marriage in pattaya Thailand?
May 22, 2012
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Question by : marriage in pattaya Thailand?
Do a lot of people tend to get married in pattaya Thailand?
I may be looking to meet a nice girl.
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Answer by Bot 23
A lot get married and a lot get divorced, your marriage milage will vary.
P.S. In case you don’t know, you have to give a chunk of money to her family when you marry (sin sot).
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Not a great idea. Marriage to a Thai girl does not mean that you will be allowed to take here home, so unless you can stay in Thailand for the rest of your life (Do not assume the Thai Authorities will allow this) it’s not smart.
If you stay in Thailand expect to have to support her, often very extended, family as well as her and yourself.
Ian M
Most people do not actually get married in Pattaya. Some meet their future wife’s there and choose to get married someplace more romantic. The vast majority of holiday makers who visit Pattaya have their fun and then move on and forget once they have returned home.
If you want to marry a Thai girl, you have to realize there is more to it then just signing a bit of paper. You will be expected to financially support your Thai wife and most likely pay what is known as a Sin Sot (mentioned by Bot 23). This is a financial arrangement between you, your wife and her family. If you do not know much about Thai culture, then I would STRONGLY recommend you read Thailand Fever. It explains the differences between western and Thai culture.
My advise is, if you are seriously considering getting married to a Thai girl, take your time and get to know her as much as you can. A short time in Pattaya on holiday is not sufficient enough to determine if she is right for you. So many Western/Thai marriages break down because people rush into them and do not understand each others cultures.
Everything you might get out of buying into a traditional marriage is available for rent in Pattaya
Only a total fool would marry a Thai girl from Pattaya as virtually everyone is a prostitute and that is more of an under statement then an exaggeration
Agree with Sr (for the first time) except that you would be a fool to marry a bar girl from Pattaya. You will find some nice girls in Pattaya but those nice girls aren’t going to sleep with you on at least the first few dates. Remember to a bar girl in Pattaya love = money.
well, yeah, I can get down with SR on this too. Not sure where you live but I don’t think you would go out to the red light district there looking for a “nice girl” or a wife –
not to say that there aren’t nice girls working in Pattaya as well or who might define what a nice girl is?? – mostly they are from poor families looking to support their kids.. many of them still might make decent wives – but try and understand that you would be marrying into a different culture – where they really do see things differently.
But why Pattaya – especially when there are so many girls looking for a decent guy here out in the countryside – sure, you can probably find 10 girls to choose from in ten minutes in Pattaya – but, why not invest a little more time
When you marry a lady from Thailand you also marry her family! Her hand will always be out for some sort of cash payment to her family for what ever problems they always have.
Unless you are lucky and marry a lady from a wealthy family where you can leech off of her you better plan on shelling out the baht – forever!
This forum might help you out – ThaiVisa forum:
http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/
You are putting the kart in front of the horse.
How can you go someplace with the thought in mind that you may get married?
You are asking for trouble. Especially in Pattaya of all places.
Also many guys think when they come here and get married that they can stay in Thailand. You still need money to stay in Thailand and marriage to a Thai national helps very little.
You are getting some wise advice here Cliff. Spend some time in Pattaya, a year or two at least, and see for yourself. Of course there are a few nice girls in Pattaya but they are very rare exceptions. Once a Thai girl is in Pattaya they learn certain devious tricks which really makes them unsuitable for marriage.