Guest Posted June 10, 2004 Report Share Posted June 10, 2004 I passed 40 five years back come the middle of next month. Divorced for just over a decade now (no kids, ever) and just beginning to wonder if the need for marriage is needless at this point. Seems to me that bachelorhood at 40something is really interesting terrain. In my youth I was all about monogamy. That modus persisted until I hit the shores of Thailand in these 40+ years and now, many boards, and many more threads later it's an entriely different way of looking at relationships. No answers, just more questions concerning the possibilities..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searcher Posted June 12, 2004 Report Share Posted June 12, 2004 Married? Moi? Uh-huh! May 1985- Late afternoon: Stuck in rush hour traffic. Again. I take the time to look around me at all my fellow commuters. It doesn't matter whether they're sitting in a Mercedes or a Volkswagen, wearing Armani or blue jeans. Nor does it matter how comely the companion next to them is. Not one of them looks any happier than me. It was at that moment that I made the decision to do whatever was necessary to retire in SEA as soon as possible. Wife and kids did not appear in that vision. Was it a rare moment of perfectly lucid thought, crystalline in its clarity, or merely a moment of delusional madness that has subsequently condemned me for life? I shall find out next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
check_bin_krap Posted June 12, 2004 Report Share Posted June 12, 2004 Where should I cross? Divorced once married second time now. Oh, I put in on "Married more than once - still married". Found out now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvarpala Posted June 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2004 Thanks for taking part, and for your considered response. I'm actually rather surprised at the results here, I was expecting "Single, never married" (ie. me) to be one of the least popular selections. Something of a revelation to find it right there at the top... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shygye Posted June 13, 2004 Report Share Posted June 13, 2004 Remember farang lie more than BGs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvarpala Posted June 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2004 shygye said:Remember farang lie more than BGs. Oh Ye of little faith... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pescator Posted June 14, 2004 Report Share Posted June 14, 2004 Divorced.... Now living with the woman I divorced :: Cheers Hua Nguu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvarpala Posted June 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2004 Hua Nguu said:Divorced.... Now living with the woman I divorced :: I'm not saying that I agree with the following statement, but I once heard someone say that "Marriage is a good way to ruin a perfectly good relationship" - presumably now that you've lifted the curse, things have magically started to improve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BelgianBoy Posted June 14, 2004 Report Share Posted June 14, 2004 dvarpala said: Hua Nguu said:Divorced.... Now living with the woman I divorced :: I'm not saying that I agree with the following statement, but I once heard someone say that "Marriage is a good way to ruin a perfectly good relationship" - presumably now that you've lifted the curse, things have magically started to improve. Then again, divorce heals a lot of bad wounds as well...... I divorced my now ex FB, and I do get along reaonably fine..... Even my ex and my GF met, hows' that for a surprise ??? and I survived to write about it here BB scratchless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khun_Kong Posted June 14, 2004 Report Share Posted June 14, 2004 dvarpala said: Hua Nguu said:Divorced.... Now living with the woman I divorced :: I'm not saying that I agree with the following statement, but I once heard someone say that "Marriage is a good way to ruin a perfectly good relationship" - presumably now that you've lifted the curse, things have magically started to improve. Not mine, but: "I never knew how good life could be until I got married...and then it was too late." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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