Prubangboy

It's funny that it was damned 40 years ago and is still damned today. Do you think more people are doing it? I don't. It's always been a one in 10,000 kind of guy.

Not that many. Menopause cancels a lot of dance tickets. It aint the Men buying XXXL "It's Wine O'Clock" tee shirts. Who can blame them for checking out after their hormones do? Good looking, educated/interesting, sexual older women do not hit the Red Pill "Wall" nearly so hard. Really, hardly at all. As for the hags dating younger, they have the same into-them lacking that I face. Hopefully, I will find a hot one who's desperate. Otherwise, I have my esoteric interests to fill my time.

No, but I have contemplated painting my nails and pretending it's a woman doing the tug.

I'm 72, just broke up with my longterm western wife. 'Still in love, but to quote Monty Python: That parrot is dead, dead, dead. Devoid of life. Everything changes. I'm frontloading my travel to take my mind off of it and because I never know when I will get some bad medical advice. I just know that it's more likely than not in the next 5 years. This year, I did Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Ethiopia, Borneo, Brazil, Peru, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka. Next year, I'll slow it down: Brazil again, Bolivia, Argentina, Papua, Mongolia. If I get a suitable love interest, Tahiti. Maybe some obscure South Sea Islands on the way home. I'm here for a good time, not a long time. So call me semi-stoic.

Bob Marley's Ghost weighs in: I Shot The CE-O But I did not shoot the CFO.

If I have to pay them, I can't get hard. If I could, it would be a major life enhancement, but alas, I cannot. An old hag who's into me could work. I need the into me-factor. Otherwise, I may as well just do myself. At least, I'm into me.

Really, why go anywhere, ever? India has some grand historic sites, impressive nature, a world class cuisine. It's like going to Europe, only dirtier. It def killed my desire to visit the various Stan-countries, including the Paka-one. Similarly, I went to Norway and then the rest of Scandinavia and Iceland felt redundant to visit. Turkey is about the best of the lot between here and Europe. Oman could be 5 good days due to the extreme landscape. Ethiopia was properly weird, but too much work. Like $150 a day all in, on the Intrepid tour. So, Thailand prices, just a bit less user-friendly.

That show promised to examine the diff between sex tourists and passport bro's and then it didn't. Is a passport bro a wife-seeker, or just here for a good time? Because both those types of people have been here since the 70's? That's why I think a passport bro is just another Red Pill true believer with a revenge fantasy that fatties back home are ruing the day that their feminize ways drove away such prize males. As if.

True. Not a single one on Tinder. A few old Chinese women, but again, no profile information. Thailand dating reminds me of Henry Ford's color offerings for his cars: "Any color you want, as long as its black (or Thai).

Agreed: Feminist nag, sensitive Thai sociologist, blokey bloke, a fake peek at the "dark" side, then a hottie who's up for a Swedish boyfriend. All of these shows are the same. A passport bro is just another overseas girlfriend seeker with an anti-feminist speech attached. Like feminists affect anyone's dating prospects any more in the west than the Amish do. Had a vacation down in São Paulo this year, a renowned passport bro place. I have a friend who moved there for the women. In his Portuguese class of 15 guys, there's one other passport bro. It's just hype. Like Global Nomads supposedly being everywhere, but you never encounter one.

Can't really fault this take. No meal I've had measures up to the Indian options on Soi 11. The towns are all mobile phone stores selling mobile phones to each other. The traffic is horrendous. Lovely people, but no sanuk. Sri Lanka is apparently Indian-Laos. Both places are def one and done's. I'm on a couple of Intrepid tours. A bit lefty in that you peek into the ladies carpet co-operative or have tea with a Jain family. They do a pretty good job of ferrying me around. Using public transport would be hard here. I flew 4 times; my luggage went missing twice. Hotels are indistinguishable from each other. The Taj Mahal was derangedly crowded. Goa is a dirty dump. But I have in fact won the game of life if I can decide on a whim to book into a month of tours, and then be chill when they're a little bit of a letdown. Booked 2 weeks in Mongolia with Intrepid for June. Every other day is 7 hours on a bus through yurt-land. Fly direct from BKK, 6 hours. Ulan Bator is rated as the worst town in Asia, but I booked The Shangri-La next to a high end mall.

But as long as I'm here: 'Just read an 700 page bio of Che Guevera while on my India tour. This execution is something the ol' beret wearing icon would approve of and do. It's possible that we're entering a Che-style era of extra-judicial protest-killing. Surfing Reddit, the approval this murder gets is about 95%. Che and Fidel took over Cuba with very few men; it was the soft approval of the population that put them over. The hardening of the hearts of average people against the rich in this incidence reminds me of that. Said JFK (referencing Che): "When peaceful change is impossible, revolution is inevitable". Sidebar: I see Che on posters all over India, urging youth to join the communist party. 60 years after the bullet to his head, he's still scaring people. I am of the left and have some amazing evil insurer tales. But if this gets traction, it will be a disaster. Who wants to live in American Falluja? The right is already itching to use the army against civilians in the states. It's important to separate grievance from the right to murder. I see that separation being blurred on the left and the right will very soon be returning the sentiment.

