abaya

Well, when the parties involved are from different countries, they can't afford to think of marriage as an "outdated" concept. The US gov't (specifically USCIS) does not consider marriage to be an outdated concept, and neither do most countries in the world. So yeah, marriage may be "old-fashioned" but in terms of global immigration, it's the most efficient way to "be with" your loved one (or get a perfect stranger, in the case of e-mail order brides), quite literally.

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