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jajdude · Joined: 18 Jan 2003

Well we were just together for a few months or so. I gave her my email. She wants a little cash. I guess I'm dumb if I help. A hundred is a lot to her perhaps, not so much to me. Still. Am I dumb to help a girl in need?

wild sphere · Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2005 8:30 am Post subject:

dumb? no way. love has no price tag, romeo. Cool

Roch · Joined: 24 Apr 2003 Location: Seoul

Sir":

You would, in no way, be "dumb" to do so: Father Objectivity and Lord Kindness concur that you'd be "doing good" by any international standard.

We hope that you help her out.

We are,

Fathers of Situational Ethics, (LTD)

rapier · Joined: 16 Feb 2003

Poverty and human need in S.E Asia gives endless scope to the humanitarian boyfriend.

Tiger Beer · Joined: 07 Feb 2003

jajdude · Joined: 18 Jan 2003

Yeah,

I doubt I will ever go back to Saigon. But I think her need is real. And I am kind enough that $100 would not bug me too much. But then I doubt I will ever see her again.

Damn my compassion! Very Happy

the eye · Joined: 29 Jan 2004

i thought you had suspicions before that she was after your financial potential?

wild sphere · Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2005 9:17 am Post subject:

send her the lousy hundred bucks, brother. she may really need it. you may be saving her life or a family member's life. you also can't be 100% sure you'll never see her again. look, you're considering sending her cash right now so she must be on your mind. sometimes those cute faces are just too difficult to forget.

trust me. you'll make it back 100 times over and in so many other ways. it's just a c-note. it's just fucking money. do the right thing. Cool

jajdude · Joined: 18 Jan 2003

VanIslander · Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2005 1:40 pm Post subject:

An ex-girlfriend? Of course I would. A hundred bucks is like nothing given salaries and living costs in Korea. I'd send her two hundred just to let her know it's no problem. But I'd joke that it ain't no gravy train.

hellofaniceguy · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Location: On your computer screen!

I suppose...you can help as long as your heart endures. But��when does it end? If you have no intentions of seeing her again��.and knowing the goods times you had with her��a hundred bucks is small money. But��if I was not going to see her again��I��d let her know to not expect any more and to not ask me again. If she still e-mails you after that��maybe you have a friendship going. If she doesn��t��.a hundred bucks told you what you needed to know.
Helping others is what it is all about in life.

canadian_in_korea · Joined: 20 Jun 2004 Location: South Korea

If you aren't going to miss the money....and if you don't get it back you won't be too put out....then it would probably wouldn't hurt anything to help her if you want to. As most people have said though...make sure its clear that this is a ONE TIME deal. I have a friend who has been sending money to a vietnamese girl too. There is a significant age difference...and I hope he uses good judgement....in the event that he should marry this girl he will most likely be expected to either bring the whole family to canada and support them or send them money on a regular basis....some of you have been to Vietnam....is this a common thing with the women there..?

VanIslander · Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2005 3:02 pm Post subject:

trevorcollins · Joined: 02 Jul 2004

canuckistan · Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2005 5:15 pm Post subject:

Go ahead and send it but Tiger Beer is right. A new, more urgent need for money is sure to materialize. There's a message board for Thailand with lots of stories like this. It seems to be all the rage amongst SE Asian women with waygook boyfriends. I remember one guy in particular sent a substantial amount and then decided to turn up in said girlfriend's locale. Imagine his surprise when she wasn't with her sick mom 3 hours away who 'desperately needed an operation,' but found her drinking in her usual bar instead.

caveat emptor