Nah, just someone who skimmed some comments on Yahoo.

I live how I want. No money worries, my bio age is a decade younger than my chrono-age. I'm currently in India, bound for Sri Lanka with one large suitcase. It has all of my possessions in it: 5 changes of clothes, a memory foam pillow, a backroller, good headphones, an iPad. I'll book a nice condo in a day when I get back to Bangkok. I am free. Quoting Saint Willie (Nelson): The road's been rough and rocky, but I've finally got my feet back on the ground And after taking several readings, I'm surprised to find my mind's still fairly sound.

I'm enjoying the conspiracy angle: -The assassin knew exactly where he'd be and when he'd be there. (cross posted with the above). -He was scheduled to testify about insider trading. -An estranged wife with a lover.

I moved to Chiang Mai with my western wife two years ago and separated from her last year. The usual "we grew apart scenario", with a dose of "still friends" (friendly, rather than friends, would be more accurate). Chiang Mai has a fair few western women like my wife who meet up for lunches at places like The FreeBird Cafe. They have all sworn off men and sex 100%, but still get a fair bit of attention. An even OK-looking older western woman is still in demand among western expat men. My ex innocently put up a friends-request on Tinder. She got 60+ responses a day, all from western men, maybe one every other day from Thai women who wanted to practice English. I moved to Bangkok and would prefer a western woman myself. Education, light kink, temperament all figure into my preference. I am 72, I figure I might be able to date down to 56. No prospects on either Tinder or at Meetups. Most older western women are married, at least for the moment. A few drunken German women in Hua Hin and Pattaya would be my dating universe, all with age preferences set lower than 72. I'm talking about 9 candidates in three cities, who were all very picky when I contacted them. I'm going to Chula University in Bangkok this January, and might meet someone (Thai) that way. Tinder Thai prospects north of 50 speak limited English, have close to zero in their profiles, beyond a lot of "take care of each other" blather. I don't want to go much younger, and judging by their age range preferences, 65 seems to be the hard cut off date for Thai women 45-52. My thinking going forward is: -De-emphasize romance in my life and enjoy other great stuff about being me -Take a look at Chinese women living here (also consider a LD relationship in Singapore). -Put minimal effort into my search since the odds are bad and just wait to see what turns up. Coments welcome, partic if Bangkok-centric.

Agreed. Took a peek, Mex City was more cosmopolitan and intellectual. Maybe 20% more than P-city. Forget the name, but I went to expat place in the mountains. Very tiny, and not cheap.

Cameron Highlands is one medium length street with a dozen restaurants all serving the same thali meal. Good internet, tho.

Relatedly, I just left an upscale Yoga Retreat in Goa (Purple Valley) and the staff and managers had been there for years. If you're a yoga person and get that gig, you only leave to go to another such place, where again, openings rarely occur. The Indian staff were also lifers. Every two weeks, it's a different group and top teacher. Your life is yoga and waiting for Friday: Vegan Mexican Night at the buffet. Purple Valley also has a branch in Tenerife and in the Goa off-season, they migrate there. Mostly brits, a few South Americans. You need multiple languages. Similarly, an eco-resort has a different set of strict requirements and the same low turnover. A lot of smart and dedicated people want to live in the jungle and are happy to take low wages. I stayed in one in S. Laos. A few whities there were working there just for meals. There'd be a line out the door to replace them if they leave.

Muslim-ness is a sliding scale so a fair few are datable. Plus plenty of non-M. I found Bangkok Tinder a dead end for educated women. In KL, I got a few nibbles. Housing is about 20% more, but higher quality. You can't toss a rock without hitting a Thai food option. Def crazy-hot. It's classier, nicer Thailand with no sanuk. So ultimately a pass for me.

Only leftward women would ever have sex with me. And let's face it, you too. Go chase the Amish and see how far you get.

I read here once of a brit restaurant owner who kept getting his HP sauce stolen off of the table by low lifes. Death penalty? Sure. I hearted the guy above who noted the wastrels who fill half a plate with it. What are the pro's and cons of retiring in Thailand? I'm trying to save AI a little work.

I have to get better at spotting AI dross and not responding to it. Problem: A lot of English posters here sound like AI in real life.

If he had 5 year relationships and 4 of those years were good, maybe they weren't all that failed as relationships. OP, you still sound a little depressed, and if you are a relationship kinda guy, do some real work (therapy, Co-Dependency work etc.) and get yourself some love. My new motto post-marriage: I'm on this earth for a good time. Not a long time.

Prob worth a look at the Wiki and Reddit for Co-dependency. Short version: You hide out from fixing your own problems by endlessly fixing their's. I've been in caretaking relationships my whole life. Now I'm alone. It's a downer, but I live for myself, I love myself. I feel your heavy sadness in your post. I am free of it today. I won't do it again. And neither should you. Short version: It's not "inevitable". It's you.