Hope springs eternal?

[tamada]

The mooban is buzzing with the talk of the 65-ish farang wishing to marry the 17-ish daughter of a neighbour. I though I was pushing the envelope when at 52, I married my 21 y-o wife. Oh well, so much for my short spell as the local cradle snatcher. At least I have a head start on the baby-making.

[Aardvark]

How are you going with the baby making apart from the fun aspect I mean

[pompui]

As long as he still has his own teeth,hair,viagra supply,no snip then many babies for her.Good luck to them,they both need it. LOL
The parents should be getting one hell of a sinsod.

[tamada]

As long as he still has his own teeth,hair,viagra supply,no snip then many babies for her.Good luck to them,they both need it. LOL
The parents should be getting one hell of a sinsod.

Good point. My out-laws better not talk to his out-laws too much or they may come back and hit me up. I evaded that aspect on this and my previous marriage.

[tamada]

How are you going with the baby making apart from the fun aspect I mean

Working on #2 at present... I was going to say 'right now' but I doubt that y'all would believe I was on-line when on-the job.

[trubrit]

I've not had a 17year old since I was 17.

[motasi]

Tamadadumbass,

Wow, what an amazing thread to be posted on the world wide web. A real genius, and a great accomplishment for a 65 year old fralang man to gain the interest of a 17 year old child, Issan girl. That is so wrong, and twisted in so many way's.

Even to jest, or contemplate, is ridiculous. A 65 year old possibly with a 17 year old child? I guess it makes sense.

She's a child, and your going through your 2nd child hood. I hope you enjoy the cartoon network. Just because this is Thailand, does not make it cool.

Why not just lower your strict dating age requirements, to 15 years of age, and join the popular INTERPOL dating service. They offer free room, meals, and board for life.

After all, northern Thailand is Asia's, best kept, secret paradise.

What a great way for more Thais to hate us. What a phenomenal way to get popular with the INTERPOL. You are marvelous. Hell, why not? Thais don't even read these posts, and definitely not any Interpol staff.

[beer monkey]

Tamadadumbass,

Wow, what an amazing thread to be posted on the world wide web. A real genius, and a great accomplishment for a 65 year old fralang man to gain the interest of a 17 year old child, Issan girl. That is so wrong, and twisted in so many way's.

Even to jest, or contemplate, is ridiculous. A 65 year old possibly with a 17 year old child? I guess it makes sense.

She's a child, and your going through your 2nd child hood. I hope you enjoy the cartoon network. Just because this is Thailand, does not make it cool.

Why not just lower your strict dating age requirements, to 15 years of age, and join the popular INTERPOL dating service. They offer free room, meals, and board for life.

After all, northern Thailand is Asia's, best kept, secret paradise.

What a great way for more Thais to hate us. What a phenomenal way to get popular with the INTERPOL. You are marvelous. Hell, why not? Thais don't even read these posts, and definitely not any Interpol staff.

I don't think it is Tamada that is the 65 (ish) year old who has an interest in the 17 (ish)year old girl.....
(i am sure Tamada will confirm this as soon as he reads this)

The mooban is buzzing with the talk of the 65-ish farang wishing to marry the 17-ish daughter of a neighbour.

[trubrit]

The mooban is buzzing with the talk of the 65-ish farang wishing to marry the 17-ish daughter of a neighbour..

Not only your mooban, the international news wire has picked it up. They are interested in his nationality and what mooban.? Care to PM me? there could be some money in it.

[pompui]

He could have got the parents permission 2 years ago to pop her cherry,probably she has had a school friend to take her virginity already. will all her schoolfriends come to the wedding?

[TJ]

Nothing odd about a "65-ish farang wishing to marry the 17-ish daughter of a neighbour." Pehaps this is not realistic on his part. If she chooses to marry him that would be unusual though not that rare of in SE Asia.

Many of the girls in my US highschool class, upon graduation, married their boyfriends. That would place their age at 17 when first married. A few wouldn't wait and got parental permission to marry at 15. My sister married at 17. Her boyfriend who was 18 joined the marines, acquired a college degree inservice and retired as a Marine Colonel. The point being that a girl of 17 was in charge of her life back then.

Parents generally were pleased with a good match for their 17-year old daughter, rather than an unkown match later on.

[steveway2]

I agree with TJ that a 17 year old can be in cahrge of her life (my mother was 19 when I was born).

But I must admit that I feel uneasy about the union of a 17 and 65 year old.

Would this be good for her? Who can say - perhaps an "older" man would teach her things and allow her to grow in a way a younger man would not.

