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Offline DesmondID

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Greetings
« on: June 15, 2011, 07:47:47 AM »
Hey good people! I've lurked here a bit, thought I should say hello..

I recently married a woman from Colombia (a few months back). I never had that as a goal but uff! She just did it for me, did not want to let that get away :)

I've made a few trips to Colombia but not an expert by any means - Medellin, Bogota, the last one was to Villavicenio. Beautiful country, great people..


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Re: Greetings
« Reply #1 on: June 15, 2011, 08:27:14 AM »
Quote from: DesmondID on June 15, 2011, 07:47:47 AM
I recently married a woman from Colombia (a few months back). I never had that as a goal but uff! She just did it for me, did not want to let that get away :)

Yep, I know how that is ... it wasn't my plan either ...

Welcome ... always good to have a lurker come in from the cold and start posting ...
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Re: Greetings
« Reply #2 on: June 15, 2011, 08:28:25 AM »
Hi Desmond and welcome. We're always happy to have new viewpoints and more experiences here.
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Re: Greetings
« Reply #3 on: June 15, 2011, 09:14:36 AM »
Welcome Desmond.   We would like to share your experience with us.  How did you meet her?  Did you use Agency, dating site? etc ....
 
 
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Re: Greetings
« Reply #4 on: June 15, 2011, 05:08:06 PM »
Quote from: DesmondID on June 15, 2011, 07:47:47 AM
Hey good people! I've lurked here a bit, thought I should say hello..

I recently married a woman from Colombia (a few months back). I never had that as a goal but uff! She just did it for me, did not want to let that get away :)

I've made a few trips to Colombia but not an expert by any means - Medellin, Bogota, the last one was to Villavicenio. Beautiful country, great people..

I'm curious as to how you went about your search.
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Re: Greetings
« Reply #5 on: June 15, 2011, 05:18:15 PM »
Quote from: Gato4Astrid on June 15, 2011, 09:14:36 AM
Welcome Desmond.   We would like to share your experience with us.  How did you meet her?  Did you use Agency, dating site? etc ....

Thanks for the replies...

I did not use an agency or a dating site.. Nothing against either - in this case just a chance meeting.. We met in a dance club while I was on vacation looking for... well.. women in dance clubs :)  Someone in our group pointed her out, we met, talked, and moved on steadily from there.. Lots of ups and downs in the beginning... mostly ups these days.
« Last Edit: June 15, 2011, 05:37:10 PM by DesmondID »
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Re: Greetings
« Reply #6 on: June 15, 2011, 05:40:58 PM »
Hey Desmond! You have a unique perspective having met your woman the "old-fashioned" way hanging out in Colombia.


I am curious, was your wife ever a member of an agency or an online dating site? What is her opinion with those avenues of meeting women?
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Re: Greetings
« Reply #7 on: June 15, 2011, 06:05:00 PM »



      Welcome to the board Desmond! Thanks for posting.

     I imagine any guy with enough skills in Spanish could meet women.Are you fluent in the language?

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Re: Greetings
« Reply #8 on: June 15, 2011, 06:05:29 PM »
Quote from: Colgando on June 15, 2011, 05:40:58 PM
Hey Desmond! You have a unique perspective having met your woman the "old-fashioned" way hanging out in Colombia.

I am curious, was your wife ever a member of an agency or an online dating site? What is her opinion with those avenues of meeting women?

Old-fashioned way.. funny! :) The club was actually in Santiago. At the time I had never been to Colombia.

I don't think she is aware of the Agencies or only has a passing knowledge of them - we have never talked about it. Shes never used an online dating site - I had to set up her gmail account after losing patience watching her try to set it up on her own for 20 minutes. She did have some sort of face book type of account on a site (I don't remember the name) that she logged onto that showed here last login at over a year prior. She is very smart but not a heavy internet user.

She's improved her computer skills since then - she now has a laptop mostly for learning English and talking on google-chat webcam.
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Re: Greetings
« Reply #9 on: June 15, 2011, 06:27:01 PM »
Quote from: Researcher on June 15, 2011, 06:05:00 PM

     I imagine any guy with enough skills in Spanish could meet women.Are you fluent in the language?


