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Currently flying to Bangkok on April 15th JFK to BKK via AUH on Ehitad, so far no restrictions. I did just read that Qatar Airlines has stopped flying into BKK. UAE has banned their citizens from traveling to Thailand yet they still fly into Thailand. Fingers crossed.

Thanks guys.

That is something that has been on my mind, money. I'm thinking about a prenuptial agreement to protect my assets that I had pre-marriage "just in case"

I will be meeting my Fiances Parents in April. Anyone know how I should do it properly? The Father is English so a Hand Shake would suffice, Do I Wai his Mother? Do I bring a gift to her? It will not be at the Parents home but at the Hotel. I have read about how it should go, does anyone have "real world" experience?

Sorry for the rukus I caused. I'm not a Troll, 3 years ago I may have been a little un-educated. I meant K1 visa when I typed K4 visa, My Fiance has never been to the USA, everything I have read says that's it near impossible for Thais to get a tourist Visa, since we are romantically involved I wasnt going to try to get a Tourist visa for him just in case. What DivineMadMan said in the post above is what I was trying to get across. I took someones advise on this board and waited to get to know him before I pursued the K1 route. That time has come. Why KhorTose or anyone thinks I'm trolling is beyond me. To be honest I wish I could chat with KhorTose about what he and his went thru to get the K1 visa approved since he is from the USA. What DivineMadMan stated in his post before mine is what I was trying to convey, just did a bad job of it. Thos that think I'm trolling, please tell me why and I will try to answer your suspicions.

I have no plans for him, if he wants to work its up to him. He isnt really a boy, hes 27 turning 28 in April so he is mature enough to make his own decisions. The only thing I told him he can't do is keep livestock in the back yard (he was born and raised in a villige outside Chaing Rai, a Farm boy). We spoke at length and in depth about this last night. I made it clear to him that if he can't adapt he is free to go back and we will keep meeting up every 6 months until I retire. We only have 3 months to get married with the K1 visa, Once we marry I told him he can not leave the US until he gets a green card or advance parole, if he does he can't re-enter the States. I made it clear that if he wants to go back I will not be mad at him and will of course fly him home and then restart the 6 month visit schedule. I have a strong feeling he will adapt to western life, his step dad is english and he and his mom are in the UK 4 or 5 months a year. He knows that he will be around 50-55 when I pass, but be a rich man and go back to Thailand. We have tried to cover everything. I did find 2 Wats and a very large Thai Community group in my area which was surprising to me. Hes excited to come to the US, he's excited about getting married, he's excited about taking care of me tho it will be me taking care of him. In short, Im doing everything I can to make this as painless as I can for his comfort and well being.

I think about this everyday when we chat, I wonder if he will adapt to life in the US, will he like it here etc. If after all this he can't adapt he goes back and we switch off visiting each other. I certainly wouldnt want to keep him miserable. I've been looking into thai community groups, a Temple for him to goto. All I can do is offer suggestions after all is said and done.

So here it is almost 3 years later, I'm still in love with the Boy, I travel to Thailand every 6 months for two weeks to be with him. On my last trip I asked him to marry me, he said yes. I have started the K1 visa app, i hope it goes thru as I want him here with me, everytime I visit I dont want to leave. I have 5 years till retirement so I cant "stay". I will meet the parents in April when we all goto Pattaya. There is exactly a 30 year difference, that may be a problem with the US Immigration tho.

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Has anyone stayed here or have any info on this Hotel? I'm going to Bangkok first two weeks of March to visit my Boyfriend. He lives in Chaing Rai and he loves the beach so I am taking him to Pattaya (I have never been) for the weekend. The pictures look good, the reviews are mostly good so I took a chance and booked the weekend.

Thanks for input guys. I appreciate it! I have no idea why some of you think Im a troll, but Im not. Moderators you can lock this thread, I think I have gotten all the useful information I will from it.

I have read Christians Blog with interest. I cringed at what he was going thru. My thai friend (ok, i drop the boyfriend title for now) hasn't shown any signs or actions that you guys talk about. He hasn't ask for anything from me, I asked him what gift he would like me to bring him for his birthday, all he wanted was for me to come to him in Thailand. He's never asked how much i make or my "worth". He wont take anytime off from his job while I am there, but he did ask me if I wanted him to quit his job, which I said NO. He's painfully shy, he may be older that 20 (hes an office manager according to his FB) He knows some english (we'll work on that). He's stated to me many times that he is my Queen and I am his King (I just thought those were sexual likes, is there a larger meaning to these terms?) Maybe Its not love but lust I am feeling, whatever it its strong, very Strong. In my 53 years i have had only 4 boyfriends (longest relationship was 25 years, he dumped me for a young flight attendant). Im an open book here, I tend to find one person and stay with them until they dumps me or die. So, isn't it just possible this guy is legit?

How many gay thai guys in their teens and 20's live alone and work an 8 hr job 5 days a week? I cant believe its many. This guy was brought up in a conservative home (hell it took me 4 months just to see him without a shirt on). He is very polite, like I said earlier, we chat and our skype daily so its kinda like we met" to a degree. He also has medical conditions that I guess make him undesirable to other thais or farang. I did say that he was very handsome, even sports a mustache (from what I read and seen, facial hair isnt very popular there). It appears we "clicked" with each other. So enough about him, I dont know the ins and outs of Thai culture, i need to learn. I'm really not naive, I was in the Military, I have traveled alot thru western Europe and have dealt with various money boys, rent boys, escorts, whatever they want to call themselves locally. Rant over.

Thanks for the input guys. No troll here, just naive I guess.

Are gay Thai Boys that are HIV+ pos stigmatized or ostracized in Thai culture? Do they disappear from the "scene"?