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i cant believe my friend is doing this.

my buddy works for an investment firm. very successful. bought a new bay area home when they were relatively cheap. worked his way up the company.

he treats himself to a golfing vacation in thailand. meets a girl that works at the clubhouse or something. and a few email correspondences later, and POW! he is going back in two weeks to her village to marry her. he has to party with the entire village. granted it probably gonna to cost 3k tops. but, marriage and NO PRE NUP! i think he has been married twice. but once for sure. i hope and pray it is for real and he is happy, and gets the family of his dreams. but the cynic in me, is worried has hell.

thanks for the vent.

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is she cute? lets get to the bottom line here.
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Wasn't the whole deal with the Russian Mail Order Brides that they would marry you, stick around for a year or two, then decide they miss home and take half of your money back with them?
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Your buddy is going to get what he deserves. Whatever that is.
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Those russian Brides NEVER GO BACK...maybe for a short visit to see mama...just long enough to see why the he11 they wanted to get out of there in the first place....honestly would you trade living in the USA for RUSSIA...even a shack in De Moines or Clevland would be better than a palace in the USSR....you don't know how lucky you are.
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..even a shack in De Moines or Clevland would be better than a palace in the USSR....you don't know how lucky you are.
don't forget nebraska tabs.
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Those russian Brides NEVER GO BACK...maybe for a short visit to see mama...just long enough to see why the he11 they wanted to get out of there in the first place....honestly would you trade living in the USA for RUSSIA...even a shack in De Moines or Clevland would be better than a palace in the USSR....you don't know how lucky you are.
Home is home, tabs.

If you are a relative slave to some American pig that ordered you from a catalog, is the "freedom" of America really better than whatever she left?
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i dont know thai culture, but i hope it isnt one of those where he will sponser her entire family to come over to live at his place.

i have not seen pictures, but my girlfriend says she is good looking. (but that doenst mean crap, she thinks i am good looking )
i have to admit, there was a few, but one in particular hotel clerk. marriott in bangkok, where i wanted to leave my g-friend, marry her, and give her half of my future earnings. she was that hot.

richard, i know what you mean
edit: my buddy would not "keep" a woman. he gave his last wife everything, including a home in san fran. i think she kept everything, cept the gayass pomeranian named "princess". which is probably the reason he needs to resort to dating out of country girls.
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Guys - once you get the green card you dont have to go back. The divorce settlement is just a bonus.
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I know a few guys who came home from a big aerospace project in Indonesia with new brides...they are all still married and are quite happy. Seems the women are taught from a young age that their role in a marriage is to take care of their man. A quality that seems to be less than prevalent here in the States.

Conversely, I know of a few married guys that went to Indonesia and came home divorced. Seems the local girls took a liking to the visiting engineers.
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don't forget nebraska tabs.
Now Nebraska would be enough to make anyplace else look sweet...
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Your buddy is going to get what he deserves. Whatever that is.
oh what the hell do you know.

oh, wait...
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did someone say Thai?


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A friend of a frined travels to Thailand for Business 2 or 3 times a year. Each year he plans his vacation with a trip. He works for 2 weeks and then takes 2 off. He goes to Bangcock picks up a hot hooker and negotiates her staying with him for the month. I usually costs him between $300-$600. (If i remember correctly) After his 2 weeks on the job he takes he traveling with him down the coast. Then drops he back off in Bangcock and heads back to the states.

Drago - This guy seems to feel the same way as you. He must have been involved with a real doozy.
http://www.nomarriage.com/index.shtml
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i hooked up with a thai girl once. her name was panada. friggen hot, but after a few dates she introduced me to her son. i didnt want any complications in life at that time, so i bailed. wish i new about the cooking and cleaning part tho.
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Re: i cant believe my friend is doing this.

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...NO PRE NUP! ...
Aaaarrrrgh!
Your buddy needs an intervention. Probably psychotherapy and a little electroconvulsive therapy and a vigorous headslap.
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Drago - This guy seems to feel the same way as you. He must have been involved with a real doozy.
http://www.nomarriage.com/index.shtml
Never said this is how I feel. Merely related my friends and coworkers experiences.

There are good and bad white US girls.

My first wife = BAD
My current wife = GOOD

Both white US born women.

The difference between the two really is like night and day.
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Wow! I see a lot of my own personal experiences there, aside from the bit about actually getting hitched.
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