I ignore them, criticise you, or defend the boyfriend. Then we start over.
Our arguments over money always pass, as they aren't important enough to cause deep frictions.
All relationships have their ups and downs, and ours has been through its fair share.
Farang readers offer their own ideas about how I should treat Maiuyuu, based on their own experience of relationships with Thais, or perhaps the prevailing stereotype.
Great. But those models won’t always work for me, or I would have adopted them by now.
I hope you enjoy my stories about life with Maiyuu. But it’s just us, living together; it’s not some relationship beauty-pageant, where readers are invited to assess him on his merits as a Thai boyfriend.
For some readers, it's inevitably about power. I am always weak, and Maiyuu the tyrant.
The stories about Maiyuu’s kitchen creations, or some of the pleasant times we share together, are mere distractions.
According to one anonymous critic, ours is a relationship of convenience in which I hire Maiyuu to make food for me. He is a mere roommate, not a boyfriend, as he falls short of what a boyfriend should be.
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I walked away while water for my tea was boiling.
When I came back, I found Maiyuu had put a cupcake and biscuit, both of which he made, on a serving dish for me.
That was a thoughtful touch, which he did without fanfare. He’s a great kid, and I love him for it.
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