Very informative and humorous discussion. You are blessed to have found each other. I ask here for people's advice as to how I can communicate with a Taiwanese lady - avoiding a 'dating service' interested in making money from communication. I have had 2 Taiwanese Tai Chi Chuan masters here in America, one Han-Chinese and the other Sediqi Taiwanese. Both spoke Mandarin around me, but my major was Japanese (MA: post-graduate) and I lived and worked in Japan in Iwate-ken, Tokyo, and Nagoya. I was a Fulbright fellow, and studied 'Kendo' for 30 years with the head of the All Japan Kendo Federation, Nambu-han samurai Master Harada Genji. I also play blues harmonica and sing. I have not returned to Japan since 2018. I am older with a young heart. Where do I look online or how would I find Taiwanese ladies who wish a well educated American man as a friend or more? I only find dating sites wanting $$$$. There has to be a better way. 您提供的任何建议将不胜感激!我是一条"水蛇",所以今年对我来说是说:"祝大家新年快乐,提前感谢你们的善意。