Getting married / divorced in Thailand - what's required

Only foreign men?

By Niranan, Created on: 17/08/2009, Last updated on: 02/03/2010

» After reading through most of the discussions on Thai-Farang marriages, one gets the idea that there are only foreign men who are married to Thai women. Are there no foreign women married to Thai men here? I ask this because I am a foreign woman and married to a Thai (actually a Thai Chinese - oh...

• khamala commented : yes, there are other foreign women here, but believe me, a Thai husband is the very last thing I wanted there's a funny blog about an english girl with a thai husband (last entry was that she's back in UK, filing for divorce after losing a LOT of money haha, I think it's englishgirlisaan at blogspot) good luck

• chingc commented : Well, I am glad that I have switched from an English to a Thai man. If all Thai men were like my one, then a lot of women would be very happy. My man looks after me, cooks for me and treats me like a princess. He has always shown his commitment, and is certainly not like the stereotypical image that some Thai men have of being womanising, alchoholic, gamblers with very bad tempers, and a couple of gigs on the side. You have to look at the individual and not generalise a whole nation. It's very easy to amplify the bad things in someone if you look hard enough. Also, you have to take into account educational levels when looking for a partner. Unfortunately some women have had a bad time when meeting some unscrupulous men who might be looking for a meal ticket. However, my man and I are on the same level educationally and financially, and I think this makes our relationship a lot more balanced. We have the same values and spiritual beliefs, which is a very strong factor in a successful relationship. Do not be scared off by reading those bad experiences suffered by a few women. Whilst I really sympathise with what they have gone through, the same thing could equally apply if you met the wrong English, American, French, German man etc, etc. Just look at Apisit Vejjajiva, the Thai Prime Minister as an example of a great Thai role model for all men. He is calm, educated person who takes his responsibilities towards his country seriously and always puts other people first like my boy.

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