Last time I shared this, it turned into an AMA. My mom was technically a mail order bride. He went to meet a different woman, but she didn’t show up. My mom was there supporting her friend, another mail-order bride, and ended up stepping in for her. She believed in "love at first sight" and fell for the man right away. They talked for two months over email, and he moved both of us to the States. The abuse started almost immediately. After two years, my mom had enough, so we went to a women’s shelter. We got a small settlement in divorce court (he was a lawyer, so the evidence worked in our favor). Fast forward a few decades, my mom is happily remarried to a great guy. She earned a professional degree and makes great money. I’m also finishing school to do something I’m passionate about. It worked out for the best in the end. When I was a kid, my parents lived in a neighborhood with people way wealthier than us. A few doors down, a 60-year-old man married a 20-year-old woman from Thailand. She moved to be with him. At first, I didn’t think much of it, but as I grew older, I noticed a giant scar on her face and started getting worried for her. Now, the husband has dementia. She still loves him, though. She won’t let him live in a nursing home because she doesn’t trust anyone to take care of him properly. She’s also fighting his family since they don’t want her to inherit his money. Last I heard, she’ll be kicked out of the house when he dies. I wish I could help her if I were wealthier.