iaink

Speak for yourself, its not what I want. I want someone smart and interesting who loves and respects me for who I am, and will stand by me through thick and thin.

Sounds sort of gay when you write it down like that

dbd33

Someone who loved and respected me for what I am would want her head examined, I can do better than that.

iaink

LOL! Thats probably true, but I was talking about me not you, and there is nothing wrong with loving me for who I am

At least thats what my mum used to say over and over and over about me while looking for her valium....

Novocastrian

What? Better than wolfbagging?

LOL.But no comment.

dbd33

The context here is Canada, land of the rindless bacon. I expect there's more wolfbagging in Marbella.

rwin

Never heard the term wolfbagging before.

Googled it.

Didn't follow any of the links. The brief description was enough to tell me I didn't want to know more.

Interestingly enough, result 9 of the google search was:

britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=487152

Oakvillian

down to number 9? When the thread was active it was the first result (I know because I googled it then.... )

dingbat

PMSL You have to admire the honesty, if nothing else.

AdrianTO

If you have any specific questions about living in Toronto, feel free to send me a PM. I will try not to be too biased!

dbd33

Better to post than to email, that way we can all find out where the chubby chasing hot spots are.

AdrianTO

Thanks for the link. My initial post was more of a query on why people wanted to move to Canada, rather than a question as to why people were leaving the UK, even though the subsequent discussion tended to focus more on the latter.

Some interesting comments, but it did provide a bit of an answer to my initial question. Those moving to Canada are in the minority and it is by no means the "preferred country" for people looking to move out of the UK. From the link:

Two of of the four(i.e. France and Spain) are in my list of countries that I am looking to move to and Canada does not even get a mention. I would suspect that out of those four, Spain is probably the most popular(anybody know?). A confirmation of sorts that I am on the right track.

I did find some of the comments by expats quite telling. Makes me wonder if it is representative of this community as well.

AdrianTO

Convenient excuse, while there may be some truth to it, the fact is that when comparing married and single people of the same age, the married ones have gained more weight.

Please read my comments again. I said I would divorce her if she got huge, not if she got bigger. Sure, people put on weight as they got older, but if she went up five sizes in five years, you can bet I am going to give her an ultimatum. As I said, I would expect that she would try to make an effort to lose weight. I would divorce her only if she did not make an effort.

I take care of myself and work out 3 times a week. I would expect the same from any woman I marry. If she does not take care of herself, it shows me that she has no respect for herself or her body. Love is all well and good, but a marriage also requires attraction and passion. There is no way I would spend the rest of my life with an overweight, unattractive woman that I had no interest in.

Yes, I know there are a lot of men that are so beaten down that they spend their lives in just such boring marriages where the passion is long gone. I am not one of them.

So, you have such a horrible life in the UK that you can barely afford to pay for childcare, yet you can afford to vacation in places like Marbella and Puerto Banus?

I have not committed yet to an area to live, while you are right that there is not much architecture or character in the area specifically, it is 2 to 3 hours away from Sevilla, Cordoba, Cadiz, Granada and the ferry to Morocco. More architecture and culture right there to satisfy anyone. The white village of Ronda is half an hour away. And in the summer months Marbella and Puerto Banus is one of THE place to be in Europe. Yes, I like the nightlife and the beautiful people.

Maybe you hated it there because in addition to lacking the class and style, you also lacked the money? After all, these are people that have nannies for their kids, while you apparently struggle to pay for childcare for yours.

Oh and btw, can you please tell me where you saw all these places serving fish and chips everywhere? I wouldn't mind checking them out the next time I am there and have a craving for it.

RodRos&Co.

No they are NOT representative of this community.

You have quoted 1 or a few peoples ie minority of peoples views, from another forum!

AdrianTO

I am neither old, nor overweight, or unattractive.

Does that qualify me to date nubile, young women in the small, judgemental world that you live in?

iaink

Coming from a guy who would only marry a skinny chick and would get a divorce if they got too fat that takes the biscuit