I knew a woman who was with a 36 yr old gent merely for money, and since he couldn't move to CR yet anytime soon he just trusted her fully for the hell of it and went to CR every 3-4 months. She'd be an angel while he'd be there, but when he'd leave she'd go out with other men. He'd send her money occasionally. Very heartbreaking when he found out she was going out with someone else.
Same thing with another woman I know of the American bought her an apartment, paid for her education, all the money etc., etc. and she was phucking other guys in that apartment and going out.
If you seek out a Latina, but can't move outta the U.S come to South FL. That's the best I can say. OR if you can retire/move to CR then do so, and happy hunting, no worries there

. Point is you gotta be present, if your potential wife is hot/pretty that attracts a lot of attention and some asshole decides to hit on her then it's a 60/40 chance. LEARN Spanish well as others have said. I believe it's kind of awkward to be around someone who doesn't know much Spanish in CR, by putting myself in the Tica's shoes

. Not to mention communication is very important.
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Forget about it if you don't speak Spanish and you are not living in Costa Rica. You will get played.
WORD.