This has really turned into a most insightful and honest thread. While most of us have migrated to CR and Latinas for many good reasons, some of these latest posts provide some reality to our fantasy life. Some guys have different wants and needs as do women from any corner of the world. And in any corner of the world, there is a variety of women AND men who want different things or make different life choices. Some of us have decided to be very content with mongering and renting our sexual lives by the hour or day. Others of us continue to pursue and hope for some form of traditional male/female long term bond that fulfills a need to "know and be known" to the deepest degree possible. Some of us have an interesting balance of good domestic relationship PLUS time and money for side adventures in Costa Rica. In the end, no harm, no foul. There is room for each individual to make of their lives what they want. If you want longterm companionship...that is available...in CR AND in the US. It just may be a bit more expensive and hard work in the US

. For the rental fantasy program, its hard to beat San Jose for party and temporary fantasy.
I also agree with kotigre that to pursue "regular" dating relationships in CR with educated privileged Ticas can be a similar journey to the single scene stateside. In the end, we live in a shrinking globe, and women are women are women wherever you go. One of my mottos is "wherever you go...there you are". You cant run from who you are, your limitations or your preferences. Sure you can pretend, but lifes realities always have a way of bringing us back to center. If you are a "nice guy", you can find nice relationships anywhere so obviously there are more options is some corners of the world. If you are a meanspirited, hardass type...you can find abusive or mutually abusive/ co-dependent type relationships anywhere in the world. The only differences usually are in which language these relational options are carried out. A lot of Americans are not able to get over language and cultural differences, so...most of them will never know what Costa Rica has to offer. They will stay in their home towns or home country and carry out the traditions and values of their forefathers. Others of us will be the adventurers, explorers, and yes...restless and unsatisfied. We will pursue adventure and what we want at all costs...and learn a lot of survival techniques along the way.
Well, this has waxed quite philosophical, but in summary...lets not be TOO heavy handed on gringas. They are a result of a culture and consumerism that has taken the american dream to a level of disatisfaction and losing ones soul and core. Some of THEM are even coming to CR to find themselves again...and yes, even their sexual identities. Like someone else just said above, in regular dating relationships, if you were successful in the US, you will be successful here. If you had hangups relating to women there, you will have hangups in the long run here. If you're just looking for fantasy on any level...well, you've come to the right place
