The phenomenon of ”foreign brides” is a global phenomenon whereby women from less developed countries marry and then move in with the families of men from more developed countries. The analytical framework of this paper views the ”commodified transnational marriages” as a by-product of capitalist development. Capitalist development results in an unequal international division of labor, and separates countries into core, semi-peripheral and peripheral nation-states, while also distorting development within nations. ”Commodified transnational marriages” are one way that men and women cope in societies distorted and marginalized by global capitalism and increasingly liberal labor markets. However, these transnational marriages, often in turn, reinforce the international division of labor into core, semi-peripheral and peripheral states, and in the end bolster capitalism's strength. Furthermore, ”com modified transnational marriages” manifest the international division of labor within interpersonal relationships, localizing the international division of labor as an unequal relation between people.