Hey, I found the perfect girl for the OP! I was at Book-Off because a friend of mine is trying to learn how to read Japanese; she's Japanese by race, but was born here, so go figure. So she's thumbing through the manga, trying to find stuff with furigana in it... and I hear these kids (okay, early 20's) next to me saying stuff like "ee!" and "sore ha totally kawaii!" and, of course, "desu" after everything else. I look over and see two gay boys and a girl, thumbing through the comics. Anyways, there it was! You could have one of those three, any of which who speaks the same language, shares the same passion (anime, cosplay, saying "desu"), and won't run away from you! Best of all, they were all Filipino-- so you can tell your friends that you're really dating a tanned surfer chick/gay guy from Enoshima! Score!
You can thank me later by not sending pics of your cosplay-themed wedding/civil union.