‘Wife for hire’: Inside Thailand’s shocking rental marriage trend

[Udom]

29 minutes ago, newbee2022 said:

That's not new. When I came my first time to Thailand in 1986, there were brochures under the counter of almost every Hotel, with photos and age and prices of girls for a week/months. 

Totally true…

Back then they were “actually” looking for a husband so to get a better life.

I “rented” many times and was happy with it. Not really into changing every day…

Maybe now this is the “modern” version of it. It always has been a “way out” for many struggling women.

Problem is that now they will spend “a whole hell lot of time” on their “phones”…🤣😂😅

[Jonathan Swift]

12 minutes ago, bbbbooboo said:

hmmm….desperate is what desperate does?

Where do you get your condescending clueless attitude? There's nothing desperate or questionable in any way about being practical and filling a need quickly and expeditiously with no baggage and no real commitments beyond what is required.

[Umlungu]

Thailand, the hub of ................ .  Fill in the blank with whatever comes to mind.

[Jonathan Swift]

4 minutes ago, Udom said:

Totally true…

Back then they were “actually” looking for a husband so to get a better life.

I “rented” many times and was happy with it. Not really into changing every day…

Maybe now this is the “modern” version of it. It always has been a “way out” for many struggling women.

Problem is that now they will spend “a whole hell lot of time” on their “phones”…🤣😂😅

Times sure have "changed". "People" didn't "use quotes" "arbitrarily and randomly" back "then". 

[Jonathan Swift]

"the rental wife industry". Industry, eh? So girls are now a product of industry. Factories cranking em out, executive offices, stockholders, and board meetings. So get me an industrial strength Thai girl. 

[Donga]

1 hour ago, BritManToo said:

I'm not at all shocked.

What does shock me is all the billionaires marrying second hand wives.

Jeff Bezos with all his money finds himself a 50yo woman .......... why?

 

On the other hand,

Leonardo DiCaprio gets it right by trading in his used 25yos for new 18yos every few years. 

Lauren Sanchez is in fact 54 years old, very well kept and much accomplished.

Leonardo is a bit of a strange one, wonder if he'll ever find a keeper.

[Andrew65]

10 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

 

I'll never understand why truly wealthy men marry......pretty damn sure if I win the lottery there'll be no wife anywhere to be seen.

I knew of 3 wealthy men who never married, during my 20 years living in Thailand. One of my old mates is worth $XX million. He had a child (whose now 16) with a lady in Canada, but never married her. He once told me that he sends her US$7,000 per month to 'keep' her and the kid. (The kid is looking at attending Harvard in the next few years).

[Hawaiian]

1 hour ago, BritManToo said:

I'm not at all shocked.

What does shock me is all the billionaires marrying second hand wives.

Jeff Bezos with all his money finds himself a 50yo woman .......... why?

 

On the other hand,

Leonardo DiCaprio gets it right by trading in his used 25yos for new 18yos every few years. 

Young is not always better.

[Aussie999]

46 minutes ago, redwood1 said:

US$116,000  for a few days rental.............Must be a lot of cheap charlies out there...

Did anywhere say for a few days, go back and read every word.

[BTB1977]

Any time money is paid to have a relationship with another person it is called prostitution.  You can sugar coat it with another name. But a financial transaction for a  girlfriend or wife is just that for the female involved.  She's in it for the money. In what western countries do men pay their wives or girlfriends to be with them?

[Will B Good]

9 minutes ago, Andrew65 said:

I knew of 3 wealthy men who never married, during my 20 years living in Thailand. One of my old mates is worth $XX million. He had a child (whose now 16) with a lady in Canada, but never married her. He once told me that he sends her US$7,000 per month to 'keep' her and the kid. (The kid is looking at attending Harvard in the next few years).

 

Maybe should add no wife and a vasectomy......555

 

Had a millionaire friend....married plus kid.....she was a constant nagger......he left for a pole dancer he met in London.....happy as a pig in......now.

[Jonathan Swift]

Are there brochures and catalogs alongside the ziplining and elephant riding? 

[newbee2022]

24 minutes ago, Udom said:

Totally true…

Back then they were “actually” looking for a husband so to get a better life.

I “rented” many times and was happy with it. Not really into changing every day…

Maybe now this is the “modern” version of it. It always has been a “way out” for many struggling women.

Problem is that now they will spend “a whole hell lot of time” on their “phones”…🤣😂😅

"now they will spend “a whole hell lot of time” on their “phones”…🤣😂😅"

 

Yes, and you don't know with whom and what they're talking😂

[impulse]

21 minutes ago, Jonathan Swift said:

38 minutes ago, bbbbooboo said:

hmmm….desperate is what desperate does?

Where do you get your condescending clueless attitude? There's nothing desperate or questionable in any way about being practical and filling a need quickly and expeditiously with no baggage and no real commitments beyond what is required.

