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Comment from: SiamJai Email
Yes, I heard about this story... Nice pick, Steve! :-)

I recall that this marriage is ceremonial only - officially still not recognized.

What I find ironic is how much more sincere this marriage seems like, compared to the usual old-geezer-farang/poor-thai-country-bumpkin disgrace they call "marriage".

I hope these three will have a happy life together, even without that piece of official paper.
2006-03-24 @ 11:30
Comment from: Frankie
Bad enough with one missus let alone two!


(comment posted at: thailandqa.com)
2006-03-24 @ 19:49
Comment from: paul123456
Jealous

From what is written all three sound really nice and I hope they are very happy and have a good life, but I also wish I was him (very much).

(comment posted at: thailandqa.com)
2006-03-24 @ 19:52
Comment from: paul_au
well I think it would be a good idear to me, send both out to work and make twice the money
2006-03-24 @ 20:05
Comment from: Kita
Hmm..Interesting story I wouldn't say he's lucky though since he marries identical twins. They look exactly the same and probably have the same personality as well. Doesn't it defeats the purpose of having more than one wife?
2006-03-24 @ 23:15
Comment from: Bryson Fugue
Doesn't drink or smoke - he doesn't need to!

Lucky man and I envy him his Saturday nights.

BF
2006-03-24 @ 23:18
Comment from: oakmonster · http://www.oakmonster.com
Dude's out of his mind. 2 wives? Double the trouble, dude.

Trust me. I'm a wive. I KNOW. ;-D
2006-03-24 @ 23:35
Comment from: Loong Lan
My, my SiamJai, we are a bit of a bigot aren't we? I wonder how you come to be the final arbiter of what is a worthwhile marriage.
2006-03-25 @ 03:48
Comment from: Stephen Cleary Email
Glad yous enjoyed the read.

Double the trouble or double the free labour? Now, that is the question! Seems to read like a bit of a toss-up.

I wish them the best but it would be interesting to see how such a relationship will affect their children.

Could having the truth be known and accepted (as in the story) be better than keeping a second wife nice and quiet on the side (as is quite normal)?
2006-03-25 @ 11:41
As some of the others have posted, I too wish them all the very best! Love is a very sacred thing, and these three seem to have so much more love between them than what so many couples I know have. They are very lucky to have so much.

As far as the man... well 555.... I do hope he does well to remember to do his chores! I couldn't imagine having two angry women on my back, it is very hard sometimes with just one.

Great story, great find, and thank your for the translation Steve!
2006-03-25 @ 12:01
Comment from: Jenny Email
Hard to tell how alike they look since one her has back turned to us but she seems a little taller than the other in the pic. Maybe one of them wears heels and the other flats, it'd be easy to tell them apart by height.
2006-03-25 @ 18:50
oh come on

polygamy AND incest.

what did they say about Buddhism again??
2006-03-25 @ 22:16
Comment from: Jerry Quinn
Incest? The sisters didn't marry each other... but what if they did? Hmm... let me contemplate the implications of such a union...

And who said anything about Buddhism?

And Siamjai - what's up with the out of context rant against old-timey farangs and their babes from the country? Seeing some inexplicable hostility displayed there.

But that's another topic for another blog. Meanwhile a fun one from Steve, thanks!
2006-03-26 @ 06:03
Comment from: Xoggababe
Cool article...Steve, but the problem is WHO WILL BE THE BOSS! Would be hard though if the 2 sisters want to be because you can't have 2 bosses in the house. :P

Buddhism teaches ' do not commit Adultery ' which differs from this case. They are all happy, end of story :)

Wish them luck.
2006-03-26 @ 10:18
Comment from: SiamJai Email
Siamjai - what's up with the out of context rant against old-timey farangs and their babes from the country? Seeing some inexplicable hostility displayed there.

But that's another topic for another blog.

That blog has already been written, Jerry. It's titled Under the Magnifying Glass. What's written there is all I have to say about it.

The story Steve wrote about here is a good reminder about how 'boxed-in' our notion of marriage became. Makes me wonder how many good, honest relationships are excluded just because either the gender, or the number of participans is different from the dogma. Meanwhile, many dishonest relationships get the official recognition, based only on these two critera.

Some out-of-box thinking and a major revision of values are long overdue both in Thailand and elsewhere, IMO.
2006-03-27 @ 14:12
Again. Failed relationships? Join the club.
2006-03-28 @ 02:29
Comment from: gavin p
“When I grew older, I would walk past their house each morning and try to decide for myself which one I fancied more, but it was darned impossible"
omg.. what a horny bastard, lol!
2006-03-31 @ 14:33
Another funny and interesting blog Steve!

We've all heard that Europeans are more "broad minded" when it comes to having someone beside the wife on the side.

When I heard of the "lesser wife" concept in the Land Of Smiles, as it was explained to me:

"as long as you give the main/first wife MORE than you give the lesser wife, there is no problem"...

Naturally this was told to me by a man, I wonder what the main/first wife really thought?

