hmmm....interesting. Well I guess there is always a risk with marriage. Most of the time, ppl do not really know their prospective spouse beforehand. And even after years of marriage, people change. So the best solution for the faint hearted is to remain single. But i agree that the difficulty of doing a proper background check on a suitor living abroad carries a higher degree of risk. In efficient (financial) markets, higher risk is rewarded with higher returns. i guess the marriage market is no different. ppl are willing to take the extra risk for the higher standard of living, and the freedom from meddling sasu sasuras to do whatever they want. My grade for the essay: B- I gave it a B because it was poorly written, and quite frankly i found the lachrymose tone rather annoying. The minus (-) was for ending the essay with the useless and obvious statement "....today because today determines the fate of your destiny. "