Sigh. I totally get what you mean. It's like I saw a very hot woman, knowing she's my buddy's mom. My other friends encouraged me to give it a try. I knew my buddy wouldn't approve me, but I will still have to go along with my other friend's suggestion, to ask my buddy if I can go out with his mom.

Ok this part I need to make it even clearer of your situation. You knew the Thai border will not allow a foreigner to cross it, but deep down in your heart, you're still keeping the finger crossed and hoped for a miracle; as if I already knew my buddy wouldn't give permission for me to go out with his mom, deep down in my heart there's still this one last "wish", just may be somehow that day he banged his head 🤣🤣🤣

Ok. That went too far away. So happened this morning I worked up extra early and saw this post, and got an extra couple of minutes to write this rather unusual comment for you. I'm glad you went for it anyway, just to satisfy my other friends wishes.