Respectfully, I disagree. She knows what it means to carry a baby and then have a baby - and she doesn’t want to do it again. She needs no reason other than that, and her reasoning comes from experience. I’m not a fan of hers, but she’s right and she doesn’t owe him a chance when it’s her life and a child’s life that would be permanently affected. She’s thinking like a mom and I respect that (even if I don’t really like her).
He was playing the tourists before, during, and after being with Danielle. That is his livelihood.
I’m confused about where she is going. She was packing and saying it was her last day in the apartment. After her retreat, where did she go? Is she back in NYC?
I was looking forward to seeing Kimberly’s spiritual side and we really didn’t get to see that at all.
She needs to get outta there. It’s not going to improve and the cultural differences are just too much. If she intended from the start to live as a traditional Indian wife, and if she fully knew what that meant, it might work. But I don’t think she wants that and she needs to leave.
I like them too! I like seeing life in Mexico too. The baby will be adored and cherished, and it feels good to have that assurance for a new little one.
What happened to Kirsten and Julio? Why did they disappear??
The cultural differences are huge and there is no support for her. It has to be exhausting to have completely new expectations put upon you when you don’t understand them. It’s too much, imo. She could’ve prepared herself more, but she didn’t, and I don’t think she will have the desire to keep this up for life.
She could off his income when she didn’t want him working as a trainer. He wants to move to USA and she refuses. I don’t like the guy at all, but she lied to him about how their marriage would be.
At every point of our marriage, we tossed the money together and it was “ours.” I know other couples do things differently, but we never counted whose pennies were whose. I’ve been married since the 80s so can’t say the system hasn’t worked.
Her definition of “luxury” is warped. It’s not luxurious to not be able to afford rent.
Luxury is to sleep at night knowing you can cover your bills. Luxury is not fighting with your spouse over a lifestyle you can’t afford. Being in debt for supposedly nice stuff is not “luxury,” though I know many people think it is.
Budgeting is luxury, lol!
Can you imagine if she carries a child and then he is coaching her back into shape after giving birth? It’s a lot harder in your 40s to bounce back from such a huge change to your body. Her life would be miserable, imo, with a newborn to care for plus a man “fixing” her body and possibly finding it so bad he leaves. Run!
Exactly where my mind jumped. “Profit” is one word for it, I guess.
No tipping at restaurants.
Businesses closing in afternoon and on Sundays.
Americans are not necessarily liked. (But we think we are.)
Smiling can be be considered as untrustworthy.
Shaking hands with everyone when entering a room. As an American, I found that uncomfortable and preferred to just say “Hi!” to cover the whole group, but I got used to it and came to like it.
More relaxed at work. Lunch breaks and afternoon breaks are expected and are actually enjoyable - not a guilt trip.
Children are welcome in way more places than in USA. We think we’re a family-friendly country, but we could learn a lot from other cultures who actually spend time with different ages groups and are kind to all ages.
Right on. In a way, she is actually being a responsible mom to a child that will never exist.