Thai woman abused by foreign husbands
There are also reports from the United Kingdom of English husbands who have abused Thai women. Last year, a young English man murdered his Thai wife after she destroyed his Star Wars toys and was sent to jail for life. In another case, an elderly man assaulted his young Thai wife when she dropped a dinner plate. In the latter instance, the young Thai woman obtained a divorce and ended up as the sole owner of large house the couple had built in Thailand where they were planning to move prior to the incident.
However the huge growth in Thai women opting to find a foreign husband and the growth of Thai foreigner Foreign husband who can support a Thai wife
The bad news is that there are some foreigners who may not be what they appear to be or have the resources to support a good Thai wife or partner but the good news is that the overwhelming majority of relationships between foreign husbands and Thai wives are successful. Research on divorce rates while showing a divorce rate as low as 15% also shows that even where a Thai woman finds a husband who is significantly older that the divorce rate is still well below western norms at 35%.