This theme focuses at the consequences of people crossing borders, and marry in Asia. With new insights into marriage and migration, the impact on communities, the difficulties of building trust and genuine relationships in a cross-cultural environment. Contains the following articles: 'Living apart together: cross-border marriage, Riau Islands style' / Lenore Lyons and Michele Ford : 'Transnational marriage in Asia' / Melody Lu : 'Muslim transnational families: Pakistani husbands and Japanese wives' / Shuko Takeshita : 'Remittances and 'social remittances': Their impact on cross-cultural marriage and social transformation' / Panitee Suksomboon : ''Daughter-in-law for the second time': Taiwanese mothers-in-law in the family of cross-border marriage' / Hsing-Miao Chi : and ''Arranged love': marriage in a transnational work envirnoment' / Michiel Baas.