"any guy" heh! How do you know I'm not some super body builder with Christ-like charisma and 10 million dollars?  8)

My Spanish is not great - I know maybe 1200 words and have a basic grasp of the syntax. I can get by but I also have developed some mad charade skills to help communicating - it helps if you don't mind that they are laughing at you.. I study Spanish about an hour a day and when I am asked in Colombia how my Spanish is progressing I always answer the same "siempre mejor, nunca bueno". I hope to upgrade my self assessment to "decent" in the next year.


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Re: Greetings
« Reply #10 on: June 15, 2011, 06:40:22 PM »
Quote from: DesmondID on June 15, 2011, 06:27:01 PM
"any guy" heh! How do you know I'm not some super body builder with Christ-like charisma and 10 million dollars?  8)

My Spanish is not great - I know maybe 1200 words and have a basic grasp of the syntax. I can get by but I also have developed some mad charade skills to help communicating - it helps if you don't mind that they are laughing at you.. I study Spanish about an hour a day and when I am asked in Colombia how my Spanish is progressing I always answer the same "siempre mejor, nunca bueno". I hope to upgrade my self assessment to "decent" in the next year.

My answer to that (and every other question) is "Yo quiero Taco Bell".  If they don't understand my accent, I simply repeat it louder ...
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Re: Greetings
« Reply #11 on: June 15, 2011, 06:57:46 PM »
Quote from: DesmondID on June 15, 2011, 06:27:01 PM
"any guy" heh! How do you know I'm not some super body builder with Christ-like charisma and 10 million dollars?  8)

My Spanish is not great - I know maybe 1200 words and have a basic grasp of the syntax. I can get by but I also have developed some mad charade skills to help communicating - it helps if you don't mind that they are laughing at you.. I study Spanish about an hour a day and when I am asked in Colombia how my Spanish is progressing I always answer the same "siempre mejor, nunca bueno". I hope to upgrade my self assessment to "decent" in the next year.

              Yeah, charade skills help. I think it helps with the ladies to not be so fluent.Being that cute foreign guy allows leeway in lack of skills with the ladies.It tugs at their female instincts to "mother" you. Although I didn't care much for when they would spit on a hanky and wipe my face off!!!! hehehe!!! Just kidding...

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Re: Greetings
« Reply #12 on: June 15, 2011, 07:05:11 PM »
Hey Desmond,

Thanks for posting.  Glad to hear you found the one for you already.   :)
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Re: Greetings
« Reply #13 on: June 15, 2011, 07:19:42 PM »
Quote from: DesmondID on June 15, 2011, 06:27:01 PM
"any guy" heh! How do you know I'm not some super body builder with Christ-like charisma and 10 million dollars?  8)



       Yeah right! and I'm Brad Pitt!!!! hehehe!!!

                 


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Re: Greetings
« Reply #14 on: June 15, 2011, 07:36:53 PM »
Quote from: Researcher on June 15, 2011, 07:19:42 PM

       Yeah right! and I'm Brad Pitt!!!! hehehe!!!

                 



Yes a quick surface scan indicates "fat hillbilly" but look a tad deeper... he has that glint in his eye that hints to a certain undefinable something.. a sincere looks that says "diamond in the rough" and "take a chance on me" <que ABBA song>

If he can get his strut juuuust right he can walk the streets of Parqe Lleras on a Saturday night and have all the Piases, young and old, doing a double take, breathing in deep while bringing the tip of their index finger to their lips and whispering "Que Rico!". Another fine specimen of the beast we call Norte Americano.

... or roughly translated with all my Spanish skill: "Uff! Gringo Gordo!"

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Re: Greetings
« Reply #15 on: June 15, 2011, 07:59:48 PM »


                                            I do clean up nice though!!

                                             

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Re: Greetings
« Reply #16 on: June 15, 2011, 08:05:21 PM »
Quote from: Researcher on June 15, 2011, 07:59:48 PM

                                            I do clean up nice though!!

                                             



Yes I'm sure Mr. Pitt is dreamy at any weight.
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