cardinalblue Posted November 9, 2003 Report Share Posted November 9, 2003 LP. I think it is more complex than that. I see an inverse relationship between money and trust for most people.... Cardinalblue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lazyphil Posted November 9, 2003 Report Share Posted November 9, 2003 <<I think it is more complex than that>> I think its as complex as one chooses to make it--dont you think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pescator Posted November 9, 2003 Report Share Posted November 9, 2003 HI CBK, There can be all kinds of reason why one doesnt not want to entrust your GF/wife with you entire funds. I have mentioned the family thing. Bahnawk provided another example: I would trust my wife with a large sum of cash. I would trust her to spend the money in an amazingly short period of time. She would spend it without having bad intentions, she is hopelessly flakey with money. She knows it and I know it so no problem. My ex-wife was a habitual gambler. Casino, Cards, Huay, Ngun Chae, Lottery. You name it. She could control it - mostly and especially if I was around. But would I entrust her with say 5 digit US dollars? No way, and at the end of the day would she have thanked me for displaying this trust, when she had blewn the lot? Hardly. Should I have ended the relationship because she was a habitual gambler? No, we all have our bad sides and she could control it with my support. cheers Hua Nguu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasmine Posted November 9, 2003 Report Share Posted November 9, 2003 [color:"red"] My ex-wife was a habitual gambler. Casino, Cards, Huay, Ngun Chae, Lottery. You name it. [/color] You have got a point there. A Thai woman I have known gambled $560,000 away after her husband died, in less than 5 years and has to work in grocery stores now for $7.00/hr and being in her sixties, that is hard work. It has a lot to do with a character of a person and how/whether ones learn the "money management" or not. On the woman mentioned above, she never had a chance to manage any money and thought the money left to her will never go away. Jasmine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torrenova Posted November 10, 2003 Report Share Posted November 10, 2003 Slightly different situation but I have known people in both the UK and Japan who came from reasonably wealthy families who also thought that the money would never run out. In both cases, as their parents paid all the bills even through to their death, they never had any incentive to comprehend the amount they were spending and as such, once given a lump sum (which should have seen them through to the end of their days quite comfortably), they did not save or invest but rather spent it all. The Japanese one married successfully into a comfortable family whilst the UK one ended up destitute. There is however a propensity to gamble which appears much higher in Asian communities in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sky brow Posted November 11, 2003 Report Share Posted November 11, 2003 Yes ,I have no problem with trusting my g/f with large amounts of money.She is very good with money.She can save like a champion.House renovations are soon to happen and I am sure she will be handling some serious amounts of cash when that is happening.I trust her100%. cheers sky brow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentors Posted November 11, 2003 Report Share Posted November 11, 2003 I lend 300'000 Baht to my GTG 4 years ago because she want building her house finish. After 4 month i get back from her my 300'000 Baht (cause she felt unhappy with lending money from me) I never listen from her or from her family stories about sick buffaloes etc. Ok, i know my experience is very rare but great and true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigal Posted November 12, 2003 Report Share Posted November 12, 2003 Depends on the girl and the situation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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