Some Emergency Smarts For You Males.

[Snuffy]

You new male expats coming here...we have to have a talk. It has occurred to me and my buddies that you guys need to learn a few lessons before you go and do something stupid. So let me lay down some rules for you and my friends can jump in when they like.

1. You got the money.

2. There are tons of women here.

3. They will date you if you treat them nice and show them a good time.

4. You don't have to pay their bills or buy them whatever they ask for.

5. If they start telling you a sob story about money, you got a skunk in
the house and you need to get rid of it like "BYE BYE".

6. If they ask for money say "BYE BYE".

7. If they say buy me this say "BYE BYE".

8. Move to next woman. There are tons of them...right. You are no longer desparate. You are a gentleman, a nice person, and these women like that. Now you may think you are not attractive, but I swear there are many women here who will love you for being a nice and responsible husband if it ever gets to that point. So don't think of yourself as being unattarctive or to old. You are fine the way you are.

9. Don't fall in love with the first one that gives you attention. Stay single and meet lots of women and enjoy life...no responsibility...just soaking in a hot tub with a very cold beer and a very hot woman. Enjoy it.

10. Use your instinct and believe it when it says...this one is a skunk.

[Snuffy]

Let me clarify something. When I say, You got the money...all that means is that you can afford to take them out and show them a good time. It might appear that I am contradicting myself. Because later I say, don't buy this...don't pay this...as if you don't need to spend any money. You do but just not in an inappropriate manner. For example, a woman loves to receive flowers from a guy. Here in Santiago you can purchase 24 long stem roses for about 200RD or less. Now that makes a nice gift and you spent all of six dollars. If she scoffs at that and dangles her gold in front of you....NEXT!

[gary short]

Rule 11. Always look at the purse.

[Snuffy]

Ha...that reminds me of a rule my sisters had in the USA....look at his shoes and his watch. If his shoes are nice and watch expensive he got more points. Oh those American women.

But Gary...can you elaborate?

[gary short]

That should have read ....first I look at the purse.....as in what is she worth..take it from there......I think it's a line off of a J Giles band song.

[Rocky]

Maybe you could add in some wise words from CFA123.. Everyone thnks they are different

I tend to believe that if someone in your home country wouldn't give you the time of day (younger, gorgeous, or whatever) - then you're kidding yourself that there's much real love when you find someone like that in another country who falls for you. Especially if it happens virtually overnight.

Sure, it could evolve into love over time... but anything that happens quickly is suspect and likely there are other motivations behind the relationship.

I've seen it happen repeatedly in DR. It's almost like a spectator sport.

[Chris]

To Mars and Penis you go

[Rocky]

Originally Posted by Chris

To Mars and Penis you go

You gonna make a sticky out of this?
If so, I could see the quoted part of CFA's post as the opener, followed by Snuffy's numbered rules, maybe qualified, added onto, polished up, whatever makes it clear for newbie readers.
It might save a few people from themselves.

[Kyle]

my favorite DR saying is "beauty is in the eyes of the wallet-holder". that's for you guys who think you are too old and unattractive. i don't have that problem.

[Audra]

Originally Posted by Kyle

my favorite DR saying is "beauty is in the eyes of the wallet-holder". that's for you guys who think you are too old and unattractive. i don't have that problem.

Can we see proof?