@Daniel ****

I realise that. I got one myself. But most of those HiSo ladies are not interested in middle-aged, fat balding foreigners. They have their own money and careers

@Neale ********

But so many middle-aged expats with starry eyes fall for this trap. They sell their solid homes in their home country, splash out on a crap palatial home in the middle of a rice field in Isaan (on land they don't own) and then hand over twenty years of work and saving to the parents of the daughter who has proclaimed her neverending love for the stupid expat 😆

@Daniel ****

Most unlikely to find one in Thailand. Seems most 25 year olds here already have 2-3 kids off a couple of different Thai boyfriends! They usually start punching kids out at 16 or 17 😂😂😂

@Neale ********

Move on to the next sin-sod? Good way for a Thai family to make money! Just keep recycling the daughers 😆

@Jo *********

Women can end up costing you heaps of money in the long term, but this sin-sod thing is different. It's paying money to your lady's parents. Either she loves you or she loves your money.

@Daniel ****

Show me a 25 year old Thai virgin, I'll show you a liar! 😂😁😂

@Daniel ****

So that rules out anyone from an Isaan rice farm! 😂

@Jo *********

Respecting something doesn't mean embracing it. If my lady wishes to visit a temple I respect that. Respect is a two-way street. I'll go have a beer whilst she's doing her thing. That's how relationships work. Mutual respect. She's also full aware that in the unlikely event we did get married, I wouldn't be dressing up in that Sgt Pepper gear most westerners tend to do in Thailand. I would be wearing a western-style suit and tie. Her choice of outfit would be her choice. That's mutual respect. I'm not Buddhist so that's how it rolls. And if I want to buy a woman, I'll get one from Cowboy with no strings attached 😆👍

Quicker to get the re-entry permit at the airport when you leave. Takes around 20 minutes

@Von *****

I've lived here for 15 years, and have lived with a Thai lady for eight years. I have always refused to "Immerse myself in Thai culture". It holds little interest for me. I respect the culture as I do any country I visit, but I don't have to embrace it. My lady has never pressured me into marriage. She is happy with the status quo. I can't see the value of paying her family a large sum of money for nothing.