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Old 06-12-2008, 09:05 AM
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Re: **Having problems with/doubts/concerns about/questions about a Jamaican? Read Her

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Does ur baby daddy haunt you? Or not YET? lol
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i agree. not everyone is the same and i didnt write my post from bitter experience personally, just observations from living in Ja. you tend to see more than when your on holiday. i dont mean to disrespect anyones relationship, just think mainly people who are unsure need to be aware of all possibilities. then hopefully people can read the good in this thread and the bad and make their own mind up.

No need for a disclaimer, LS. You were understood and taken just as you explained.
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Old 06-12-2008, 04:56 PM
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Re: **Having problems with/doubts/concerns about/questions about a Jamaican? Read Her

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1. No, all Jamaicans don't act like the person you're involved with. Jamaican people have different personalities and are individuals - just like people that live wherever it is you came from.

2. Not all Jamaicans take advantage of people. Some do, just as some people in the USA or Canada, or England, or France take advantage of people.

3. If you are gullible, you will find someone to take advantage of your gullibility. Learn to think and act smart with your life and relationships.

4. Yes, if you feel that your Jamaican "friend" is using you, and not treating you with respect, then for crying out loud, stap deal wid dem nuh? Weh yuh a hem an' haw 'bout eeeh? Yuh clearly know weh a gwaan. So unless yuh waan fi get played, step outa di situation nuh? Gorsh!

5. Yes, come to Jamaica, make friends, have a good time, but please, get to know people before you get deeply mixed up with them. It's just common sense.


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Old 06-13-2008, 05:39 PM
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Words I agree with to a point, LS. But again, I want to stress not ALL holiday romances run this course nor turn out to be anything more then one person meeting another person and falling in love. A romance that begins on holiday, can turn out to run a nearly normal dating course and turn out to be "real" in every sense of the word. Also, not all JA men have baby mamas or even girlfriends at the time that you meet them. And, contrary to some popular belief, the fact that he is free when you meet him does not mean he is gay or no one esle wants him. Some also do not ask for money at any point. (Although ironically, this same person may be complaining every day that all his friends and family do nothing but call him in the US and ask him for money!)

I always stress be careful. If it seems to good to be true, it usually is.

I think everyone who thinks they want to embark on a LD romance needs to really go into it with their eyes wide open. Investigate every little thing that bothers you. If the pit of your stomach tightens or you feel/hear/see something that doesn't seem right, ask....talk it out.....till you are satisfied.

But also know that sometimes you just luck out and meet the one for you.

I agree with everything you've said here JG. I met my bf while vacationing in Jamaica and I was very worried at first, mostly because other people were telling me that "all Jamaican guys this..." or "all Jamaican guys that..."

In the year that we've been together I've not found any hint that he's "just after my money" or "trying to get his visa" or any of the other crazy things people say.

It's easy to believe the hype. But I just found that taking it slow lets you get to know each other better and that allows you to trust the relationship more and more every day. Be smart, be aware, ask questions, address issues immediately and don't let suspicius behavior slide. But then be open - cause it's possible that he just may be a good guy...

Sometimes it takes getting played before you wake up and see things for how they are - but believe me, you don't have to go to Jamaica to be taken advantage of - I've seen plenty of Americans do the same thing.
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Yeah... ahm... so... Why Jamaican men so in truth?

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Yeah... ahm... so... Why Jamaican men so in truth?

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I was wondering wth that mean too, BBT.
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Old 07-11-2008, 03:02 PM
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Re: **Having problems with/doubts/concerns about/questions about a Jamaican? Read Her

[quote=LadySizzla;459989]
a small amount of american dollars or british pounds from a few overseas loved ones can go a long way here and is often their main source of income.

