Your Thai Girlfriend and Buddhism

Question: I know virtually nothing about Buddhist teachings. I was raised in a Roman Catholic family, even attended Catholic schools for my first nine grades. However, Christianity never took root, so if anything I would consider myself an animist. Is there a steep learning curve for living with a Buddhist wife?

Answer: I didn’t experience any learning curve at all as Golf didn’t expect that I would become a Buddhist. I do of course have a healthy curiosity so I’ve learned a bit, but it hasn’t been an issue in our house at all. If Golf wants to pray she simply does so.

We have been to a nearby temple and I think that would be helpful if your girlfriend is very religious, but it seems to me that it’s not necessary. Unlike Christian’s Buddhists don’t have to go to temple every week or anything like that. They will go for big religious holidays or if they have something specific they want to pray for or to ask for the monks blessing.

I have even suggested we go to the temple or get a small spirit house and Golf has declined saying it’s not necessary. She has told me that she can pray anywhere at anytime and no special trappings are necessary.

So, unless your Thai girlfriend insists you don’t have to learn anything at all about Buddhism and it shouldn’t affect the relationship at all.

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