[eastbay]

H,

Don't do it.

This is not the road to happiness.

EB

[AlexdeLarge]

It's cheaper to rent!

[mercurygirl]

I met my DH ten years ago online, when it wasn't so much the done thing. Best thing I ever did. He's a good writer.

Nowadays, I don't know. Give it a try, anyway, it can't hurt and might be fun. With your writing skills, you'd make an impression on a discerning woman. Too bad the PO singles scene never took off.

Buying a wife? Not too sure about that. As romantic love doesn't have a long half-life, there needs to be a strong visceral or intellectual connection for a relationship to last.

Don't forget the three Cs!
Best of luck to you.

[PenultimateManStanding]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('mercurygirl', ' ')
Don't forget the three Cs!

[Homesteader]

[quote="Byron100"]
And my real advice to you is to make every effort to travel for a while. If you could have someone take care of your mother for a spell (your brother perhaps??), I'd highly recommend that you take an extended road trip around the USA. Go visit Yosemite - and be sure to stay in the tent cabins at 9000 feet, where you get to have fresh trout in a group tent with folks from all walks of life. Take a ferry across Lake Michigan. Go visit a sustainable community or 2. Go chase a hurricane or 2. Have an adventure.

The reason I'm suggesting this is that it's more important to put yourself in situations where a chance encounter is probable, if not likely...I've met so many amazing, interesting people doing things such I've described above (except for the hurricanes...LOL). And I think there's someone out there that could make a great fit for you - you Just Never Know.

To put it more simply, if you try to "force" a relationship, it most likely will not be the real deal. Being single is better, IMO. However, if you make a "wish" for a relationship in your head, but don't make it your primary, everyday objective, then the door is open for that chance encounter that so often results in life-long marriages, soul mates, etc. But those have to "happen"...those are the kinds of things that come looking for you, as opposed to the other way around. You do, however, increase your odds greatly by getting out there and having a chance to meet people.
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FWIW I think that is great advice. Get out, live a little (or a lot) and break the old routine. Live in another country for 6 months(Ukraine and Czech sound pretty nice. tear it up.) Time is a non-renewable resource.

[alokin]

Rushing in a new relationship just after a broken one is not a good thing to do. Maybe you must first think over the breakage about the hows and whys and give yourself a break.
Having a relationship with someone of a completely different background is demanding, I know, (it has its advantages as well), but doing this without the base of love that's just crazy.

[seldom_seen]

I ordered my first wife from Ukraine, however I missed a few payments and the lending company repossessed her. That was a bummer because she was a great cook!

Once I got my finances back in order I ordered two wives (for the price of one) from Thailand. Those girls were a handful! They eventually left me and became porn stars. Love and learn!

Right now I'm trying to order a traditional working wife from Romania. A survival wife, to make big kettles of stuff and mend clothing and carry water up from the creek.

[mercurygirl]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PenultimateManStanding', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('mercurygirl', ' ')
Don't forget the three Cs!

[mercurygirl]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('seldom_seen', 'R')ight now I'm trying to order a traditional working wife from Romania. A survival wife, to make big kettles of stuff and mend clothing and carry water up from the creek.

[Quinny]

Why don't you go the whole hog and buy some kids as well - there was a thread on here a few weeks back where they were very cheap in Haiti!

[Heineken]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Revi', 'I') think you should check out the local area first, Heineken. I have seen a lot of people go that route, and they ended up divorced anyway. The cultural difference is huge. You will never know if the girl married you because she loves you or for the green card.

[Heineken]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('pedalling_faster', 'n')o idea what you're talking about, mate !
a few years ago i met the retired colleague of a friend. they taught sociology together at some university in Wisconsin. one of them moved to SF and became a stockbroker and got divorced. his friend, Sammy, was 65 when he came through SF. he married a woman in Thailand, age 25. he had travelled a lot, and i guess didn't want to take her away from her family. plus he likes the culture and being able to pay $15 for a doctor's visit for their kid. they had a boy, named Sammy.
it sounds like a nice existence they have. his savings pay for their life in Thailand. the air quality where they live isn't good, kind of smokey like some Chinese industrial cities. i think they live in the suburbs of Bangkok.
According to Sammy, there's a big difference between a "happy meal" in Bangkok, and a "happy meal" at your average American McDonald's.

[davep]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Heineken', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Revi', 'I') think you should check out the local area first, Heineken. I have seen a lot of people go that route, and they ended up divorced anyway. The cultural difference is huge. You will never know if the girl married you because she loves you or for the green card.

[Heineken]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ludi', 'I') think the mail order bride thing is just a bad idea. You need to be able to meet someone and at least get to know them a little bit before making the commitment..

[Heineken]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('davep', 'I') suppose you could always go for younger women.

[Ludi]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('davep', '
')I suppose you could always go for younger women.

[Byron100]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Heineken', '
')I'm quite attracted to Asian women, in general, and they seem to have less of a hangup about older men; in fact, age can even be venerated in their culture.

My uninformed impression is that Asian women are either very desirable as mates (gentle, helpful, submissive, etc.) or the worst hellions on earth (grasping, materialistic, vulgar).

[Heineken]

That's an interesting idea, Byron, and as usual expressed in your inimitable, quite entertaining way.

Any particular city in Ontario? The biggie?

[Byron100]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Heineken', 'T')hat's an interesting idea, Byron, and as usual expressed in your inimitable, quite entertaining way.

Any particular city in Ontario? The biggie?

[IgnoranceIsBliss]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Heineken', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Revi', 'I') think you should check out the local area first, Heineken. I have seen a lot of people go that route, and they ended up divorced anyway. The cultural difference is huge. You will never know if the girl married you because she loves you or for the green card.