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Anthony's Weiner wrote: Sat Oct 05, 2019 6:46 am Perhaps she can suck the chrome off a trailer hitch as they say in Texas. Personally, if I want a maid, I hire a maid, for most people relationships aren t about whether the dishes are squeeky clean.
if i want my chrome sucked off i can hire that too
for a wife, i want a partner
not an employee, or a parasite

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rozzieoz wrote: Sat Oct 05, 2019 7:26 am
newkidontheblock wrote:Here’s another question.

How to transform a girl into marriage material?

A nice man has formally proposed to the family for missus’ younger sister. He is currently working on his startup business that should be successful in a year. After which he plans to marry her.

But she lacks wife skills.

Doesn’t clean the dishes, wash clothes, or take out the trash. Only clean spot is the bed. She’s out late at night and comes back late, sometimes days later. Drinks, gambles, parties. Throws packages of mama noodles at the kids and tells them to cook it themselves.

But she is really good at pouring on the charm when she wants. But charm alone isn’t enough.

So she has a one year window to turn into a respectable wife.

Any advice on how to achieve this?
Hire a housekeeper instead.

One who does ahum, extra services preferably.
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:dragonchase: chances are you will have more choices if ya look in the Philippines.
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newkidontheblock wrote: Sat Oct 05, 2019 6:25 am Doesn’t clean the dishes, wash clothes, or take out the trash. Only clean spot is the bed.
That is Khmer wife material.

Dishes, clothes and trash are the maid's domain.
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Please define "Wife".

During the Rwanda Emergency in 1994, I came across the following Tee shirt boldly printed for all to read:

WIFE

W - Washing
I - Ironing
F - Food
E - Entertainment

African women obviously have a sense of humour!

So what are the qualities you are seeking in a potential Cambodian "Wife"?

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tireswang wrote: Sat Oct 05, 2019 10:27 am :dragonchase: chances are you will have more choices if ya look in the Philippines.
Why? More maids? :stir:
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But why buy the book when you can join the library?

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Username Taken wrote: Sat Oct 05, 2019 11:11 am
newkidontheblock wrote: Sat Oct 05, 2019 6:25 am Doesn’t clean the dishes, wash clothes, or take out the trash. Only clean spot is the bed.
That is Khmer wife material.

Dishes, clothes and trash are the maid's domain.
Maids? Y'all a clutch of highrollers. My wife feeds the dog, chickens, herds the cattle, and when needed helps me beat back the bushes with a kambeut p'keak when needed.
She also does the dishes and cooking for me and our two teenagers. Plus she teaches English to local village kids. So I don't bitch about a cobweb here and there. Oh yeah, ain't no chrome on my knob either

So what would I say? No fucking way you can have her! You're too late. The children are negotiable however.
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Ot Mean Loi wrote: Sat Oct 05, 2019 11:27 am Please define "Wife".

During the Rwanda Emergency in 1994, I came across the following Tee shirt boldly printed for all to read:

WIFE

W - Washing
I - Ironing
F - Food
E - Entertainment

African women obviously have a sense of humour!

So what are the qualities you are seeking in a potential Cambodian "Wife"?

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tireswang wrote: Sat Oct 05, 2019 10:27 am chances are you will have more choices if ya look in the Philippines.
Only if you don't speak Khmer. There are thousands of nice girls in Cambodia. Of these, there are many that speak English that most foreigners don't meet because they assume they cant speak English. Those that don't speak English can learn.
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