I had to go back and add up the years on this one.

~ Met in Bangkok December 2000.
~ As I was still working then I traveled to Thailand on holiday about twice a year from 2001 until November 2007.
~ Retired in December of 2007 and we have lived together in Hua Hin since that time. So that adds up to 7 years of getting-to know-you, plus 8 years shacked up.
~ That makes us now just slightly over the ha sip/ha sip mark.

Not too shabby I guess. And still a very happy union if I don't say so myself.