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Tell you something Rayna that is almost a mirror reflection of my wife Jamie's previous situation.
You have hit the nail on the head, I have a sweet loving family orientated girl who sticks by me tooth and nail no matter what.
I suppose I am a lucky guy like Keith also
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The point i was making--in this country 1000's of families struggle to make ends meet--eating out in restaurants is a rare luxury---holidays--probably never. To many, utility bills are a big slice of their income---and this is those that have a job--many dont!
Have you seen these food banks on TV ? This is the real world facing many brits--today.
I'm well aware many filipinos see Britain as a land of plenty--but this is far from the case.
By the way--I don't smoke---or gamble for that matter--not even the Lottery.
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My fiance is just 6 years older than me, we might not have age issues though, but I am still getting the same reaction from other people.
I have a stable job, I can buy the things that I need using my own money, I have never been deprived and I didn't suffer from poverty actually,but I have a FOREIGN boyfriend.
Do the people who are seeing us know what I have? No, they don't. Do the people who are seeing us together know that I have a stable job? That I have my own money? That I can support my own needs? No they don't. Do the people know that I am the one who's paying for our hotel? No, they don't. What they are all seeing is that I am a filipina who has dark skin, and walking with a foreign man who might just be my "client". Even my friends who are very close to me think that I am getting monthly allowance from him, which is a big No No. If my fiance is way older than me, I'd probably still be in love with him, because of what he is and not because of the age.
You see my point? I mean, the stigma, the normal reaction, and the narrow mindedness of other people are just the things that make this issues grow. We have different stories, we have different reasons why we chose our partners, age is just one of the factors.
There are a thousand reasons why we fell in love with our partners and age might just be the downside, but it is just one versus a thousand.
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1st March 2014 #165
I know that bigmac. But people have different circumstances and ways to manage the money they have. Just because one person isn't getting hungry like another person, doesn't mean he/she is not in the real world. We do have big bills as well (just our electric costs us £250 at least monthly and we managed to put it down compared last winter, but we don't use oil and gas), we just have to budget properly. I never saw UK as a land of plenty though. It's just another country with too many problems as well.
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...When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible...
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1st March 2014 #166
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1st March 2014 #167
The long time married on here have probably seen,heard,listened and more recently read most of the discussions/arguments on this thread.
Nothing wrong with the OP taking out 2 life insurance policies for his wife and child. I wish more older chaps marrying younger ladies would do the same, especially if they plan to live in the Philippines. Could tell you a few stories of older foreigners leaving their filipina wife's and kids in dire straits.
My wife has taken out 2 life insurance policies for me and i have 1 for her. We were discussing last week about me taking out another one to make it 2-2. That would mean we could take the 3 knives out from under the pillows or add another.
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(just our electric costs us £250 at least monthly and we managed to put it down compared last winter,
gulp--that IS a lot. by comparison--i just had my quarterly bills in--£100 for elec--and £240 for gas------but i was a trained energy adviser so i practice what i used to preach. i dont turn the central heating on till 4 pm most days.
but you can see what i was driving at--utility bills of £1000 a year are crippling to many household budgets.
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1st March 2014 #169-=rayna.keith=-
...When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible...
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Gra....current Energy Efficiency Adviser...tight-fisted Yorkshireman...3 bed detached house...£750 a year for energy costs. 5 layers of clothes and still.
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1st March 2014 #172
surely it is our own fault if we shower our new loves with everything they ask for.
I am very lucky i can afford most things but i dont, it has taken me a long time to get where i am and we do not go without, who wants the latest things when there is nothing wrong with what you have,
So lads you do not have to buy your next girl, just be yourself and if the girl finds you ok as yourself, you are both on to a winner.
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So lads you do not have to buy your next girl, just be yourself and if the girl finds you ok as yourself, you are both on to a winner,
yep--absolutely
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There's nothing wrong at all with takin out numerous life policies I'm worth more dead that alive. Always been lucky enough to afford quality life cover.
OP has stated he has little means yet his dear wife wants more cover....to hell with their immediate future. He's said she's only concerned with life after his death.
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1st March 2014 #177
if the monthly allowance becomes a transaction, and you both have not agreed this well you are in the wrong partnership, thats just my thought on it, a good partnership is talking and coming to the same thoughts together and being happy with what has been sorted, its called living day to day for many of us
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Exactly right again Steve....
"I'm OK, You're OK" is one of the best selling self-help books ever published. It is a practical guide to Transactional Analysis as a method for solving problems in life
Source:- Wikipedia
One of my study books from a previous life.
The ideal and optimum position is also "I'm OK, You're OK" (Happy)
Means...don't lay blame. That's not an issue - the important thing is how to move forward and sort things out.
Sorry for off topic
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1st March 2014 #179
- the important thing is how to move forward and sort things out.
this is what some people cannot do or just will not do, its either my way or no way, again just my thoughts no harm meant to others
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