Concur with your post Bravo.
I've been in this game for more than 20 years now and the vast majority of regulars I've gotten to know are hard-working, stoic, decent people. It humbles me and has made me a far less judgemental cock when I think of the challenges these girls overcome to get here and do the work they do. Their attutude in the main seems to be it's hard work, but so's anything that pays well. They shrug and get on with it. Unlike us western cunts with strong social welfare nets.

The successful girls seem to treat it as period in life where they work hard with a big goal in mind. Some examples:
1. Thai girl bought old shop in Nimman, Chang Mai and turned it into a very cool coffee and pastry shop run by her mother and sister. I paid a sneaky visit last year. Brilliant place.
2. Thai girl has set up tourist accomodation in southern Thailand on family land...didn't pay a visit lol, but apparently succesful. She also has an apartment in Bangkok she's paying off.
3. Chinese girl was on to her 3rd investment property back home when i met her... probably not going so well now...
4. Thai girl now has 2 shops here in Sydney. Doing VERY well. Great work ethic, great woman to have on your side her friends tell me.
5. Viet girl paid her way through difficult degree here in Sydney, now has PR and a good starter job in finance industry.
6. Japanese girl doing uni in Japan came down here regularly to finance studies, now owns a retail store in Tokyo somewhere and paying off apartment on her own. Still comes back for a stint to smash the mortgage for a couple of months.

Tough industry and not all rosy stories I'm sure

To OPs question. I used to be firmly on the side of don't do it. But in general, civilian marriage doesn't seem that permanent either. Are you a similar age? Have similar life goals? If you're old and she's young, then no, you're just PR or an ATM. But if you, and i mean you, can get your head around it and your girl is afore-mentionded stoic type, then, hey, give it a shot.

I know 2 relationships where a regular has done the marriage with punter thing. Both relationships still working, both have kids and a life here. Who knows? Neither still in industry but.