In the US, the outcome of a relationship for a mail order bride can vary widely, dependent on the individuals involved. In most cases, the man is ordering a product with specifications, and the woman is given high expectations, not only by the man but by whichever company or organization is providing the service. The 'bride' only divulges what will show her as a desirable commodity, not as a person. The companies and organizations providing the service make a lot of money. This is not the basis for a successful outcome. See the link below; scroll down to B. Mail-Order Brides.
Mail order brides were poplar in the nineteenth century, twenty and the twenty first century. In the 1990s over 21000 mail order brides express interest in finding husbands
Mail order brides are actually legitimate. It is legal, but it falls under many obvious grey areas of the law.
One can find information on mail order brides from the following sources: List Verse, Mail Order Brides Reviews, American University, Latin Wife, Project Social Art, Love Collision.
Chinese Brides?
Traditional mail order brides--women men can literally buy for marriage--don't really exist anymore. Many people mistake the women on international dating sites for mail order brides and refer to them as such, but these sites are just a niche of online dating.
Night Stand - 1995 Mail Order Brides 1-46 was released on: USA: 1996
Yes. Certain countries such as Russia, Ukraine, and a few eastern European countries still have companies that have mail order brides while some have made it impossible, often making it illegal to be a mail order bride.
Believe it or not there is such a thing as mail order Russian brides. Some people are that desperate and lonely. Some people will marry them just to help get them their green card.
Westward the Women (1951)
Seven brides for seven brothers Answer: Seven Brides for Seven brothers was NOT about mail order brides. Six of the seven women were kidnapped by mountain men who forgot to bring the parson. (Adam and Millie were married in town.)
The Adventures of Brisco County Jr- - 1993 Mail Order Brides 1-14 was released on: USA: 10 December 1993
I have known an African American man who was married to his mail order bride, I say yes they do well.