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Re:Success in Canada means moving to America by astura on Saturday May 14, 2022 @02:29PM (#31380853)
Marrying an American is probably the quickest and easiest way. You're not allowed to work on a K1 Visa, but once you're married your spouse can apply for a green card for you and right now there isn't much wait for green cards for America spouses - friend of mine's wife got hers in about five months after they got married.
Re:Success in Canada means moving to America by mettamage on Saturday May 14, 2022 @10:53PM (#31384864)
I’ll humor this idea.

What city is the best to find someone who is/has:

Open to new experiences and concepts (museums, art, dancing, music) <— literally the “openness to experience” on the big 5

High cognitive ability

Into meditation, yoga and exercise?

Somewhat into gaming and anime? (Optional)

Somewhat of a programmer or (game) designer/related (optional)

Re:Success in Canada means moving to America by Firmwarrior on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @02:24PM (#31414570)
Make friends with some Americans online, like in an online game or roleplaying forum or whatever. Visit the USA on a vacation and have them introduce you to their sisters/friends/whoever

It's really hard to get that marriage green card though, you're looking at many months of paperwork on top of building a successful relationship and committing your life to someone. I think it'd be a lot easier to get a job at a big company in the US and come over on an H1B, or build a SaaS business wherever you live now

Re:Success in Canada means moving to America by reducesuffering on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @02:13AM (#31406618)
I'm going to assume you're M looking for F?

Generally, any big East Coast city. NYC, Atlanta, Washington DC, Chicago, and Boston would be top of mind.

Re:Success in Canada means moving to America by mettamage on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @02:29AM (#31406715)
Right assumption, thanks :)
Re:Success in Canada means moving to America by tehlike on Saturday May 14, 2022 @04:07PM (#31381835)
This is true, but you need to really make sure your intent is to really marry, and not marry for greencard purposes which is fraud.
Re:Success in Canada means moving to America by astura on Saturday May 14, 2022 @06:37PM (#31383374)
Certainly, yes! I am sorry if I didn't make that clear. Not only should you actually be in love/want to marry to avoid fraud but also for your own well-being.

The United States has an adult population of 258.3 million, so it's likely you'd find someone to fall in love with if you're really looking.

I have some experience here, I have a double digit amount of family members who came to the US to marry into my family, including my brother-in-law. With one exception they are all very happy marriages, the longest lasting 3 decades. There were some who were definitely were looking to marry Americans to immigrate, but the relationship is still real.

Re:Success in Canada means moving to America by tehlike on Monday May 16, 2022 @12:09AM (#31393601)
Americans are a great bunch. Contrary to popular (outsider) view, I think american family bond is very strong.