 

Would a woman who could be making a decent wage at an office job be doing it, in preference?

 

[smedly]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

The practice, often called “temporary marriage,” sees women from impoverished rural areas become companions to tourists, offering services ranging from casual companionship to acting as tour guides.

what complete and utter nonsense, trying to put a different label on what is known worldwide as ....................... prostitution

 

if it quacks like a duck.........

[topcat333]

Nothing new here, and nothing will change. Why should it? I stopped judging others years ago. As long as there is a need, whether sexual, companionship, or both, everything remains status quo. Do we really have a right to judge others based on how they make this happen?  Where adults make their own adult decisions. Sometimes, it's a business deal; other times, it's an emotional need, so what! 

[kiwikeith]

36 minutes ago, Tarteso said:

This is not new ..

A few years ago I used to go to beer garden BK pick a nice girl and take her for a holiday, no bar fines and usually 1000 bhat a day  ,and have a lovely time,someone said it's open again, is that true? I'm past that now and married 

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Thailand’s notorious “rental wife” trend is turning heads and sparking heated debates. Dubbed the “black pearl” phenomenon, this controversial practice is thriving in Pattaya’s red-light districts, offering foreign tourists a temporary taste of companionship for a fee.

It's all rental.. just the duration that changes

[Andrew65]

4 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

 

Maybe should add no wife and a vasectomy......555

 

Had a millionaire friend....married plus kid.....she was a constant nagger......he left for a pole dancer he met in London.....happy as a pig in......now.

My late, and very wealthy Swedish friend had the same Thai girlfriend for about 20 years. He said that the difference between her and a Thai lady was that Nah would get up early every morning to make his breakfast, whereas a Swedish lady would never (or be unlikely to) do that.

Unlike in the West, Thai ladies haven't been raised to believe that they should be the same as men, so  more 'traditional' roles of man and wife are more possible?

[Will B Good]

Just now, Andrew65 said:

My late, and very wealthy Swedish friend had the same Thai girlfriend for about 20 years. He said that the difference between her and a Thai lady was that Nah would get up early every morning to make his breakfast, whereas a Swedish lady would never (or be unlikely to) do that.

Unlike in the West, Thai ladies haven't been raised to believe that they should be the same as men, so  more 'traditional' roles of man and wife are more possible?

 

Got to confess I have married an absolute diamond (18 years)......but she's still toast when the lottery comes up....55

[smedly]

16 minutes ago, BTB1977 said:

Any time money is paid to have a relationship with another person it is called prostitution.  You can sugar coat it with another name. But a financial transaction for a  girlfriend or wife is just that for the female involved.  She's in it for the money. In what western countries do men pay their wives or girlfriends to be with them?

 

I can't believe folks on here are buying this ##, maybe it makes them feel better about paying for a shag  lol........................no she's not a prostitute ......she's my "tempory wife" .....Whaaaat !!!

[Liverpool Lou]

1 hour ago, khunpin said:

There is no prostitution in Thailand .

Something no authority has ever said.

[NoDisplayName]

10 minutes ago, smedly said:

 

if it quacks like a duck.........

 

In that case, it would be bestiality.

 

But we'll call it "animal husbandry" to legitimize it.

[Liverpool Lou]

43 minutes ago, Umlungu said:

Thailand, the hub of ................ .  Fill in the blank with whatever comes to mind.

Ok.  My entry is "tired old, daft forum comments"

[wombat]

With all due respect to the author I can't help the feeling that I was reading pretty much the same shock and awe pieces 50 years ago.

[suzannegoh]

I wonder what the job description of a Thai Wife For Hire is.

[Liverpool Lou]

17 minutes ago, kiwikeith said:

A few years ago I used to go to beer garden BK pick a nice girl and take her for a holiday, no bar fines and usually 1000 bhat a day  ,and have a lovely time,someone said it's open again, is that true? I'm past that now and married 

Yes, it's true and I believe that the same old loathsome slags are there.

[hunkidori]

Plenty of members here have ex bar girl/paid for wives but many won't admit it even to themselves

[bendejo]

2 hours ago, Ralf001 said:

Yeah Jeff... WTF is that !

 

 

Caption should be:

"Waddaya think, feilas?  Great pair. eh?  Better be, they cost me enough!"

 

 

[Will B Good]

19 minutes ago, kiwikeith said:

A few years ago I used to go to beer garden BK pick a nice girl and take her for a holiday, no bar fines and usually 1000 bhat a day  ,and have a lovely time,someone said it's open again, is that true? I'm past that now and married 

 

 

BKK soi 7?

 

Best holiday I ever had was with a Chinese/Thai girl from the Beer Garden.....mad as hatter....a week was fine...just.