Happy for you, Joe. You have emerged from a thicket of thorns and are standing with a beautiful meadow before you. naturally, you will forget the struggle in the jungle the more you jump into the present with optimism.
Best to you!
New Arrival Chez Grundy
by Joe Grundy 28 Replies latest jw friends
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Balaamsass
Congrats !
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Joe Grundy
Many thanks for all your comments.
I should make it absolutely clear that I am not making any generalised judgemental comments about women from a particular country or region.
Re. 'sweet and submissive' women - I am sure that some (or many) Western men have this misconception, and some SEA women play on this. I had a couple of relationships with SEA ladies before I met my ex-wife and I certainly wasn't looking for her to be anything other than an equal partner. There was a lot of deception and she is a good actress and manipulator. But I wish her well - it's not my problem any more.
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still thinking
Sounds like you had a lucky escape...I even feel relieved for you.
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smiddy
LOL BP
Congrats Joe Grundy
smiddy
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Joe Grundy
This is just my opinion, but I think some men suffer from the 'White Knight' syndrome (think 'John Wayne' for US friends) where we can 'rescue' some poor female and make her life better. I know I do, and I am a sucker for a hard-luck story and tears - especially from an attractive woman. I know that I'm not alone in this and in some ways it's the way we were brought up - the gentleman going to the aid of the lady in distress.
Crazy, really, of course - particularly in modern times (and in Western cultures) where sexual equality prevails. I don't think it's necessarily a generational thing. But I still open doors and give up my seat for a woman or carry bags for her.
Unforunately (again IMO) there are some women who recognise and take advantage of this.
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still thinking
You are a gentleman...and some people see that as weakness.
I have been an enabler...now that is a weakness...I was the sucker that got taken for a ride, quite a few times. It's not just men it happens too.
There are good people out there. Lots of them. But you do need to be careful.
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Scott77
May someone eloborate on "'White Knight' syndrome". This interesting term is new to me.
Scott77
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