Well speaking as one who went through this..they can work out..but it is incredibly hard. I met my (now ex-wife) through a few mutual friends..we spent nearly a year and a half talking on the phone & online. She lived in England. I finally went to see her & was there a few months,then came back home to the U.S. durring that time we'd made plans to get married. I was going to relocate over there,but she decided she wanted to come here,which I found odd,as she had all her family & friends she'd be leaving behind,and have to sell her home & some of her things..but she insisted that's what she wanted to do. We spent thousands of dollars between lawyers & paperwork fees,background checks..you name it..we did it all by the book..this was all fresh on the heels of the aftermath of 9-11 mind you. So I went back to the UK & we got married over there. Then came the hard part...2 weeks after the wedding,I come back to the U.S. alone,because by law we had to wait 6 months I think it was before she could physically come over..mean time she was waiting on the sale of her home..giving stuff away she didn't/couldn't bring..etc..etc... So we spent nearly the 1st year of our marriage APART,talking on the phone & internet again,until she could get here. Then of course..we were married for 9 years,until she asked for a divorce. She hated it her,wasn't in love with me anymore...missed her fam & friends..etc... They visited 2 or 3 times a year,plus she'd go back there randomly..but it wasn't enough. And to top it all off,she was for the most part an Atheist. So...being married to a an unbeliever,it was pretty much destined for failure...but still..even if you find mr. or mrs. "right"..the ideal christian match...be prepared to make many many sacrifices,financially and emotionally even more so if they live overseas.