Finding Love in Pattaya: A Tale of Unexpected Romance

I moved to Pattaya in October and found a great deal on a condo in central Pattaya.

This is my fifth trip to Thailand in the last five years.

I’ve been able to stay in Thailand for one month out of each year, usually in March or April.

However, this year was different.

I came for the Sandbox in Phuket last July, but this time with no intentions to leave.

I contacted an agent and got the retirement visa when I returned.

This time, I did my usual partying, drinking, staying out late, and playing with freelancers, but it quickly got old.

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From Working Girls, To Professional Girls

After moving to Pattaya in October, I stopped going with girls from bars and seeing freelancers.

I began looking for what I believe I want—a normal girl.

I used Tinder and was friendly but found that many Thai girls on there were similar to the ones in the bars, working.

Whenever I matched with someone on Tinder, I would straight away ask a couple of qualifying questions to find out if she was a freelancer.

Searching For Love In Thailand On Tinder?

On January 21st, I was sitting at my condo, swiped right on a beautiful girl, and it was a match.

She had a nice smile and a lovely curvy body.

The first thing I wrote to her on Tinder was, ‘I love your smile.’ She replied, and then I asked, ‘Can I make you my girlfriend?’ This was a qualifying question because a freelancer girl would immediately say, ‘I’m not looking for a boyfriend; I’m looking for customers.

‘ This girl thought it was very forward and assumed I was joking.

She told me she was from Bangkok and only in Pattaya for the day.

First Date and She Took My Breath Away

I asked for her contact information and explained that I often get to Bangkok and would like to see her when I visit.

She asked if we could meet now, and I replied, ‘Absolutely.’ I got on my motorcycle and headed over to Jomtien Beach.

When I met her, I saw that smile; she really turned the smile on for me.

We went to the sandbar on the beach for a drink.

I’ll skip a lot of the details, other than to say we had a really nice conversation, and she spoke pretty good English because she works in a hotel in Bangkok.

Romantic But Very Expensive Dinner Date In Pattaya

I asked if I could take her for dinner, and she said yes.

I told her I was going to take her to a really nice place, and she told me she had not showered.

I suggested that we go to my apartment, shower, and then go to dinner.

She agreed, and we both showered, giving each other the necessary privacy that my small apartment would allow.

Then we went to a really nice restaurant right on the beach.

It was expensive and romantic, but I certainly didn’t mind.

It was a joy being with her, talking with her, and seeing that smile brightly shine back at me.

We Spent The Night Together and It Was Perfect

After dinner, we went back to my condo, had a couple of drinks, and she spent the night with me.

She was the most amazing girl I’ve ever been with, even among all those professional freelancers that I have experienced over the last five years.

For me to experience a woman’s genuine love is immensely better than being with a woman who’s been paid for her services.

There’s no comparison.

I Paid For Her Gas, Not Any Services

She had to leave the next day, and I gave her a thousand baht for gas money.

She later told me that made her feel bad because maybe I thought she was a bad woman or something like that.

But I made it very clear it’s just because I thought her pickup truck would use a lot of gas, and she shouldn’t think I was paying her for something else.