For some years now I have been cavorting around the world doing what we all come to a place like Angeles to do.
I have always thought that I am a very lucky guy because I have good health and the time and resources to do what I like to do. I discovered
this board a few years ago and I have found it to be a great source of information and the experiences of other board members have been
invaluable.
After my first trip to Thailand years ago I never looked back or had any qualms or reservations about the life style I was leading. Many of my
friends have been married for years, some with kids of various ages. I have been to friends' daughters' weddings, births, et cet. I am
happy for my friends, but I certainly do not envy them or wish we could trade places. I always assumed that the other people who share
my style of living thought the same as me. Particularly the posters on this board. And most of the board members appear to be comfortable
in their skin. To my great surprise, however, there are some members I have come across with opinions that are not what I expected.
I have traded posts with members who stated that in their opinion we are all a bunch of degenerates and the girls are low-life tramps.
These are not the exact words but the import could not have been clearer. My first thought was that the board was infested with trolls, and
maybe that is the case. Reading between the lines on other posts I sometimes get the impression that some members here have pangs of guilt
about the life styles we lead. I read some posts from a very prolific poster here that was so full of family values the posts could have been written
by the IJM. I know that many people back home think that guys who travel to places like Angeles to party with the girls are losers and are only
exploiting the poverty of the girls, but I never expected to see those opinions from a board member.
Speaking of the girls. I love em! Particularly the Philippinas. I have known some of them for years. They don't need or want to be rescued.
The question is who is exploiting who? Many of them are experts at parting men from their money. When I was younger and not as wise as now
I WU a few to try and get them out of the bars. Of course it never worked out. The point is I have no moral reservations at all with respect to them.
I have been thinking about this and thought I would toss it out to see if anyone cared to discuss it. Anyone think we have fallen from grace and should
repent? Anyone have any remourse, feelings of guilt, or qualms about this life style? If you had it to do over again would you get married and have a family?
Does anyone believe that a stable family life is preferable to that of a monger?
What about the girls? Any reservations about what we do? Ever get the urge to rescue one from the bars? Ever try?