Thanks for the advice guys.
Mei is pretty modern and has her own money. She has not asked me for anything...hold on , that is not true. She asked me if I could buy calcium supplements for her daughter.
I know we joke about the women - I am pretty sure fivetrout is tongue in cheek about his gal - but my gal has a job, has an apartment, is not materialistic and is really in this relationship because of the aforementioned difficulty in finding a loving relationship that a Chinese woman of her age and with two girls faces over there. Hey, those men want what they want ! That leaves a very fine woman available for me to come along and to fall in love with.
Mike, I will talk to her about a joint account - if only for the "show" of it. And when I go back again I might transfer money that I will need. I think this will be my most expensive trip of them all. Rings, wedding dinner, honeymoon - it is all adding up - but I know I am not spending all that much. We have a simple lifestyle in common.
I am looking forward to spending almost the whole month with her. And I am trying to let go of worrying about my place here in the US. I have rentals that I am responsible for. I am sure they will be fine without me and I have put one of my tenants in charge of making sure everything runs smoothly. This is just me worrying. I have never been away for so long.
I am sure that I will write more when I am there. Last time I felt that I missed conversing in English - and this was my outlet. I think I have all the paperwork I will need - single certificate, divorce papers, ID, passport, birth certificate, Chinese visa. I cannot think of anything else.
Maxx - you are probably right. But I am going through Robertt and as long as I am taking the lead I think that she is fine with me sorting out all the details and the like. She has attitude, but she does defer to me when she feels that she can trust me to get the job done. I think we
will take that trip to the consulate - if just to see where it is - but Robertt warned me about all the "businesses" willing to take my money for empty promises of helping us to get a visa. Her sister in law went through the process and Mei can talk with Robertt's wife, or maybe some other wives here to sort out the good from the bad.
Ok Willy, I will try not to send more than $50,000.
Anyways I am very excited, and I can't thank you all enough. I would be nowhere if I had to do this all myself.
Bye bye
Jim