volatilekoala

I would say the problem is with the wife, not necessarily the tom.  If the husband has an issue with their relationship he should take it up with his wife and she should make a compromise.  They've been "friends" for 20 years so asking them not to be friends most-likely won't work.  If his wife respects his feelings she would not act in such a way to make him feel disrespected... at least not in front of him.

many people(especially women) refuse to take any kind of tests like this or pap test because they're embarrassed.  I know this because I'm in my mid 20s and none of my friends have ever had any tests done to check for STIs let alone HIV...  
who could blame them for being embarrassed really though, some of the hospital staff here are truly unprofessional. One of my expat friends went for tests last year and the nurses were staring, giggling and gossiping about her right there in the office.

I really do sympathize with Thais on this one.  My gf has a 10 year visa to the US since she does business there every Spring, so last year I went with her.  We were so close to Canada, my home country that I begged her to apply for a visa so we could swing over to visit my family so they could finally meet the girl I've spent 2 years with. We went to the Canadian Consulate in Seattle, Washington and filled out all the paper work, with supporting documents such as tickets, an invitation from both myself and my sister, documents showing she's the owner of a company, bank information showing funds and STILL the following day she was denied.  She applied again the following day and was denied again. I was crushed.  Reason for not being accepted "Not enough ties to her country" .  I found this repulsive after all the information she had provided and the fact that she has a visa that allows her to come and go from the US for 10 years!  She paid which was over $200 in fees, photocopying,  and passport pictures, not to mention we had to stay in Seattle a few extra nights for visa processing..

It would be amazing if this all panned out and gay marriage recognized.  I'm personally affected by this, so it would mean the world to both me and my partner if this passed.   To the person that commented saying that Thailand should be concentrating on other "more important things", this is a very important "thing" and if you havent noticed how many people this affects, OPEN YOUR EYES AND TAKE A LOOK AROUND at the huge gay, lesbian and transgender community!

webfact, on 2010-07-13 15:50:06, said:

What about a clampdown on forced begging of children controlled by gangs? I'd say it's a much bigger problem...