Alaska Men and Mail Order Brides (Metlakatla: post office, parks, cheap)

[Metlakatla]

Originally Posted by atlantagreg30127

I wish people had stuff like this going on in my room. But nooooooooo.

I'm almost tempted to say "go ahead and "expound" on the above cause I'm curious what some of the ladies have had to put up with during the mating rituals there, but then, maybe the details might break the terms of service for various reasons ? lol

Most of the men are great, really. And again, in the more populated areas, the ratio is fairly even.

People need to remember that we have a huge military presence in Alaska, and a lot more men are in the service than women. Because we're small population-wise, the military guys have a significant impact on the male/female ratio.

The weirdest thing I ever encountered was George. He would have been a different type of guy in the lower 48 as well, so he isn't representative of the typical Alaskan male. When he would feel lonely after a few fifths of blackberry brandy, he would hide his truck behind the post office so the Troopers wouldn't see him (the conditions of his parole included both not drinking and driving at all) and issue forth his mating call. It went something like this: "Metlakatla!!! You ****!!! You're so goddamn mean you need a good ****!!!!" When he was really feeling frisky, he would threaten to shoot my dog.


However, this is not typical. To make it in Alaska, in the rural parts anyway, a guy's gotta have a bit more self sufficiency that his -48 counterpart and most of the time he'll have a better head on his shoulders. That type of man is a lot less likely to make a jerk out of himself over women.

The guys who get the mail order brides would be getting them no matter where they lived.

[warptman]

I wonder if the people here against this are actually married? If they are, are they happy?

[Metlakatla]

Warpt are you considering getting a mail order bride?

[warptman]

Nope, hasn't considered it. I'm sure I can find one from the good old USA...

[Ketabcha]

I don't know anyone who has a mail-order bride but I know quite a few folks who have wives from Korea, China, Colombia, Argentina and Mexico. The men met the women when the men were working in those countries or met them online.

As far as I know those marriages are strong. Actually, several of the guys met their future wives at soccer games leading up to the World Cup.

So, what I am getting from this thread is "Ladies, if you want to get married then come to Alaska but remember that men will be men and loneliness can affect how they think about love." Well, the same can be said about women.

[Jerseykat]

Originally Posted by Metlakatla

The weirdest thing I ever encountered was George. He would have been a different type of guy in the lower 48 as well, so he isn't representative of the typical Alaskan male. When he would feel lonely after a few fifths of blackberry brandy, he would hide his truck behind the post office so the Troopers wouldn't see him (the conditions of his parole included both not drinking and driving at all) and issue forth his mating call. It went something like this: "Metlakatla!!! You ****!!! You're so goddamn mean you need a good ****!!!!" When he was really feeling frisky, he would threaten to shoot my dog.

LMAO..George sounds priceless!
Did all of his mating calls begin with your name?

[Metlakatla]

Originally Posted by Ketabcha

So, what I am getting from this thread is "Ladies, if you want to get married then come to Alaska but remember that men will be men and loneliness can affect how they think about love." Well, the same can be said about women.

Well...the problem is is that the women who relocate here tend to move to the more populated areas where the ratio is probably about the same as wherever they left. And really--an even ratio creates healthier relationships, I think.

Originally Posted by Jerseykat

LMAO..George sounds priceless!
Did all of his mating calls begin with your name?

That I don't know....it could be possible that George was two timing me, and whispering his sweet nothings into the ears of other female visitors to the Post Office. I do know that all of his love calls to me began with my name though. Who knows what took place behind that Post Office when I wasn't around, though.

I would really feel hurt though if I found out that he had threatened to shoot other women's dogs.


Then there was Willard. He used to drive by and throw frozen hunks of moose sausage on my porch.

Then of course there was Dave, who used to time his arrivals at the cafe around the time I'd show up to drink some coffee and do the crossword. Not only was he was convinced I was stuffing my bra with paper towels, he was convinced I was one of those high maintainence women because no doubt I used brand name paper towels such as Bounty rather than the generic kind. He thought I was uppity; I believe he still holds that opinion.

[Alaskapat528]

Originally Posted by warptman

Nope, hasn't considered it. I'm sure I can find one from the good old USA...

[Alaskapat528]

Met, what part of AK were these 3 guys in; the fish thrower makes me think of Earnest T. Bass of the Andy Griffith Show, only Earnest threw rocks. You sure this wasn't in Mayberry?

[Grannysroost]

Originally Posted by Metlakatla

Then of course there was Dave, who used to time his arrivals at the cafe around the time I'd show up to drink some coffee and do the crossword. Not only was he was convinced I was stuffing my bra with paper towels, he was convinced I was one of those high maintainence women because no doubt I used brand name paper towels such as Bounty rather than the generic kind. He thought I was uppity; I believe he still holds that opinion.

Met, just an FYI...they make those rolls with 1/2 sheets now...