Why is it that so many Western men turn to foreign women with a low level of education and all the associated limitations in communication and the difficulties that cultural differences entail?
The 69-year-old Willem from Scharendijke in Zeeland has been enjoying his retirement for some time. However, he is also single. To compensate for this, he visits Thailand three times a year. His family is not happy with his travels, because they know very well what he is doing there.
It is one of the well-known clichés about Thailand: Old men walking hand and hand in the street with much younger Thai ladies. An interesting question is, of course, how Thais themselves think about this? And if the image is correct why older Western men choose Thailand? In 'Thai Talk with Paddy' Paddy interviews a number of Thai people on the street about this subject.
Couples whose partners are about the same age break up least often. With an age difference of five years or more, the chance of divorce increases. This is evident from new research by Statistics Netherlands.
The green leaf: older men and younger women…
The American writer and producer Barbara Gordon wrote the book “The Jennifer Fever” in 1988, about older men and younger women.
Although it is not about a Thai person, it is still a remarkable message that the reaction wants to share with the readers of Thailandblog, because it is about a significant age difference between a Western man and an Eastern woman. And that is something that sometimes occurs in Thailand.
Generation Gap
In his old Belgian country, De Inquisitor mainly associated with peers. Yes, of course there was the family with the grandparents, older uncles and aunts, there were friendly neighbors who were a lot older, your favorite pub also had some late fifties and older.
Wouter, Sunaree Ratchasima's husband
Gringo contacted Wouter. He wanted to know who Wouter is, what his background is, how he met Sunaree and what it means to him to marry an older lady.
There are quite a few foreigners who enter into a (long-term) relationship with a Thai lady, who is often a lot younger. The reverse is less common, but if it happens and it also involves a famous Thai singer, then that is news. Sunaree Ratchasima has announced that she will marry Wouter from the Netherlands.
A young Thai lover? So what!
Since many Dutch and Belgians living in Thailand are no longer among the youngest, we will go back in time and look at the titillating stories and photos from past years. We go back to 1953, the year Hugh Hefner launched the first Playboy.
Mee and my Dad (video)
'Mee and my Dad' is a documentary about a 24-year-old Englishman who visits his 60-year-old father in Thailand to attend his father's wedding.
After all the situations with Thai women (they keep coming back), I have a fairly simple question. What should be the age difference between a relationship and finally real love, 10, 15, 20, 25 years or more than 30 years?
The mystique of the elderly man in Thailand
Gringo writes about the older western man with a much younger Thai partner. For men in Thailand who sometimes feel that they are doing something wrong by entering into a relationship with a Thai, this article is a nice boost.
"I'm not a porn star, but a serious actress"
Actress Bongkot Khongmalai (27) married a billionaire 30 years her senior. Not a farang, but a Thai. And just like with farangs, there is a lot of gossip about it.
Last week there was a lot of Thailand promotion on Dutch television. The Dutch ladies who want to be voted the most beautiful in the country, had a (sponsored) trip to Thailand on the program. Although I don't watch much TV, the program once again caught my eye: 'Hello Goodbye'. A successful series of the NCRV, which has been shown for a number of years. Joris Linssen addresses people at Schiphol, who are …