This plural relationship, best of all worlds,etc has been around in some form or another in ALL countries on earth. The mores, customs and desires change little, what change does happen, often starts between the ears...:-)

2006-04-06 @ 00:18
Comment from: Jesse Suphan
Steve i was wondering were your from. I only know of a hand full of suphan's in the us and we are all related. My email is suphanj1@aol.com
2006-04-24 @ 02:48
Comment from: steve suphan · http://www.stevesuphan.com
After taking a month or so off to concentrate on actually working and making some decent cash, im back and will start with jesse's question on 'Suphan'.

Since a lotta folks on the Net enjoying reprinting a load of our blogs here without actually informing us, or let alone asking for any permission, I do a google search on my name from time to time to see where my pen-name/blogs have been getting to.

It was through this that i surprisingly came across westerners with the surname 'Suphan'.

Sorry, but i am completely not related and Suphan as in my pen-name, is a shortened form of the province in which i live - Suphanburi.

Most Thais just say 'Suphan' for Suphanburi.
2006-04-24 @ 13:10
Comment from: iGotNoTime · http://www.igotnotime.com
Steve I was disappointed to see that the image was gone in this post. I was going to show my father how the girls looked like models in their gowns.

I will write a post that shows step by step for not letting this happen again like that. Once again I want to say thanks for the great article, and the hard work put into translating!

This is certainly the 'unseen Thailand' as news like this is not reported in English newspapers or websites. Keep up the great work!
2006-04-29 @ 22:04
Comment from: Stephen Cleary Email
There, i got the photo back up!

Just doesnt look the same without it!



2006-05-01 @ 12:02
Comment from: William
hey Great blogs.
2006-06-10 @ 06:24
Comment from: ramoe Email
Well it gives you the best of both worlds a choice of bed mate and only one mother-inlaw
2007-02-06 @ 10:08
Comment from: manny
you guys. the twins are nurses. can you imagine what saturday nights would be like?
2007-05-21 @ 03:22
Comment from: kevin Email
awesome..........dude! talk of a great bargain!
2007-05-29 @ 17:40
Comment from: latsamy Email
i would love to have twins for wives.
hook me up!!!!!!!!!!
80,000 baht ask me for more.
2007-06-22 @ 23:18
Comment from: yorkshire_farang
lucky buggar ha ha

good post
2008-03-28 @ 01:21
*****
Great story, so there is hope for those of us who are not muslim but want more then one wife, bravisimo!
2008-04-05 @ 09:35
Comment from: Abhi Email
*****
Wow!! I envy him so much. Neverthless now I am inspired to marry my Thai girlfriend in Pathum Thani quickly to be my 2nd wife. And hope we all also live happily?????
2008-04-08 @ 21:09
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What do u mean by LUCKY for married to a TWIN?b0th of them l0oks the same to each other..i guess u sh0uld say u r lucky when u've got a twin children,n0t WIFE..to us,muslim poligamy is n0t all0wd unless u've m0ney n u r able to care an0thr wife.2ndly u r n0t all0wd to settle ur 2nd wife 2gthr wth d 1st wife.what's wth d sat nite?n0n sense! H0w w0uld u think of that?3rdly u cnt marry to sister of ur 1st wife..whats ur religi0n?is it buddhism?do ur religi0n all0w ths?if i hv a twin,i will n0t marry to the same man wth her..
2008-04-12 @ 15:37
Comment from: Jingjing Saduay
I wish much happiness to them. However,
if the girls ever leave their husband,
I am available to provide consolation services to them.
2008-10-16 @ 00:54
Comment from: silaphinemaowlaew
*****
Blimey, would you know of any available triplets by any chance?

Brill article as usual, keep 'em coming, matey!!
2008-10-17 @ 23:37
Comment from: Marv
*****
Very jealous... Wish them luck... I have trouble keeping 2 gfs... Lol
2008-10-25 @ 05:59
Comment from: steve Jennings · http://www.soho-properties.com
*****
I once dated Twins but they became very jealous and told me to pick one only!
2008-11-05 @ 16:52
****-
We only share the bed on Saturday's?
2008-11-06 @ 10:32
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2008-11-28 @ 09:51
Comment from: Jester
Heartwarming.... and inspiring!!
2008-12-14 @ 23:25
Comment from: Enigma Valdez
*****
I think because of the high level of poverty in countries like Thailand things like this happen alot to help ensure security for women..
2008-12-21 @ 04:15
Comment from: dknypg83
*****
how are they doing currently?!? any updates?? :)

cheers,
dk
2009-03-05 @ 15:55
Comment from: Shaakunthala
*****
Nice Guy + Nice Chicks = Happy Wedding ;)
2009-03-08 @ 14:35
Comment from: Steve van Cleeve
*----
leaving behind the fact that this story is more than years old, it is quite amusing
2009-04-28 @ 15:19
Comment from: Stephen Cleary
Years old all right, but it's still getting a huge amount of attention on the Internet. Glad folk are still finding it interesting enough to read.
2009-04-28 @ 15:32
Comment from: Grrrr
***--
why need 2 rooms???
why not make everyday like a Saturday!
hmmmmm.
2009-05-22 @ 16:22
Comment from: Ken
*****
The best for the loving "three"ples!
I got a Thai girlfriend, and she has a twin too. It never swing to my mind marrying them both though. :)
2009-05-23 @ 10:46
*****
the information is so good...
thanks.
http://www.thailandtogo.com/thai-dessert/
2009-11-30 @ 08:15

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