagreeable to that?
if the court declares ur legally separated, then u cant have any legal spouse.
As there, many here lives together withput marriage. And thats fine if it between 2 citizen, but the danish law, and maybe even the EU says, you can not get a Family Reunification, means the spouse, can not get a residence permit. So you foreigner spouse, can only get a tourist visa, for 90 days, and have to be out for 3 month before she can get a new one. And sorry to say, i dont think thats a stable relationship, and it will also cost a lot money in airtickets and visa, around 40-47000 PHP, i dont think many regular men can afford that to long.
So for me i think practical too, and dont look after them. Unfortunalety, i have to started to write with a woman, and then she after some weeks tell me, she are seperated. And not single.
But again, i the mather of the catholic believe, i understand, they also dont like divorce and sex before marriage, and then off course children not born in a non marriage. So then i cant understand, i see so many profiles with children. And when you then know that people from you country goes to church a lot, ans also pray a lot, why do they then do sex??? Dont you believe in the words from the local priest??? I cant really understand it.
those, i think who say they are separated don't have court ruling as legally separated, others may not have official legal separation papers. they jz put that on their profiles because maybe they live separately from their spouses for a long time already and others may not have communications with them for a very long period of time. there are cases also that their spouses had already found their own partners. if thats the case..so what stopping them from doing the same..they will have their luck here maybe... well it's not what the bible says about marriage.. we christians ought to know what's it with biblical standards.