My love of forums...

I'm a complete convert to forums. I never really realised the joy one could get out of one's computer (although I'm sure this joy is not new for most internet savvy men...anyhoo..). I had been living in Thailand for more than 2 years, sometimes feeling quite down that I just can't have a good conversation with anyone anymore. While J's English is quite good, it's not really the same as being able to have a good D & M with a girl friend or just sit around and shoot the shit, you know? Stimulating conversation was a thing of the past....until one fateful day that I stumbled upon a web forum. All of a sudden my world expanded, the sun was shining, birds were singing (you get the picture?) as I read about other western women married to Thai men..shock horror, gasp gasp. For those who've never visited this lovely land, it is a (phenomenonly) very common occurrence to see western men (usually over 50, but not always) with Thai wives or girlfriends (usually 30 years younger, but not always). In the north-east of Thailand it's quite possible that every 3rd house has a foreigner living there and married to a Thai (pulling that figure out my bum obviously, but not far off the truth).

In the 3 years I've been here I've met 3 white women married to Thai men...and one of those I only met yesterday! Which brings me to my point of how much I love forums. They're bringing people together damn it! I met a lovely Thai/farang couple yesterday who live a measly 70 kms from me, who I "met" on the forum. I am not aloooonnnnneee! Seriously, for a couple of years I honestly thought that in the whole of Thailand there were perhaps 5 couples in my situation. But now I have discovered, in reality, it's more like 50 couples (compared to the 800 000+ farang men/Thai women couples!). Joyous days, I can communicate again!