Popular Post dddave Posted August 7, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 7, 2023 (edited) My US GF of 20 years was increasingly bipolar, slipping into alcoholism and refusing to get any treatment. She herself was a licensed therapist. As far as she was concerned, I was at the root of all her problems. She gave me an ultimatum: I make changes or else. She was on a downhill slide and I didn't want to go along for the ride. At the same time, I received from a competitor an unexpected and generous offer for my business. For many years I had been eyeballing a small ad it the newspaper travel section: "Around the World: $999" I gave them a call. Two months later, I had taken my competitors offer and was sitting in a 747, on take-off roll from JFK, bound for Taiwan, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Mumbai/Dehli, Athens, Paris/London. I had up to a year to complete the journey, as long as I didn't backtrack and I could change scheduled legs at no charge. (The good old days of air travel) Three weeks in Thailand really opened my eyes to what I had been missing the previous 58 years. I hated India, turned around at my own expense and spent another 2 weeks in Thailand. At journeys end, the GF asked if I'd decided to make the changes she demanded. I said "Nope" and spent a very uncomfortable month co-existing, listening to "How could you??" as I packed up my life. Two months later, I was settling in Thailand. It wasn't mistake free, built a house for the first girl I met, tried life in Isarn, just escaped being murdered by what turned out to be her EX, had another GF, realized I was far happier on my own and now sit, 22 years later, 200 meters from Jomtien Beach, unencumbered by a "partner" and totally content. Edited August 7, 2023 by dddave 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiSePuede419 Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 How did I walk out and leave? Through the International terminal door at the airport then got on a plane. ✈️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 On 8/6/2023 at 2:36 PM, NextG said: Don’t feed the… agree .... he ask's so much garbage 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan O Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 10 hours ago, LaosLover said: Yeah, but how about some imperious judgement for me? One of those dolts she raised wanted to go to (means: wanted me to pay for) law school after sitting on the sofa for what he referred to as his "gap yeahr". In demented England, virtually anyone can go to law school. His only employment in his entire life was collecting glasses at the race track. when interviewed for the job, he diffidently told the boss, "he'd give it a go". He then failed at glass collecting -a job that a monkey could literally be trained to do. They fired him during the middle of a UB40 set at half time. I assessed his chances at lawyer success at zero. UB40 had better career prospects. I got a couple of tentative emails from him, but being dead, I couldn't respond. The Internet tells me that he got his gran to pay for it and was out for good at half term. Why wasn't the gran tapped for money in the first place instead of me? We all know the answer. So, to reiterate: I abandoned every last person I could. And lied to do it. And yeah, it was great. What say you, internet time waster with a strange over-investment in this topic? It apparently bothers you that people reply to comments. So you need to create a story to try to justify your actions. Hahaha what a great human interest story you have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaosLover Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 Just now, Dan O said: It apparently bothers you that people reply to comments. So you need to create a story to try to justify your actions. Hahaha what a great human interest story you have You know, usually it's a dog that humps my leg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan O Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 21 minutes ago, LaosLover said: You know, usually it's a dog that humps my leg. and i sense that you enjoy that too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan O Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 10 hours ago, bignok said: So you just troll people. Stop whining about people replying on an open public forum. If you don't like the comments you can stop commenting, stop reading or leave, your choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJ2U Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 4 hours ago, khunPer said: Easy, I didn't have a wife – I've never been married...???? Smart, especially don't have or intend having children. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 18 minutes ago, Dan O said: Stop whining about people replying on an open public forum. If you don't like the comments you can stop commenting, stop reading or leave, your choice. The irony 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post swm59nj Posted August 7, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 7, 2023 If a man has a wife and underage children. And just abandons them to move to Thailand. Then the man is nothing but a piece of trash. 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gottfrid Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 put on socks, tied my shoes and walked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaosLover Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 11 hours ago, Dan O said: If you don't like the comments you can stop commenting, stop reading or leave, your choice. "I have nothing to say or add, but I want to remind uninterested strangers that I exist. I do, you know". 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVENKEEL Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 I left my pregnant wife and 3 starving kids behind in the USA and began my new life in Thailand. I remember the oldest at the time was 10. Please Daddy, don't go, I'm so hungry. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaosLover Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 11 hours ago, swm59nj said: If a man has a wife and underage children. And just abandons them to move to Thailand. Then the man is nothing but a piece of trash. Idiots getting blindly furious at super-unlikely scenarios that they completely made up amuses me. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 1 minute ago, LaosLover said: Idiots getting blindly furious at super-unlikely scenarios that they completely made up amuses me. I've spent the last 20 years of my life living through super-unlikely scenarios. If I were still living back in the west, I wouldn't believe me either! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaosLover Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 2 minutes ago, BritManToo said: I've spent the last 20 years of my life living through super-unlikely scenarios. Unfortunately, you're talking about stuff that actually happened to you. And you're not in a spittle-flecked rage about it. So amusement-wise, pretty small potato's. Back when I lived in Trumpland, likewise idiots were always going on about "if some librul burns a flag in front of me, they better watch out!!!". I'd ask them: explain the situation where this happens. "Yeah, but it could, and it's wrong, do here me? WRONG!!!!". Try That In A Small Town is the latest, do-nothing iteration of these completely empty moral posturings. It's all just an impotent fantasy where they get to be the good guy -without doing anything. How convenient. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 21 hours ago, whereyougo said: It's still here If I had loadsacash I wouldn't have left. I don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVENKEEL Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 The little rug rats were at the airport clinging to my knee begging, daddy please don't go. I'm hungry. Glad I'm rid of that drama 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgegeorgia Posted August 8, 2023 Author Share Posted August 8, 2023 4 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said: If I had loadsacash I wouldn't have left. I don't. Yes , it's not easy living on a pension there and no free medical. If you have low cost housing in NZ then obviously you are not going to give that up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunPer Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 18 hours ago, MrJ2U said: Smart, especially don't have or intend having children. Being non-married don't stop one from creating an heir and being a good parent – I made one (heir) after I decided to move to Thailand... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunPer Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 22 hours ago, georgegeorgia said: Good on you for coming out mate , I hope there is no homophobic comments. I'm disappointingly boring straight, I just full time enjoy my life...???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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