Met Gf In A Bar, Khao San Road And Still Doin' Good

[TommoPhysicist]

Stats, eh ? 100% of lives end in death. I've heard of a couple of claims suggesting otherwise, but not believing them I choose to ignore such mathematics. Ignorance is bliss.

Actually you are wrong there.

If you add up all the people that have ever been born in the history of mankind, and subtract that from the number of people alive today ......... you will discover less than 50% of those ever born have died.

Therefore statistically you have a better than 50% chance of living forever.

[DrTuner]

Next thing I know there will be proof more people died then were born. This is why I let the wife handle finances, puat hua

[DP25]

I really don't get this attitude from some guys. It's like they were born middle aged men that just got taken in a divorce settlement. Surely even if they didn't date for 'free' when they were young they must have known people who did.

Yep, I know guys who dated the free ones .........

Don't fool yourself it's ever free, the only difference is the price and the payment plan.

It's been free for years so far. I guess she's just waiting for the right moment to spring her trap. Good to know.

[brit1984]

I know this might shock you, so please sit comfortably... not all marriages end in divorce. As I have told you before (many times), your life (and view on life) is not shared by every man.

Just because all of your relationships with women may have involved some form of financial transfer from you to her, it does not mean that all relationships are like that.

More than 50% of marriages end in divorce.

More than 90% of male relationships with women involve some sort of financial transfer from the man to the woman.

These statistics are not questioned, and I personally do not find them unrealistic.

But you didn't answer any of my questions, while I always answer yours ......... seems a bit one-sided, don't you think.

I think this might shock you, please sit comfortably

You're quite young, I don't think you've managed to reach any of the main relationship failure stages yet.

(there seem to be three main relationship failure clusters for western people, children age 10, children leave home, menopause)

When you do, I don't think you'll cope well with the loss of your home and children.

PS.

I lived most of my life in the 20th century ...... can't see that changing.

In the 21st century I think marriages and relationships will fail more often, as women become more selfish and less prepared to 'endure' for the sake of their children. Something that was relatively common in the 20th century.

Thanks for your ever positive outlook on life.

Indeed, most marriages may involve the man funding the woman, although based on the married couples I know (admittedly mostly the younger generation) it is closer to 50% than 90%.

However, what you said is that ALL men pay financially for a relationship with a woman. As I assume you are aware, not all relationships lead to marriage, and as you just said yourself, not ALL marriages involve the man paying.

With regards to your questions for me I would be happy to answer any questions (except questions like those you asked about a hypothetical individual about whose circumstances I have no knowledge).

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[Razzler1973]

Ah, the 'nothing is free' line. Always a good one.

[HeavyDrinker]

Ah, the 'nothing is free' line. Always a good one.

Aye, but there's a lot of truth in it too....

I've seen many a bloke here swaggering around with their "non- prossie" wife/GF only to get hit hard later on down the line...

I sort of agree with the sentiment that one should be careful at all times when it comes to dollies...

[brit1984]

Ah, the 'nothing is free' line. Always a good one.

Aye, but there's a lot of truth in it too....

I've seen many a bloke here swaggering around with their "non- prossie" wife/GF only to get hit hard later on down the line...

I sort of agree with the sentiment that one should be careful at all times when it comes to dollies...

Of course, there are many relationships that involve the man (one way or another) giving money to woman, but it is not always the case... I think there was a thread a couple of months ago on this exact subject

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[canman]

Stats, eh ? 100% of lives end in death. I've heard of a couple of claims suggesting otherwise, but not believing them I choose to ignore such mathematics. Ignorance is bliss.

Actually you are wrong there.

If you add up all the people that have ever been born in the history of mankind, and subtract that from the number of people alive today ......... you will discover less than 50% of those ever born have died.

Therefore statistically you have a better than 50% chance of living forever.

