I’d love to hear y’alls opinion on “sending money home”.
Manuel had expectations of sending $250-$300 home per month while living in the US, which is a little wild when he can’t even work yet and seemingly hasn’t discussed it with Ashley at all.
On the other hand, he has multiple kids to support, something they don’t seem to show them talking about at all. And $300 in the US is significantly easier to come by than $300 in Ecuador, where the “average living wage” is around $500USD/month.
It tends to come up every season or so, obviously there’s some outrageous people looking to take advantage of others, but on the other hand a couple hundred bucks goes a lot further in some countries than others, and is typically a lot easier to make in some countries than others.
I’m reminded of David and Annie when they met with the builder after TLC killed her mom - the builder clearly saw David as easy pickings and gave them a wildly inflated quote, but also that’s around 5-10% of what that quote would have been in any American city.
What are your opinions on this? I think some people are out there to take advantage of others, but on the other hand if I could pay for my entire spouses family to live reasonably well for a small slice of my monthly take home pay it seems like a no-brainer to do it?
I wouldn’t give him one cent since he didn’t have the courtesy and respect to discuss this with her before he arrived there. It’s coming across strongly to me that he’s just there to use her for opportunities in America.
He doesn’t even act as if he likes her, let alone love her. I just don’t understand why Ashley is trying to force this to work. He has a problem with everything she does or says at every turn, it’s obvious he doesn’t like her. He’s contrary just for the sake of being contrary. I’m thinking she’s just tired of being the 3rd wheel with her friend and friend’s husband, and is just desperate for someone. If she’s a witch, I’m surprised she hasn’t put a spell on him to be more tolerable.