Huyton bus driver 'gutted' as wedding to Filipino fiancée he met on 'Asian Tinder' postponed

Paul had been waiting to meet "the one"17:21, 28 Jul 2026A man who hoped to raise nearly £30,000 so he could marry his Filipino fiancée he met on "Asian Tinder" said he's running out of options. Paul McHugh, from Huyton, had been waiting to meet "the one" following the split from his ex-wife in 2022, and after finding no luck in Merseyside, turned to the internet for help.‌The 55-year-old joined DatingAsia in August 2025, where he met 25-year-old Bridget Lura. The pair started messaging, swapped numbers and video called multiple times a day before Paul plucked up the courage to fly over 6,700 miles to the Philippines.‌Speaking to the ECHO last year, Paul said they "hit it off immediately." He said: "I wanted to find myself a new other half. I found this profile, Bridget, that I liked and s