Yep, that's my plan; so far so good

[brit1984]

Stats, eh ? 100% of lives end in death. I've heard of a couple of claims suggesting otherwise, but not believing them I choose to ignore such mathematics. Ignorance is bliss.

Actually you are wrong there.

If you add up all the people that have ever been born in the history of mankind, and subtract that from the number of people alive today ......... you will discover less than 50% of those ever born have died.

Therefore statistically you have a better than 50% chance of living forever.

Yep, that's my plan; so far so good

I have never died either... but I reckon I probably will in the future

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[StreetCowboy]

Stats, eh ? 100% of lives end in death. I've heard of a couple of claims suggesting otherwise, but not believing them I choose to ignore such mathematics. Ignorance is bliss.

Actually you are wrong there.

If you add up all the people that have ever been born in the history of mankind, and subtract that from the number of people alive today ......... you will discover less than 50% of those ever born have died.

Therefore statistically you have a better than 50% chance of living forever.

Yep, that's my plan; so far so good

I have never died either... but I reckon I probably will in the future

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Same same me. Perhaps JT could open a poll on the proportion of us that have died, vesus those that have not.

SC

[brit1984]

I have never died either... but I reckon I probably will in the future

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Same same me. Perhaps JT could open a poll on the proportion of us that have died, vesus those that have not.

SC

The thread would just deteriorate into a slagging contest between those who voted yes and those who voted no...

[TommoPhysicist]

The thread would just deteriorate into a slagging contest between those who voted yes and those who voted no...

As always ........

Then someone would pick on poor Kerryk for being an obvious liar when he voted that he was still alive.

[brit1984]

The thread would just deteriorate into a slagging contest between those who voted yes and those who voted no...

As always ........

Then someone would pick on poor Kerryk for being an obvious liar when he voted that he was still alive.

and JT would get stick for not providing enough options...

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[samsiam]

The thread would just deteriorate into a slagging contest between those who voted yes and those who voted no...

As always ........

Then someone would pick on poor Kerryk for being an obvious liar when he voted that he was still alive.

and JT would get stick for not providing enough options...

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He might like that.

[HardenedSoul]

Where would you find these women then? I really don't personally know of a single legitimate(non feminist) relationship that is not based on a financial transaction.

The first girl I met here in Thailand is the same way. Stays at home and I generate all the income. Would she stay with me if I had no income? Never.

Money for love is the most natural thing in the world.

Just because you don't know of a relationship like that doesn't mean they don't exist. There are countless relationships in which both parties are money earners - there is no financial transaction in the context you use the phrase. Maybe your Jurassic-era notions about relationships have served you well in Thailand since you had a woman who lounged around the house while you brought home the bacon. If that's what you want, fair play but not all guys desire women that fit your low criteria. Money for sex is one thing; money for love is quite another.

Prositute or not, you're not going to get free women. I'm tired of hearing about this myth. If women were free why do millions of sex tourists come to Pattaya?

I really don't get this attitude from some guys. It's like they were born middle aged men that just got taken in a divorce settlement. Surely even if they didn't date for 'free' when they were young they must have known people who did.

The truth is that many of them are middle to twilight years-aged men who got hosed in a divorce settlement. They're angry at themselves for "not seeing the light" earlier and having to suffer the ignominy of discovering that their mental virility is not matched by its physical counterpart without viagra. Even then, said pill can't magic away the excess poundage their Thai beau has the dubious pleasure of beholding. In some ways, it's understandable - I think I'd feel the same if I'd had my financial net worth decimated by a woman I once called wife.

However,

I fortunately made different decisions in life and saw through marriage for the folly it is when you're too young to appreciate the enormity of the commitment it represents. Consequently, I'm here in my youthful mid-forties, financially ok and with an open mind unencumbered by divorce baggage. I can say I've found it easy to find, meet and get on with Thai women who aren't after money in much the same way it was in London or Paris or anywhere else.

It's what you carry in your head and your heart that counts, not your back pocket.