I'm not married yet hehe... But I think it will not take too long, a year maybe if things continue as they are now...
But I have always liked Asian culture and people. Mostly the Japanese in my teens... Cartoons... Comics hehe... And of course I loved to play around with computers, programs etc IT stuff (many nerds like Asians hehe, wonder why)... I had planned to visit Japan. But due to mishaps it never happened luckily or I would not have found China.
Then time goes on, I found CHNlove a year ago... I try it out and spend too much money. Abandon it. But spending some time with it, got me to study them Chinese more, their culture, language. And I slowly began to like China more and more... I also got QQ, to try it out.
Then one day a girl that is studying Finnish adds me on QQ. Wanting to language trade (she could barely speak English, and even less Finnish at this time...). I say sure, its mostly her studying and learning. I did not put that much effort in to studying Chinese... She learnt basic Finnish conversation skills really fast. My help and her lessons at her school. Then we talk and talk and I feel like I want to meet her and probably like her. I went and met her. But things did not work out. During my stay with her, I was introduced to a friend of hers who is also studying Finnish... With her we hit it off. She made me feel special and happy. There was another of other great option as well. But she felt more like a party girl, not so stable. Great to spend time with but not someone I would necessarily feel safe in a relationship with... This another girl, she felt stable and safe and has good characteristics otherwise also. Lately I have realized I was looking for about the same in a relationship as a normal Chinese girl would... Safety, love, closeness...
Now we have talked and phoned every day. Use web camera, send pictures... And are meeting again in a few months. And I feel I know her decently. And that she knows me. Now we can trust each others very well.
It is quite a lot of work in progress because of the cultural differences and some degree of language barrier. I or she often say something which then is offensive to the other person. And some small quarrels before we clear it out being cultural misunderstanding or language misunderstanding... And the more this happens, the less serious it becomes as we learn more and more... As example she used to try to cheer my by "blackmailing me", but I told her thats not the way to do it... Then she changed tactics into what I said that she should do, for it to work... Now its great.
She has a unique character. She is open but still shy. She does not mind too much if I'm ugly, but it is her goal to make me look David Beckham in a short time... So she can proudly show me off haha... Her friends always say that I am handsome in the pictures, but the pictures somehow always hide my stomach
I've never been a playboy or never wanted to be one. I never put too much effort into finding a girl either. Figured one day it will just happen... Like it did. I did go to China to explore options, to see, experience and understand. I am a easygoing guy with a open mind towards everything but still a little bit shy. So at China, when drinking/going to KTV(many times a week) it was often like 3-6 girls... me and sometimes a boy or a few... Many of them thought that I am some kind of a playboy, not serious relationship material. Because of the cultural differences and me being even more talkative/open if I get some beer. Even though I never did anything to them, just the way I talked I think. (and the general opinion about foreign guys... They think that every foreigner is there to get 1 night stands, leave and never return), I wonder why they feel this way?
But without that I would never have managed to tell this one girl I spent a lot of time with, that I like her... And then she told me she likes me too... And we are in a long distance relationship now... But I am more happy with her at the moment, than any other girl previously.
The Chinese culture is very interesting and complex. I wish to learn it better. I wish to learn her language... So I can talk to her friends and family... I think I will never get bored with her. Every day something new or special will happen that I was not aware of previously.
I wish to live at China, but still enjoy the stable and good benefits of Finland... I think that I would have quit my job and go to study to China... Get a job there... Unless I had found this girl. She will get a trainee job position next year at Finland. So we agreed to wait for that. And me just visiting her during the longer holidays until that happens, she gets to come here.
But thats how much I fell in love with China on my first visit there. Friends friends friends, with whom we only had a couple of words we could speak and understand. Still we could understand each others well and speak a lot. There was this one guy even who was extremely excited after I managed to explain her that my aunt is a professional dog trainer, and that she has won many competitions. He then wants to meet my master aunt... Afterwards always I wonder how did we manage to communicate that much... Now thinking: some beer and a phone translator... Wow...
But its the excitemend and sense of security that feels great. Also not knowing where I will end up. But I am confident I will survive and be happy ever after.
I wonder how did I end up writing a really unorganized post like this...