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Marrying across cultures: in-laws, ceremonies, children, and making it last.

MarriageMeeting Your Thai Girlfriend’s Parents: What to ExpectMeeting your Thai girlfriend's parents can be a sign she's serious about you, so ask her what the invitation means in her family before you go. Find out what her parents like, dress neat, let her show you the greeting, bring a small gift, answer their questions about your work plainly, offer to help and listen more than you talk.2 Feb 2017 · 22 min read · 17 commentsMarriageHow to raise a mixed-race child in ThailandRaising a mixed-heritage child in Thailand goes more smoothly when you and your wife agree early on home languages, school, discipline and the grandparents' role. Give each language regular use beyond the house, expect school and friends to shape your child's languages, decide how to answer the label luk khrueng, and register the birth within 15 days.12 Jan 2017 · 22 min read · 12 commentsMarriageFinding a Wife in Thailand: Meeting, Courting and MarryingTo find a Thai wife, meet women the ordinary way, at work, through friends or on a dating app, and say early that you want marriage. Then talk about more than dates: where you'd live, what you earn and owe, and what each of you expects to put into a shared household.28 Aug 2016 · 32 min read · 8 commentsMarriageThai Girlfriend Problems and the Silent TreatmentWhen a Thai girlfriend says it's fine and then goes quiet, don't take the silence as agreement, and don't assume you know what's behind it either. Pick a calm, private moment, name the one thing that happened, ask how it landed for her, and leave her a way to answer without having to admit she was upset.17 Jul 2016 · 26 min read · 6 comments