Thousands of men are writing letters to their ladies as you watch this video, through any variety of platforms available in international matchmaking.

What the men sometimes do not consider rears it's head when they finally decide to meet foreign women in person.

As international matchmaking has become heavily populated by chat sites and scams, many men never consider the implication that these women want to meet them in person.

International matchmaker and published author Bud Patterson explains how to prepare to meet foreign women that you've been corresponding with.

Through Bud's insight and support, countless men board planes each year to put aside lonesome lives and meet their foreign women.