Perhaps he will die at 75 and she will be a "wealthy" widow and set for life at the ripe old age of 27 - worse things could happen to a person.

But it is possible she could also be unhappy and have nothing in common with an eldery farang - maybe the 10 years to wealthy widowhood will be long and hard.

But as they sat: TIT

[rickfarang]

I would not suggest that Motasi is being a bit Judgmental. I think one should understand the people involved, their situations, and the local culture before making such harsh remarks.

Sometimes a marriage with an age difference of decades works very well.

By the way, I have noticed a number of young women who become widows to American veterans when in their 20's, and they are set to collect widow's benefits for the rest of their lives. That could be something like 40 years of pretty good money from a 5 or 10 year marriage. Not bad compensation, though I would hope they married for more than that.

[Guns482]

I would not suggest that Motasi is being a bit Judgmental. I think one should understand the people involved, their situations, and the local culture before making such harsh remarks.

Well I would suggest that, it smacks of someone telling us that it is unacceptable, as you say, depends on a whole variety of feelings and wans and desires on both sides.
If the parents are seeking a marriage to anyone a 65 yr old farang seems ideal in their eyes, money, and that fact after a short time free to marry again to whomever she chooses.
if the girl is seeking this as she is truely happy , then it is her life.
if the man is doing the chasing and the girl finds herself in an impasse, then not good.
Age gap these days is no barrier, many European marriages in the past were arranged in order to secure a good life for the daughter, many moslem marriages are the same as well. What is so different here?
Up to the parties involved I do not think any of us have the right to comment adversely about this in any way.

[rickfarang]

That's a good summary of the considerations, Guns.

[Mr Natural]

The mooban is buzzing with the talk of the 65-ish farang wishing to marry the 17-ish.....

Tamada,
Well we've heard the forum members opinions, so what the general opinion of the Thai people in the mooban that are gossiping about the marriage?

[BKKSTAN]

I vote with you on this one guns!Happens in many cultures that have arranged marriages.I consider the guy lucky for at least one night anyway

[bigwavedave]

Its disgusting!!! which ever way you look at it... I cant believe you people are accepting this as ok!!! Its just wrong!!! This child is 366 days over 15!!!! He is a dirty old man.... this man needs to get a grip on reallity here, if thats what he thinks her motives are!!! She is not old enough to make this decision let alone let this dirty old man in her knickers!! Its disgusting and shameful for a 65 year old...
Its also making us farangs look very bad... this is just my opinion, and i would guess the opinion of a majority of decent people, however if i was walking round robinson's and this freak was there with his child bride, i am afraid i would be hiding or leaving the mall in shame!!!! trying to avoid all the smirks... and praying above all else that the thai population view this man as a freak and not an accepted member of the farang community...

You all talk about her motives and ability to be married and make decisions... she is too young i think, but the thing here is his motives!!!! she will do whatever he wants you know!!! hes a gold mine, the lottery etc for her...so it goes without saying that to her the age doesnt matter but the money does!!! But him???? Well he is old enough to know better here.. This is a child in the west even but here shes an infant!!!!! she is not educated enough to make these decisions, he is in my opinion to marry a 17 year old at 65 he must have some serious paedophile tendancies and probably mates!!!! sorry if this offends anyone but this is just pushing the barriers too far... and is also making us farangs a circus show!!! i can just see the joke now!!!!!

Shes 17 i know but she got the body of a 12 year old!!!!! and the whole thing is a joke in my opinion!!!

[laphanphon]

opinion of the Thai people in the mooban

the ones selling the daughter love it, the rest are disgusted with the idea, or jealous they have all sons.

agree with dave, it's disgusting, and punishable by prison in most people's home country. what consenting adults do is one thing, but this is still a child.

[Guns482]

Its disgusting!!! which ever way you look at it... I cant believe you people are accepting this as ok!!! Its just wrong!!! This child is 366 days over 15!!!! He is a dirty old man....

When you consider that most of the royal families about 4-5oo years ago the wives were not much older and in fact the Infanta of Spain was only 12 when married, but then for our cultures then it was OK.
What is SO disgusting, him or her family, she is quite happy ( unless being forced) which IS against Thai Culture.
I note the comments but cannot help ralising that in many Thai Villages children as young as 14 are getting married, when I did a short spell as a teacher Girls from mateum two some were married and in M3 some had babies, Husbands not at school most over 30yrs old.
Now taking that Thailand has a surplus of women as against men, women catch what they can when they can if they want a man, as rarity makes it a competition. Good for us but bad for them.
A Circus, parts of the whole country area circus they do not need us as players they are very good at doing that themselves.