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Re: Highest bidder; the girl in Florida has known me for 8 years already. She was introduced to me by a coworker and I don't think she meets men like me very frequently. She can't seem to figure out how to make enough money to have any kind of fun, but that's not surprising because rents have risen extremely rapidly in South Florida. She refuses to live with a roommate so she's in a financial pickle.

The Florida girl previously dated guys who worked at McJobs and had no money to take her out anywhere.
Or, she's dating them now but wants to "ex cape" her dreary existence.

She's not a cat fish. Nor do I think the Cuban girl is, but time will tell I guess.

I think the Cuban feels lucky because the chances of meeting an American who is bilingual (Spanish) may have been slim for her.

Off the subject, Cuba is completely fucked. I sent the girl some money to buy Christmas dinner and she spent a couple days searching for ingredients to buy, including standing in line. Cuba has a real food shortage and the electricity goes off for 8 or more hours almost daily.

It's really amazing to me that the girls in La Paz seem to get by somehow, but they work a real lot just to live.

One girl I met works as a chambermaid in the day, then goes and cleans AirBnbs until evening. On her day off, she's a caregiver for her brother who has a mental disability. What amazes me is she's cheerful and nice to be around; I would not be if I were in her shoes.

https://x.com/BrianAtlas/status/2006332789642371537?s=20

Booger says

"You're the man"

^^ future Divorce Bitchoid right there.

And notice how her friends didn't object to him having all of them on that concept alone? They just scoffed at the transactional 'unfairness' of it all.

Of course, it was all staged but still...

MolotovCocktail says

it was all staged

Yep, a comedy act.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AITAH/comments/1q6q703/aitah_for_refusing_a_marriage_contract_that_gives/

AITAH for refusing a marriage contract that gives my spouse a percentage of my income?

zzyzzx says

https://www.reddit.com/r/AITAH/comments/1q6q703/aitah_for_refusing_a_marriage_contract_that_gives/

AITAH for refusing a marriage contract that gives my spouse a percentage of my income?

Hehehe.... a filipina 3rd worlder legal scholar whore with a past relationship truma.... sure there isn't anything else ?

The naive horny westerners' minds will never understand the eastern 3rd worlders' survival mindset.

3 months of that juicy cunt and voluntary break up, dude needs to leave while ahead.

https://www.reddit.com/r/SipsTea/comments/1qcjjq7/75k_year/

Calculator is linked in the comments (blocked at work, so I can't verify).

The following story may be annoying or disturbing depending on your point of view.

I'm in La Paz, Mexico, where there's a large population of younger people compared to Florida.

My friend whom I talked about previously seems to be popular with young ladies here; evidently they think he's a very successful businessman or something. His phyical attributes aren't so compelling.

One girl contacted him and they're exchanging messages and will meet soon in person.

He did me a favor: "I have a friend, do you have a friend who would like to meet him?"
I also have offered a "comission" or "finder's fee" or "head hunter fee" "executive recruitment fee" etc. to the girl for taking the trouble to find a girl who may or may not wish to talk with me.

This may sound terrible, but I believe that ALL and ANY work or effort should be paid for; I hate asking for favors in general.

The girl told my friend recently: "I have a friend who may want to meet your friend, but she has a boyfriend so she'll have to be sneaky about it."

Evidently, the girl assumes I would provide some kind of reward to her also; I don't know what the deal is supposed to be.

MORAL: Girls like two kinds of guys; 1. the object of their affection 2. guys who will spend money on them or with them.

"There's no trust among thieves."

Booger says

https://x.com/BrianAtlas/status/2006332789642371537?s=20

She’s legit unable of being pleased. For sure nothing above average. Why should she get parameters for a mate that are above average?

They won't tell you the truth anyway. Why would they? Higher number just lowers her value, and she's really the only one who knows the number.

https://youtube.com/shorts/Z1lzhsbApXQ?si=UisFFhh7TyCJC_1H

https://youtube.com/shorts/S0qGWSjE0nQ?si=XpZXqRBA-O2xTXWL

Matchmaker gets it.

I might be a little overweight but I am working on that.

Booger says

Correct. "Be aware but don't Obsess"

A guy here in La Paz has a "paramour"; he sees her for a rendezvous and because she's kinda poor he gives her 500 pesos (a bit more than $25)

She complained recently and suggested 1500 pesos (over $75) and he was super pissed off; "how dare she!"

Meanwhile he's almost broke because 2 adult daughters moved back home with their kids.

He spent his last savings trading a Bronco and buying a Honda. So, he drove up to see the "side chick" in a brand new car while crying poor mouth.

He has actually told me that I could take her off his hands; that's pretty sleazy so no dice there.

Anyway, they agreed on 1000 pesos per rendezvous, which is over $50.

I actually feel sorry for that woman; she might like him but he never takes her anywhere except a hotel.

It's a jungle out there.

Addendum: Can you guys imagine being 67 years old and having no money in the bank nor any investments at all?

I did hear a story from a guy in Tri Valley. He had a fabulous career, travelling and doing tech support and sales for big tech when it was like printing money. He retired at 64, but I guess his money management skills weren't the greatest, and he lost all on big roll. He didn't despair, and just used his connections to get back to work and had enough again to retire at 72.

I have heard of doctors and orthodontists (some with extravagant wives) who retired but went back to work in their late 70's and 80's due to poor future projections on their retirement savings. They had to re-apply for their licenses. It's hard to imagine such. I knew one guy who had to work literally up until the month he died, but he was well loved by clients.

There's that story about the Johnny Carson sidekick Ed McMahon. Carson would always talk about how rich McMahon was. Ed had to declare bankruptcy at 85 years old, ostensibly for over extending himself due to his wife's lifestyle demands.

I have seen people in old trailers in Santa Cruz scraping by on SS and benefits, but it must be rough. Inflation has to have been murder on them.

Ceffer says

I have seen people in old trailers in Santa Cruz scraping by on SS and benefits, but it must be rough. Inflation has to have been murder on them.

It's a crime pure and simple.

I may have written this already, sorry if that's so.

As I age, I find that younger women are actually easier to please and far less jealous than women who are closer to my age.
( I don't hang around any female who is close to my age, she's too old for me.)

The young ones assume that I'm doing other activities if I'm not with them; the older ones seem to think I'm spending my time seeking other women, and seem jealous.

Why bother with a jealous older girl who is never happy when there may be a younger one who's happy just going out from time to time?