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by jo
Sat Apr 14, 2007 1:03 pm
Forum: Thailand Fever
Topic: Marriage in Stormy Water
Replies: 9
Views: 38127

Thaidude, glad to hear you and your wife are still communicating. I've read Thailand Fever and gave the book to my girlfriend. We haven't discussed its contents in any great depth, partly because of the language barrier and also because I've largely adopted Thai practices in regards to financial sup...
by jo
Sat Apr 14, 2007 7:16 am
Forum: Thailand Fever
Topic: Marriage in Stormy Water
Replies: 9
Views: 38127

Thaidude, my heart goes out to you and I hope things have settled somewhat since your first post. If I could claim to have any measure of wisdom, I've observed that, although commonalities exist for most cross-cultural marriages, each couple's circumstances are unique; and so it's really a crap shoo...
by jo
Mon Apr 09, 2007 2:00 am
Forum: Thailand Fever
Topic: Another Heart Broken
Replies: 6
Views: 36864

PhuketLee, are you saying that it's not uncommon for Thai couples to live together and raise a family without getting married? what percentage do you estimate fall in this group? I believe it would be a lot lower for a farang male /Thai female common-law relationship? I've lived in Asia for a third ...