68 year-old Croatian seeks advice when asked to pay $25,000+ to the mother of his 19 year-old Cambodian fiancee

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68 year-old Croatian seeks advice when asked to pay $25,000+ to the mother of his 19 year-old Cambodian fiancee

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"My ransom will be higher"

I know it's probably mostly due to English not being his first language, but still...'ransom' ... he seems to understand how transactional the marriage is.

I'm not judging either side, but when you're a 68-year-old essentially buying a 19-year-old girl who needs to care for her family, haggling over the price seems tacky and low-class to me.
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Goran needs to join this forum for the 'best' advice 😉
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Cam Nivag wrote: ↑Sun Nov 24, 2024 10:40 am From a Facebook group:


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Wondering what sage advice the resident Finnish punk rocker could sprinkle on Goran’s upcoming marital bliss…
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Random Dude wrote: ↑Sun Nov 24, 2024 11:00 am "My ransom will be higher"

I know it's probably mostly due to English not being his first language, but still...'ransom' ... he seems to understand how transactional the marriage is.

I'm not judging either side, but when you're a 68-year-old essentially buying a 19-year-old girl who needs to care for her family, haggling over the price seems tacky and low-class to me.
Obviously, he meant 'random', and here you are :wink:
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Random Dude wrote: ↑Sun Nov 24, 2024 11:00 am "My ransom will be higher"

I know it's probably mostly due to English not being his first language, but still...'ransom' ... he seems to understand how transactional the marriage is.

I'm not judging either side, but when you're a 68-year-old essentially buying a 19-year-old girl who needs to care for her family, haggling over the price seems tacky and low-class to me.
I think that's a little unfair. He has established what she is, and now he's just doing due diligence.
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Random Dude wrote: ↑Sun Nov 24, 2024 11:00 am "My ransom will be higher"

I'm not judging either side, but when you're a 68-year-old essentially buying a 19-year-old girl who needs to care for her family, haggling over the price seems tacky and low-class to me.
Agreed, the family should take whatever they can get, he'll probably be dead in a few years anyway.
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Yobbo wrote: ↑Sun Nov 24, 2024 5:37 pm
Random Dude wrote: ↑Sun Nov 24, 2024 11:00 am "My ransom will be higher"

I'm not judging either side, but when you're a 68-year-old essentially buying a 19-year-old girl who needs to care for her family, haggling over the price seems tacky and low-class to me.
Agreed, the family should take whatever they can get, he'll probably be dead in a few years anyway.
Conversely, he could push for a reduced rate taking his age in to account.
Wasn't there a law forbidding old western crusties from marrying younger women?
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Dr Anik wrote: ↑Sun Nov 24, 2024 6:03 pm
Yobbo wrote: ↑Sun Nov 24, 2024 5:37 pm
Random Dude wrote: ↑Sun Nov 24, 2024 11:00 am "My ransom will be higher"

I'm not judging either side, but when you're a 68-year-old essentially buying a 19-year-old girl who needs to care for her family, haggling over the price seems tacky and low-class to me.
Agreed, the family should take whatever they can get, he'll probably be dead in a few years anyway.
Conversely, he could push for a reduced rate taking his age in to account.
Wasn't there a law forbidding old western crusties from marrying younger women?
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