AROMULUS !!

See KEITH on the way out will you, he will punch your card for you, I am happy for you pal if you think there are no perks in having your cute babae but you need to undestand that everyone has a take on what their own relationship gives them, yours is unique, so is mine, so is Keiths, etc, everyone is different.

True commitment between two people is based on Love, Trust, and Respect for each other.
I am not sure there Aromulus that this statement is always correct, true commitment between two people in other cultures often starts with an arranged relationship, often the two are not in love, I can think of other cultures where love comes later.

For centuries, young women have been matched with older men for the purpose of economic security, family issues etc, this is as old as the start of civilization, of course in certain cultures a man may have had a high number of wives and concubines, each one having their own personal relationship with the man.

In the Philippines today, concubinage is still practiced in one form or another, although it is starting to be frowned upon, there was a time when a man was considered to be respectful provided he was able to care for his concubines outside of the legal marital arrangement.

Most readers will be closer to the practice of having just one wife, and to remain with that person and share their life, as you have indicated, but my post explores the possibility, that there are many beliefs, and yours is just one of them.

Are you suggesting then by the above quote, that those of us who consider that having a Filipino or Thai babae brings a certain amount of cultural benefits, doesnt also enjoy a loving relationship, and that their is trust and respect ?

Those of us who are doing this for the 2nd run or 3rd run, and hopefully the last may disagree with you on that one, I don't see a problem with indicating that there are a number of fringe benefits in having a Filipino or Thai partner.

I don't see any perks in being married to my beautiful wife.
I am sorry to hear that you have not noticed any perks or benefits of being married to your beautiful wife, (your words not mine) some of us are more luckier in that respect, but I detect in your choice of vocabulary especially in this phrase here:-

I consider it an Honour to be with her and share our lives.
The use of the word honour is important in your statement, it gives rise to the conclusion that you were impressed with the fact that your wife is with you, most loving hubbys tend to put their wife on a pedestal and quite rightly so, cos they are proud of her, but to say its an honour to be with her, hmmmm not sure about how it could be an honour unless you are hero worshipping her because you might have felt in the past, that you may have found difficulty in securing a partner.

Shoot me if you want, I like to explore the psychology of what people actually say, in the hidden meanings, peoples use of vocabulary often denotes their true feelings in a given situation.

I am proud of my girl, I am not saying its an honour to be with her, I am saying, I am lucky she found me and vice versa she says the same, in fact we often lament on the fact, that had we met during our 20's we would have been richer now, because my wife is such a good saver !

That is one of the benefits of being with a Filipino girl, she taught me the value of money and how to save for rainy days, that was one fringe benefit I learned.

There are many perks or fringe benefits that have become apparent in my relationship with my South Easter Asian wife, I hope you find some too.