I am kinda in the same boat as the op. Every thing sounds a lot like my situation. But I don't give her money and I would never bring her back to Canada to live. If things work out I would move to the DR. But as far as marriage not for a very long time. I did a lot of research on this girl and every thing seems to be on the up and up. I am a pretty good looking guy and find it easy to charm women from all over. This is not my first time being with a women of a different race matter fact my 6th. I keep the relationship as a Dominican man would for the most part. I know where she works and how she spends her time. I am not saying that every thing is the way it should but I have no alarm telling me other wise and on till then I will keep doing what I am doing and enjoying DR the way it should be enjoyed.
There are few tricks in romance...
as many different scams come and go..tugging on ones lonely heart can be an open door for scammers, but if you are not lonely and desperate, there is little in the way of letting you see what is really happening.
I do accept the fact the world is full of young and gullible men, or desperate men of any age... and the ones really longing for love, do fall easily.
but it doesnt happen as often as when a when a man sees what is really happening...there is no need to post when that is the case, so maybe we dont hear about those stories.
and the truth is, as i had found out...it is possible to find a sincere beautiful woman, that seems to make no wrong moves, until you both get very comfortable with each other( years), but by then you know it wasnt a scam...and now you just have road blocks that all relationships can have.
But i accept the fact that so many have crashed and burned that the message of run run run....has its place..
It is just I have always been against the term "they all"...when it really maybe is "most of them"
but in the case of the OP....he needs more time under his belt to find out where he really is...most likely because of WHERE he found his woman the red flags may end up being a good fore warning. (even though I read it that the FRIEND worked at the resort NOT the girlfriend.
life is so dynamic... it is impossible to predict which way every situation will go.
a parent may steer a child one way, maybe the wrong way in a realtionship , even though the woman wouldnt want to go that way.. then another situation a parent is actually redirecting the woman to stay the righteous path, and keep her in line.. you just never know. the dynamics of the family and freinds plays a HUGE roll.
and i really believe the stability of the family is a guide to read, early in a situation like this.
A stable, finacially secure, religous, tight knit family is a sign, showing you what is on the surface, probably is true.
good luck
bad bad bob