And in other news - 05 May 2025
On a different note, while having lunch with Giovanni, not sure how it came up, but I asked him how he felt about Luciano getting engaged to Tayla.
Surprise to me he said he wasn't sure she was the right one for Luciano. Strangely, I feel the same, and told him, with the add that I thought it was because I don't really know here that well.
Anyway, he did say that when they visited last time, he basically read them the riot act, making sure they understand the commitment, and how hard it is to have to make the decision he made to get divorced. As well as the devastation is causes!
Rich, coming from him!
So she comes from a very wealthy home. Also a divorced parents, and with a step-mom to boot. She's been very spoilt most of her life (from what I understand). I can see she has expensive taste, and my problem is that she might want to maintain this lifestyle. Unfortunately, Luciano is far from being able to do so.... which leaves me worrying that it might cause much strain to their relationship.
She's by no means lazy, she's a great cook, spoils him (and me), but she also has some expectations and I'm not sure Luciano is going to be up for them all the time.
He mentioned something about "How do you go from earning so much money to this?" I had an answer for him, but kept it to myself.
When he was earning wheel barrows of money, I told him not to spend so much, but rather put as much as he could away. But he got caught up in Giovanni's world - expensive accommodation, buying a new bakkie - cash - there was nothing wrong with his old one - loads of parties (mostly with the boys) where they would run a bill of a couple of thousand Rand a night, and then he would pick up the tab....
There was a lot of wasted cash..... and now he's feeling it. I feel for him, I really do know what he's going through, having been there before. I had a few escape routes which I took, and it helped me get back on my feet - kind of. He does not have any, he's stuck in his space, and only has a prayer to fall back on. I really do hope the future father-in-law comes to the party!
More on this as things develop.
Eish....for Luciano's sake, I hope he's told Tayla about the situation, about the full extent of it and not just selective bits and pieces. If not, it could go from bad to worse. Good on Giovanni for doing his big-brother-bit. There are times I wish I'd had a bigger brother to do the same for me.
ReplyDeleteI think Tayla is fully aware of the situation - I think she will have a chat to her dad about this. If he did offer to support them for 2 to 3 months, then he needs to show up and deliver. I agree with G-Man, giving them the talk .......
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