Exactly Sim11UK - though reconsidering the situation it may be that I'm making a very "western" mountain out of a molehill - on the optimistic side it's not inconceivable that it may be that she is feeling a little Filipino pride with the financial problems and wanting to tell me about it but without asking.. She might already be worrying about how I will perceive her talking about it, afraid that I'm going to run, fearing her to be pulling a scam!??
I have been quite conscious of the fact that to get together ASAP is a very good way of starting off - it shows a positive committment to the friendship, let's her know that I am prepared to put what is necessary into the two of us and, as you say, clears matters up from the outset. A good relationship is where it's at! I could write a whole lot more and expand this topic beyond all recognition with the philisophical chat I've been having with a real world friend this evening (might start a new thread on the matter if it comes to a conclusion!) - As an aside I was reading your escapades with the Filipina/boyfriend/overbearing family/arranged marriage worry before this thread started.. I haven't finished reading it yet, so forgive me if it is harmfully irrelevant to bring it up but it just goes to show that it is universally so easy to pick up a stick and beat yourself with it in error (or not beat yourself when you should!).. LDR's eh?
