A questions to those in gringo/dominican marriages? How do you deal with the cousins and nieces and siblings? Is it reasonable for this guy to say your mother and nobody else. I am not talking about the family dinner when cousins show up cuz you just got pounds of chicharron. I mean requests for money for tuition, antibiotics, a hundred dollar "loan". As a dominicana does she take the lead on the family or as the husband is the gringo in charge. Is it possible to support just the mother and nobody else? Do you have an amount in your head that you disperse over a year?
Notsowiseguy, just so you know in the dr gringo means almost anybody not dominican, not Latino. Poles, Germans, Americans and French are more or less gringos. Not just Americans of European descent.
We help out NOBODY except her mother from time to time ( small stuff like a couple hundred pesos for loteria, some nice food, ie fish, cheese..... ).
Cousins amd uncles, aunts. Forget it.
Brothers and sisters. No way. Use them amd pay them at need. BIL motoconcho, I ll use him.
Need help for washing clothes, employ SIL/sobrina. Stuff like that.
Never lend money, never give money. ( ok, a couple of pesos to the wee ones for a treat at school from time to time ).
The funny thing is : her older sister is also married ( dominican way, not real wedding) with a gringo ( but live back in europe ). He never says no. Money for food, money for rum, money for clothes for kids, medcine, petrol for motorbike....... and the in laws think he is a dumb ass........
I get on with everyone, but I will only pay my fair share for anything. " es un tigere " is often used to describe me.
If you are scared to be called taca?o, throw a" party " from time to time. Some rum, some crabs and platano. Invite everyone.
I admit that at first ( years ago ), my wife took the lead. She didnt want any of her family to "abuse " of me or my means ( that I dont have by the way). They were all forewarned.
Now dont even need to warn my BIL, who is a hustler, not to f#$@ with my gringo friends or my family, when they visit. He knows not to,mess with me.:devious: