How we met!

Long distance relationships, mixed relationships etc...

How did you meet?

We met through family/friends
8
26%
We met in a bar
5
16%
We met on the internet
10
32%
We met through an dating agency
2
6%
We met another way not listed
6
19%
 
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Post by banpaeng » December 21, 2005, 2:24 am

I think it applies to anyone looking for a girl. Let move this a bit forward.

I go to my local church, Chapel, temple, Etc. and meet a girl. She is a looker by anyones standards. You go in and she actually talks to you. You go on two dates to the soda shop, with Pops as chaperone.

I decide I am going to marry that girl. I propose and two months later we are married. All is going along good 1 year later.

All the sudden me and her run into a friend from the past and male. In the conversation he ask if she still has his ring, as he had left it in THEIR apartment when he moved out. All the sudden you find out your angel is not such a perfect angel. My reaction is get out. Don't think so.

By using a topic that has been said here Slowww on the draw might have prevented this unhappyness. Learning your mate might be the best way to prevent problems.

I kind of doubt we all come completely clean on past relationships with our spouse. If you did I admire you. :oops: :fryingpan:

Sure I told my wife what was important but did not get into details. :D :D Details serve no purpose. :shock:

All I am saying is if you find someone you are interested in, go slow in your relationship and see what happens. Sorry if memory is bad but someone said their wife was not even interested in them on the first meeting. It took time to grow. I am a beleiver if it is meant to be it will be. Also if the person you are after is worth it to you, you will persue it and sooner or later it will be together.

I remember GulfCoast said it took quite a few years but is now sucessful. The thing I remember is she said she remembered what he wore the first time she saw him. Guys that is an awsome statement. Wish I was that smart or observant.

To sum it up John, Go slow and one might be very happy.

Noticed not one word about a bar here. It applies anywhere! :D



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Post by yorkman » December 21, 2005, 2:48 am

banpaeng wrote: I kind of doubt we all come completely clean on past relationships with our spouse. If you did I admire you. :oops: :fryingpan:
No need for admiration; I did, its a youth thing. Multiple girlfriends when I was a Navy boy, I did many things in this respect that I cringe about now; one marriage where is was about equal as to whose fault the breakup was. Nothing to do with me wandering; just incompatibility.

Sure I told her, as she told me about her first BF who became her husband; and turned into something she walked away from, with nothing apart from her family for support.

Do I believe her?; yes I do...knowing how she behaves in her life day to day life 9 years on....and counting.

I admire her for her view of life.

John

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Post by banpaeng » December 21, 2005, 4:51 am

Actually John I think we are very close to being on the same page. 9 years and counting is a good record. Keep on plugging and make it 40 and counting or more.

At least I know I am not the only one on this forum of walking on the wild side in our youth. I am lucky I met my wife as I do not think the path I was walking was very good. Would most likely be pushing up daisys by now. :shock:

Not going there.

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Post by Galee » December 22, 2005, 2:39 am

For me I met my GF on the internet.

For us it worked perfectly and if I might say so a lot cheaper than the ฃ500 to ฃ1600 that the agencies ask for.

After our initial contact we agreed to turn our profiles off until we met, which we did 4 weeks later. We got on great and met up again a further 4 weeks later. Both of us could not have been happier. For the next 6 months we have e-mailed, telephoned and MSN'd each other regulary.

Yesterday our relationship ended!

Gary.

(Lonely and Pis**d off)

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Post by banpaeng » December 22, 2005, 2:47 am

I am sorry Galee. There are many old saying and I imagine you have most likely heard them all.

All I will say is if you do not get back together then keep the chin up and keep plugging.

I hope all works well for you

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Post by yorkman » December 22, 2005, 3:14 am

Sorry Gary,

Nobody expects you to explain....but just go for it again ok...?

John

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Post by banpaeng » December 22, 2005, 3:37 am

Gary, you do have friends and support on this forum.

Brian.

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Post by BangkokButcher » December 22, 2005, 3:58 am

I'm sure you've been told it before Gary, but here we go again, there's plenty more fish in the sea mate.

Chin up and you'll certainly survive to see another day, time is all it takes.

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Post by Thai_1_On » December 22, 2005, 4:20 am

Keep that stiff upper lip Gary and I know your hurting now but the beauty of LOS is there are many more good girls waiting to meet you. :D
Punish the Liver

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Post by valentine » December 22, 2005, 5:23 am

Like Gary,I was feeling lonely and pee'd off the day my divorce from my first Thai wife came through. Went home , emptied the cocktail cabinet, fortunately not many bottles had survived the previous eruptions of a breaking marriage. Woke up next morning, stinking head, said to myself, this is not the way to go. Spent the next two hours ringing old friends from my diary, girls and boys. Told them the story. After that I was so busy answering the door and the phone and meeting up with them, I totally forgot what it was all about.As I have said before. One door never closes, without another opens.Good luck Gary.

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Post by lee » December 22, 2005, 10:39 am

I'm sorry to hear that Gary, I'm actually in the same boat as you, and have been for the past 4 months. I was a little sad at first but this quickly passed after a few nights out on my todd in Udon. I'm certainly not in a hurry to move into a relationship yet and I'm not really looking, I'm just filling my boots while I can. There's certainly no better place to be single than Thailand.
My advice to you Gary, buy yourself a ticket to Thailand quickly.

Lee

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Post by Galee » December 22, 2005, 8:11 pm

Hi Folks,

Thank you all for you kind and caring words.

After a few sleepless nights I thought I had come to terms with my situation, only to receive an e-mail today, telling me that not all of the facts had been heard and that there had been a big misunderstanding.

God knows what I'm going to do now. As far as I was concerned the relationship was over. Can I ever go back to what we had before. Will the trust be there.

Why is life so complex?

Gary.

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Post by Paul » December 22, 2005, 8:39 pm

Galee wrote:As far as I was concerned the relationship was over. Can I ever go back to what we had before. Will the trust be there

Gary.
Without disclosing your personal life on an internet forum - I think the only person who can answer your questions - is you Gary!

One wonders if she has now realised what a chance she is throwing away and the frequently used 'misunderstanding' card is played ?

Good Luck in your decision

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Post by Galee » December 23, 2005, 12:40 am

Hi Paul

Thanks for your concern.

Yes, I'm not going to go into details on here. Have decided the only way to sort things out is to meet in person. Which is probably what we should have done in the first place.

Gary

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Post by yorkman » December 23, 2005, 2:08 am

Well Gary, 6 months is a long time not to see each other. Always difficult I know with other commitments.

If nothing else, you going there will demonstrate to her that you, at least, are serious about this.

Good Luck,

John

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Post by BangkokButcher » December 23, 2005, 3:20 am

Best of luck with your decison Gary

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Post by banpaeng » December 23, 2005, 7:10 am

Good luck Gary and always listen with an open mind. That is the hard part. The talking is easy.

Merry Christmas and luck to you on how ever it goes.

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Post by Thai_1_On » December 23, 2005, 1:58 pm

banpaeng wrote:Good luck Gary and always listen with an open mind. That is the hard part. The talking is easy.
Tough call Gary I would try to get to LOS asap and have a face to face with your lady. I was in the same boat as you with the trust thing with both the ex-falang wife along with the ex-TGF. For me it was looking into the eyes and going on gut feeling. Sadly I can not give any advice on a long distant relationship but I can see were both you and your lady would have trouble as the old saying "out of sight out of mind" would come into mind. If at all possable go and see her then you'll know.

The very best of luck my friend :)
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Post by PopsIcafe » December 24, 2005, 9:47 am

My first wife, who was Thai, I met through a friend while in Vietnam. He gave her address in Bangkok. The marriage lasted 33 1/2 years, then cancer took her from me. She was very wonderful woman, she left with 3 wonderful sons, and 5 grandchildren. With all that, I still have an empty place in me the she once filled, now even the memories can't fill it full again.

Pop's :pirate:

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Post by businessman » December 24, 2005, 1:46 pm

My first Thai girlfriend was a waitress on Samui and i used to do visa runs down to the Malaysian border.When she turned out to be a "wrong un" i felt like a change and went North to Nong Khai to do visa runs here.Wife's family have businesses in the Province and i met her will she was going to Laos on business and i was on a visa run.

My first girlfriend may have been terrible but she taught me Thai.Without that i would never have spoken to my wife so some good can come out of an awful mess. :)

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