YITB1980

I know a guy who just got married here. His chief (apparent) reason for doing so was because he was convinced she was going to leave him if he didn't put a ring on her finger. I suggested that if she left him, there are plenty of fish in the sea but he had trouble believing he could find another "good" lady like her.

It always surprises me when I run into a guy who brings his scarcity mindset with him when he relocates to Thailand. As a long-time expat once explained, here, the competition is not between the men, it's between the ladies. An Alpha remembers that the numbers here are in his favor.

Yes, the last time they bumped up the required bank balance (or monthly income) requirement, they grandfathered in existing visa holders at the time. Getting myself established here right before COVID was, perhaps, good timing.

I successfully transitioned from being a "saver" to being ok with spending a bit of my savings in my late 50's. Having saved a bit of every paycheck I ever earned, it was difficult to break that habit but once I did, I began to realize all of the possibilities.