How do Thais Show Affection?

[sargeant]

Mr P wrote

I hope it works out better for you than the last one.

Thanks for that Mr P it couldnt be any worse i am wiser now and this relationship has all the potential to be something special.
When i asked her why the "can I get drunk response" she said she had waited seven years for me to ask and was hoping but not expecting my rather pointed first question which took her by surprise.

[charlesh]

Love springs eternal sarge!

[sargeant]

Yes Charlie and it makes life worth living and every day something special to be enjoyed.

Just an aside Mr P she hasnt touched a drop of alcohol since

[PeteC]

Good for you Sarge, this thread and the others about the progress with your health. I know we've had our disagreements in the past but it's really good to see the positive things you're doing, and in turn the positive things you're experiencing. I wish you and your lady maximum contentment and continued good health. It's all about enjoying life, and after many rough spots it looks like you're on a smooth road. Pete

[sargeant]

Thanks for that Pete and dont worry about disagreements of the past firstly i am far far too lazy to hold grudges and secondly I am coming from a totally new place these days my new life has mellowed me no more mr angry ( I will let HHADfan expand on that if he feels like it)
I hope another board member realizes that applies to him too

[pharvey]

Nice to see you back sarge - certainly didn't correspond, but enjoyed your posts (angry or not!! ).

great to hear things are good - fair play, and all the best.

[fach3003]

Hi all
I have witnessed most of the signs of affections
mentioned about i get a hold of hands in public...
happy with that anyhow..
they show there affection in different ways
mind with being in the UK for over 5 years
and my family being big hugging kinda family...
its kind of rubbed off on the missus....
not when shes back here mind...

I always think its weird that in the past she would only
see her mam , nephews or family etc once a year maybe less
there would be no hugs etc...

but at my age if my bellys full and my clothes are done im happy
hahahaha

[HHADFan]

I forgot her feeding me by hand. And the BEST one - picking all the meat out of crabs for me. I lived in Seattle for many years and 'crab' for me is Dungeness crab or Alaskan snow crab. I love crab but just can't be arsed trying to pick through these tiny Thai crabs for an occasional scrap of meat, especially after a few beers. When the family is here and crab is on the menu, mine gets delivered in a bowl - all meat, no shell!

The feeding me by hand worries me a bit, though. I once adopted a four kilo (fully grown) dog that turned out to be crazy. A couple of friends were animal behavior professors at UW, and when I brought up the problem, one suggested that the first thing I should do was to feed the dog by hand only. Within 3 - 4 weeks, I had a docile dog that would do tricks for his food. "Eating out of her hand" indeed...

Re Sarge, yeah, he's a lot different. A LOT different. I don't think his basic philosophies have changed except maybe that he knows the only addictions he can fix are his own, and he can't change anyone if he just yells louder. But he is no longer angry and frustrated and looks at the future in a very positive way.

But, to whoever taught him to change fonts, sizes and colors:

[Shane]

About the only way the gf shows affection in public is occasionally holding my hand when walking in a market. I don't really like public displays of affection so I'm quite happy with that. I don't even like the holding hands, but tolerate it. Maybe she just doesn't want me to wander off and pay too much for something.

That made me laugh!

[Khundon1975]

When my wife and I are in the company of others, she very gently slaps my thigh or arm and smiles.
Of course, when we are alone, the slaps are a lot harder.

When we first met, she would not kiss or hug in public, now, after more than a dozen years together it is second nature to her and she has no problem with it. Even her parents hug me and my family when we meet.

[richard]

No holding hands, no kissing and no hugging in front of the family or in public. We stick to a very old Isaan peasant form of behaviour. OK, because of my difficulty in walking she will hold my upper arm for steps and slopes and to be quite honest I like it that way.

As many of you know I took her to Cardiff on a Saturday night and she was appalled at how the women behaved in public. She said they had no dignity.

Is there really a need to show off your affection in public?

[bozzman101]

a lot of pinching plus a few mankeoooooooo when esarn lady is excited about you the harder the pinch with her saying mankeoooooo!!!!!
may be a slap on tha arm too or on the ass or back!!!!!!!!!!!!!! then a good sniffffffffffffffff

thai hom

[Spitfire]

No public displays of affection really for mine and myself, unless it's smiling at each other of course.

Mrs says its not for display and likes to be dignified, apart from the odd/occasional brief hand-holding when walking around, which is instigated by the other half and at her whim, which I go along with, even if I think I'm a bit too old for it really.

[BaaBaa.]

a lot of pinching

With you on that pal, the trouble is I bruise pretty easily. I look like a Leopard some weeks.

[johnnyk]

a lot of pinching

With you on that pal, the trouble is I bruise pretty easily. I look like a Leopard some weeks.

no bragging!