Reader-submitted Thailand stories covering first trips, nightlife, Pattaya experiences, relationships, expat life and successful marriages. Real experiences from visitors and long-time Thailand regulars.
Girlfriend Salaries Can Turn Dating Into a Financial Transaction I call them simps. These are the guys who arrive here, forget every financial rule they’ve ever followed, and decide the best way to get a girlfriend is to open their wallet and keep it open. Now, before anyone gets angry, I’m not talking about every…
I’ve stopped calling people simps. I’m now calling them simpoids. So instead of mongaloids we call them simpoids. And there are tons of these types of characters here in Thailand. I think it’s fair and right to say that there are a lot of decent, happy couples that are married, that have got kids where…
I lost £350,000 in Thailand, and even having to say that out loud makes me feel sick in the pit of my stomach. Losing money was the furthest thing from my mind when I boarded that plane and set off for my new life. I thought the only way from there was up, but I…
The cold and miserable days that I escaped from are nothing but a constant for me now and act as a cruel reminder of everything I lost. It’s 0°. I can’t afford to put the heating on, so I’m wrapped in five layers of clothing as well as a blanket. And to make things even…
If you’re looking for a blueprint for how to destroy your life, listen to my story and do what I did. I didn’t even like Thailand. I think it’s very important to be honest here. I didn’t fall in love with Thailand like so many guys seem to say they do. Why that’s important to…
Story 1 A Martial Artist Shares His Thailand Dating Perspective Occasionally I listen to various YouTube videos but I have yet to find anything that resonates with my experiences I’ve never felt sorry for men who get swindled because they lead with their money or emotions. This is my story I am 56 years old…
My name is Brian, and at this time I’m 52 from the USA. In January 2020, I visited Thailand to meet someone and hopefully start a relationship. Details of that first person aren’t really important because we didn’t hit it off from the jump. Soon I was alone and searching for someone to at least…
I love Thailand and have been visiting for over 20 years, ever since falling in love with the place when I first took a long holiday with my friends at age 18. When I was about 25 and backpacking, I found myself living in New Zealand and missing Thailand. When on a night out, I…
In late 2024, I was riding a motorcycle down a city street with a girl I was dating at the time named La. It was already dark, but not particularly late, maybe 7:30 or 8:00 p.m., when I rounded a corner and happened upon a situation ahead. The traffic in Vietnam is bad on any…