International Marriage: Life Must Go On!

International marriage is marriage between people from two different nations and it is a common phenomenon that occurs daily in today's small-world society. Due to the changes in this modern world, it is now very easy to be interactive, travel, and exchange information. People from many countries have the opportunity to communicate through media such as web pages, email, Face book, or Line. It is also much easier for people to meet ‘face to face’ due to the lower cost of airfares. Sometimes, when there are problems with language, it is possible to hire someone to help by translating or writing letters to help people connect with each other from another country. It is also possible to use a broker company who, for a fee, will contract and coordinate everything right up until the couple gets married Thailand is one of the countries where local people enter into marriage with foreigners. Especially, Thai women prefer to marry Westerners, while women from Vietnam or China often choose husbands from Japan, Korea, or Taiwan. Studies indicate that there are large variances in the age, education, religion, language, culture, life style, and family relationships of the people involved in these marriages. The parents of Thai women, who marry a foreigner, although they may not understand their son in law’s language, will accept him and be very happy to have him as a son in law. If they move abroad with their husband, the Thai women will visit Thailand every year and many send money back to Thailand regularly. They also plan to return to live in the Thailand when there is an opportunity or when their husband retires. Keywords: International Marriage, Germany, Thailand, Way of life