I have to disagree with that. Its bloody expensive in Jamaica and my dollars didn't go far at all!
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Old 07-11-2008, 03:05 PM
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Re: **Having problems with/doubts/concerns about/questions about a Jamaican? Read Her

every time I see this thread I think of The crazy Jamaican substitute teacher in my school....she is really nice but she lets the kids get away with bloody murder....she is pretty much the only Jamaican I know that I have doubts, trouble and concerns with....lololol
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Mi like dis thread too..mi use common sense inna everting me do n decisions dat me mek too! Mi like fi find out tings pon me own especially about ppl..bcos ppl,places n tings change aw d time yusime!!
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I have thought about this for a long time, and here's my little advice to women who fall in love on holiday: So he says he loves you, and you have your doubts as to whether that's true. You know your strengths, weaknesses, positives and negatives. You know why you're worth loving. Simply ask him why he loves you. "What do you love about me?" Then listen very carefully to the answers. If the reasons are insightful, true, thought-out and actually ABOUT YOU as a person......well, maybe you're on to something. If the answers are cliches, canned, quotes from movies, or worse...he has no answer at all, such as "I just do", well then there may be cause for concern. Lets face it, when you love someone, you spend a lot of time thinking about them. You daydream about them, you obsess about them, their qualities as a person go round and round in your head. If he really loves you, he's going to have been thinking ALL ABOUT you. He's going to have some good answers, ones indicative of the fact that he THINKS ABOUT YOU all the time.
I have to admit, my husband said "I love you" a bit too fast for my comfort level. Very early in the realtionship. I followed my own advice and asked him what it was about me that he loved. His answers were pretty crappy. We took it slow, slow, slow........and eventually we did fall in love. When I ask him the same question now, his answers warm my soul. He seems to know me better than I know myself. His answers are sweet, deep, and thoughtful. Not practiced or shallow or phony lyrics to a song.
I have no doubts that you can fall in love on vacation (I met my first husband at Oktoberfest!!). Just don't stick you head in the sand and pretend everything is wonderful if there are red flags. And if he says he loves you......ASK HIM WHY!!
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Re: **Having problems with/doubts/concerns about/questions about a Jamaican? Read Her

My husband is horrible at sweet talk, NYC. If I went by that, I would've run for the hills.
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I have thought about this for a long time, and here's my little advice to women who fall in love on holiday: So he says he loves you, and you have your doubts as to whether that's true. You know your strengths, weaknesses, positives and negatives. You know why you're worth loving. Simply ask him why he loves you. "What do you love about me?" Then listen very carefully to the answers. If the reasons are insightful, true, thought-out and actually ABOUT YOU as a person......well, maybe you're on to something. If the answers are cliches, canned, quotes from movies, or worse...he has no answer at all, such as "I just do", well then there may be cause for concern. Lets face it, when you love someone, you spend a lot of time thinking about them. You daydream about them, you obsess about them, their qualities as a person go round and round in your head. If he really loves you, he's going to have been thinking ALL ABOUT you. He's going to have some good answers, ones indicative of the fact that he THINKS ABOUT YOU all the time.
I have to admit, my husband said "I love you" a bit too fast for my comfort level. Very early in the realtionship. I followed my own advice and asked him what it was about me that he loved. His answers were pretty crappy. We took it slow, slow, slow........and eventually we did fall in love. When I ask him the same question now, his answers warm my soul. He seems to know me better than I know myself. His answers are sweet, deep, and thoughtful. Not practiced or shallow or phony lyrics to a song.
I have no doubts that you can fall in love on vacation (I met my first husband at Oktoberfest!!). Just don't stick you head in the sand and pretend everything is wonderful if there are red flags. And if he says he loves you......ASK HIM WHY!!
I love this advice I am not sure if would always out a phoney because any good conman would be able to come up with some real personal things to say...but I just think its good advice for a relationship...I always tell D why I love him and he me...its so much more meaningful that way.
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Not sweet talk really, just true talk. Actually, the opposite of sweet talk. I think of sweet talk as frilly gooey stuff. I realize I did say "sweet". I didn't mean sweet-talk, if that makes any sense. When I say that his words warm my soul, I think I gave the wrong impression. The reasons he loves me are pretty practical, he can list them matter-of-factly, without being gooey or romantic. It just goes to show that he has taken the time to KNOW me. That's what I mean when I give that advice. If the man who claims to love you doesn't actually seem to know you, its probably not LOVE yet. Can be affection, infatuation, lust, ambition or greed. But its probably not LOVE.
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