Thailand's wife-renting culture means you don't have to worry about not having a wife

Walking on the streets of Chiang Mai or at the Pattaya beach, you can often see some fat and old Western men, accompanied by a young and beautiful Thai woman, flirting with each other from time to time, just like a couple. There are also middle-aged European and American men, followed by a Thai woman who looks like their daughter, holding a pure white or mixed-race child in their arms. Who are these Thai women who seem to be close, like lovers and nannies?

Locals said that this is "renting a wife" in Thailand.





Renting a wife, as the name suggests, means paying to rent a temporary wife. You can rent for a day, a month, a year, or even longer.

What can a rented "wife" do? They can do anything a "wife" can do. Including giving birth to children. Washing clothes and cooking during the day, shopping for groceries; taking a bath, talking, having sex, and sleeping at night. The only difference is that the marriage life has no legal effect, no certificate is obtained, only business. The rented "wife" is not expensive, and the service is good, about 8,000 baht a month. Therefore, many old men in Europe and the United States come to Thailand with their pensions to rent a young wife for retirement...



Thailand is recognized as "a woman's world and a man's paradise". Renting a wife is a unique phenomenon in Thailand. In this country where the sex industry is completely legal, young Thai girls have to rent their bodies to foreigners in order to escape poverty. While their lives have been temporarily improved, they also hope to fly out of this poor country with the help of "temporary husbands".

But the reality is ruthless. When the initial novelty of "renting wives" fades, they have to accept "being married", "being broken up" or even "being separated forever" again and again. Behind their seemingly bright smiles, there are too many bitterness.



People think that girls of pure Thai descent probably have dark yellow skin and thick lips. But in fact, there are many beautiful girls in Thailand. Chiang Mai, located in northern Thailand, was once the favorite place of the late Taiwanese singer Teresa Teng, and she even spent the last days of her life here.

Some people think that the song "Small Town Story" she sang is about this place. The girls in Chiang Mai have fair and delicate skin and are relatively tall. In addition, Thai people love beauty and smiles, so the beauties here look very pleasing to the eye. Moreover, Thailand's medical plastic surgery industry is booming and famous in Asia. Therefore, more and more Thai women are starting to "fine-tune" their faces in pursuit of beauty.




There is a saying in Thailand, "Women are water buffaloes, and men are human beings." Anyone who has been to Thailand knows that adult performances, bathing and massage, and sex trade are commonplace in Thailand. Why did the Thai sex industry rise? On the one hand, it is related to the stationing of US troops and the influx of European and American Tourists after World War II. These Europeans and Americans are rich, generous, and playful, while Thai single women are poor, unemployed, and in excess.

On the other hand, Thailand's per capita annual income is only about 32,000 yuan, and the development of Buddhism has also increased the country's national economic burden. One view is that as long as sex workers do good deeds for their families or donate to temples, then prostitution is not shameful. The trend of "sacrificing women for economics" has continued to this day, making Thailand a notorious sex tourism destination in the world.

It is understood that the "renting a wife" in Thailand first appeared during the Vietnam War, when a large number of American soldiers gathered at the US military base in Pattaya, Thailand. Many Thai girls lived a wealthy life by dating wealthy American soldiers. If they could trap these hungry American soldiers, successfully get pregnant, get married and have children, the girl could go from being a penniless pauper to an aristocrat with a house, a car and servants. American soldiers left behind thousands of mixed-race children in Thailand, which became the earliest beginning of the Thai mixed-race gene.

Guided by countless successful cases, more and more farm girls have made becoming a rental wife their life goal. They can tolerate a 0 in math, but they must speak fluent English; they can skip homework after class, but they will never give up makeup practice; they can give up high salaries in high-end office buildings, but they will never refuse to be a waitress in a bar where Europeans and Americans gather. They hope that one day, they can hook up with a rich sponsor, even if he is a 60 or 70-year-old man.



In Thailand, women who "sell their bodies" are called "black pearls" because many Europeans and Americans like dark-skinned Asians. In order to adapt to the tastes of Europeans and Americans, many women engaged in the "renting wives" industry will deliberately tan their skin, so they are called "black pearls" in Thailand. Of course, this is not all, there are many mixed-race white-skinned Thai girls.

It is generally believed that sex transactions are short-term, nothing more than one-night stands, and one shot changes to another place. Although renting wives and prostitution are both selling bodies, there is an essential difference between the two. Many "black pearls" rent themselves out for the purpose of money and material life, and many girls have the purpose of long-term relationships with "renting wives". And this temporary "marriage" originally based on interest relations may also breed love, which is a very unique feature of the "renting wives" culture. It is for this reason that the "renting wives" industry is very prosperous in Thailand and is particularly attractive.



In fact, not all girls can join the ranks of "renting wives". The so-called "black pearls" have strict requirements, such as age, appearance, education, English communication, character, etc. Most of them are young girls, who not only have to fulfill all the obligations of a wife, but also work part-time as Travel guides. The tenants spend money to "buy fun", and never allow these girls to be temperamental or lose their temper.

Of course, these renters will also provide all the expenses for accommodation, food, drink, play, and fun activities.



Bars, KTVs and other entertainment venues in Thailand are the favorite places for "black pearls" because they have the most chances to meet rich people. They must learn to sell themselves and actively flatter. Rich people who dress well will soon be surrounded by beautiful girls with revealing clothes and slim figures without being asked. Many girls who know how to play tricks have learned how to play two boats at a time, or even several boats, and maintain a "temporary couple" relationship with several people at the same time, so as to get more lucrative rewards through their bodies.



Thailand is a relatively backward agricultural country, but its "surrogacy industry" is world-famous. In theory, this "surrogacy industry" of renting out wombs should have been banned by the Thai Medical Council in 1997, but the "surrogacy industry" is still developing rapidly. According to reports, a "surrogacy site" in downtown Bangkok was inspected in 2016.

Relevant personnel found 9 babies ranging from 1 to 6 months old. What's more surprising is that the father of these 9 babies is the same person, a millionaire from Japan, and their mothers are different surrogate women.



Although polygamy is strictly prohibited in Thailand, it is common for men with good economic conditions to keep one or more mistresses outside. Similarly, it is not uncommon for Thai women with very good economic conditions to keep men. Even many women are married, but they still "take customers" in red-light districts, while their husbands "fool around" with other women, and spend the money earned by their wives with peace of mind.

The Thai drama "Nang Nam" uses dramatic methods to present the desire and depravity of Thai people. Both the pictures and the plot give people a sense of cruelty and tragedy that seems fresh and beautiful, but is actually complex and absurd.



Wife renters value the beautiful faces and bodies of Thai girls. After they lose their novelty and interest, many rented "wives" often face the painful fate of being abandoned and cut off. Later, in order to survive, they have to rent themselves out again. The most unfortunate one is that the foreigner left and found out that she was pregnant, and she had no choice but to become a single mother.

Thailand is a Buddhist country, killing is prohibited, and abortion is also considered a form of killing in Thailand, so artificial abortion is prohibited. The prohibition of abortion and the open sex culture have resulted in many mixed-race illegitimate children in Thailand who are not married.



The booming "wife rental industry" has also stimulated the broker industry that matches foreigners with Thai girls. The author used search engines to find several Thai dating websites, all of which put foreigners as their main customers. The successful matching cases published on these websites are also the matching of foreigners and Thai girls. Most of the single Thai girls displayed on these dating websites are young girls in their teens and early 20s.