It boggles the mind a little that Thai women aren't desperately seeking relationships with foreign men, the rate this seems to happen.
Even without the violence, Thai men being unemployed, violently jealous, addicted to drugs, and living off their wives, seems quite common.
In Vietnam, the women get it. A foreigner is less likely to drink, beat them and cheat on them, and will probably treat them better in many other ways, but Thai women don't seem to have got the memo.