Filipino woman, 23, who’s married to a British pensioner, 71, hits back at critics who call her a ‘mail order bride’ – and insists they’re destined’ for each other despite the age gap of half a century
A love story with a 48-year age gap between a Filipino woman and a British man is not exactly a typical love story with many people calling her a “mail-order bride” but Lorie has something to tell that not many people know of.
23-year-old Filipino Lorie first met 71-year-old British Thomas back in 2014 through Facebook. Their story began when Thomas was captured by Lorie’s profile.
Housewife, Lorie fe Dales, from Cebu, Philippines, was approached by retired business owner, Thomas Greig, 71, from Wallasey, Wirall, on Facebook in 2014, after he fell for her looks.
For him it was love at first sight and although Lorie was initially taken aback by his age, their common personalities warmed her to him.
Their first date was in the Philippines in July that year for her birthday and while she was scared and nervous at first, she fell for him when they met, and they became exclusive.
In spite of their 48-year age gap, both Lorie and Thomas felt committed to their love.
Their whirlwind romance lead Thomas to propose to her during his first stay with her a few months after he arrived in December 2014 and they got married in the January.
The two then tied the knot in January 2015 and welcomed their daughter together in June 2016.
At the moment, Lorie and Thomas are in a long-distant relationship with their daughter Mary mostly staying with Lorie in the Philippines.
Thomas now travels to the Philippines every year and stays for five months at a time to be with his wife and daughter. He hopes to move to be with her in the Philippines in the future.
While their families have accepted their relationship, Lorie says they have received some backlash from strangers who accuse her of being a ‘mail order bride’ or that Thomas has ‘bought’ her to have a ‘young wife’.
For Lorie, it was just a matter of destiny that the two of them met on Facebook.
Lorie says that while there is trust and loyalty between them, the distance made things difficult in the beginning. But they are now meeting up regularly and feel that it has helped with the intimacy of their relationship.
In spite of their age gap, Lorie believes that trust and loyalty are what build a long-lasting relationship so they often stay connected through Skype and communicated as frequent as possible on a daily basis.
Source: dailymail.co.uk, en.goodtimes.my
