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I think many meet them outside of bars or online sites doing normal things like shopping and then create a story that works. I did that once and it ended poorly.

Really good question and while married for many years wondered WTFF I was doing at times. Told myself if I ever escaped, I would be a lion and Thailand my pride. 4 years after escaping I'm living with a beautiful woman that is older than me and loving life. I guess I'm not built to roar. Many of my single friends that I was jealous of while married are also in serious relationships. They all were religiously promoting the single life until they fell in love. I think most of us don't live that perfectly free existence we dreamed about. Being free enables you to meet countless women which magnifies the "ONE" that standouts from the others. Then what do you do?

Bar girls are evolving and becoming closer to some of the women in the west looking for someone to support them. Too may better options compared to sitting on a bar stool. Over the years I've met some wonderful bar girls but can't remember a single one of these women that remained a bar girl for long. There are a couple I would have considered taking to the next level if I had been single. It's a hellish job for someone that has high self esteem and they quit or find alternatives. Not all customers are jerks but many are.

Global tourism is up 25% YOY and this happened with high inflation. Expected to surpass pre-pandemic numbers next year. Wish people would just stay home... Thailand fumbled along early in the recovery but the numbers in the next few years will surpass 2019 which is sad IMO.

"The number of people suffering from diabetes worldwide will more than double to 1.3 billion by 2050 driven by structural racism and gaping inequality between countries, new research predicted on Friday" The title is ridiculous. How about the people suffering from diabetes will double driven by peoples insatiable appetite. What a waste of money and energy on this research. Obese people are 80x more likely to have type 2 diabetes. It isn't a poverty issue or racism that is the issue. Donuts are more expensive than vegetables but more of the world is opting for donuts.

Two months is optimistic and it is bad throughout the year if you live within 2 kilometers of the moat Think you live outside the city center so probably not an issue. I would rather shave a couple years off my life breathing bad air than living in the UK.

Go to the amphur and get a copy of all the divorce papers. Get them translated and fill them out so you know what you want. Take them to a lawyer then and get a second opinion if you want. I didn't have a lawyer and it ended well. Might want to have a lawyer explain the options pertaining to your child. Use the lawyer as an adviser and you don't need their assistance in filing IMO. Here is the tricky part. Tell her you are OK with the amphur without a lawyer and throw in an incentive(200k,300k, 500k, 1 mil... baht) at signing. You know her and how much money will motivate her. I gave the money after the signing outside the office. My ex trusted me and new I would give her the money. You could include it in the divorce paper. BTW, the divorce was simple and I think a lawyer would have complicated the process. Literally took 1 visit that lasted 1 hour if I remember correctly. The divorce paper was completed by a lady at the office that just asked about property and who gets what. The above seems easy but if her mental states are anything like my ex, there will be challenges. I simply told her the details and let her decide when. When she told me she was ready, I was in the car and at the office 30 minutes later.

Interesting and thinking about expanding my solar system at the house. It isn't too complicated but at the same time I do run into a few challenges while installing. Thinking I should get someone with more experience to help. I can barely use a hammer but easily setup 3x160(6000 bht) watt on the roof with 200 AH lifePo4 battery(12,000 bht) and inverter. Figure for the 450,000 you spent I could power the village.

Well said and most importantly if you are satisfied with the quality of your life, others' lifestyles aren't important. If I have someone that makes me laugh throughout the day and I'm healthy, I'm living well. I guess I could still afford all the splashy extras but I found I'm happier without them at the moment.

Ten years ago I was spending much more than that and loving life. Now I'm in a nowhere Thailand with a house on the Mekong river with a woman that has her own money. I'm even happier now and spending under 40k ( house and car paid for) and am comfortable. As you stated, everybody has different needs in regards to being content. Others on this thread have dismissed people living on 20K as losers and wonder what type of person would do that? Unhappy banal Losers?