First off..is the first time the word marraige has been used on this site (Marriage? What does a site devoted to sex have to do with marriage)
Have you ever fantasized about meeting a chick (or non chick) and marrying her without the whole dating process? Just jump in the pool and see where it leads.
I think I have had dreams about it and there is a certain odd appeal about it.
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I kind of have the opposite fantasy - meeting someone, falling in love, and just being with them for the next 40 years without going through the whole marriage ceremony. Since I don't plan to procreate it just seems more practical anyway, if it ever fizzles we could just part ways with little fanfare.
In certain cultures not only were marriages arranged, but the couple didn't get to see each other beforehand. Not sure it worked any worse than marriages based on 'romance,' but I doubt the participants found it too appealing.
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DenverDon Benevolent
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Posted - Feb 8 2003 : 4:00PM
Hardware,
Not were arranged, but still are arranged. Participants simply have no choice, so not finding it appealing doesn't enter the picture.
DD, I used the past tense because I'm not sure the couple are still prevented from seeing each other beforehand, not because I thought arranged marriages were a thing of the past.
"I knew a girl who liked the prong but alway brought her dog along..."
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DenverDon Benevolent
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Posted - Feb 8 2003 : 4:21PM
- Fair enough. Guess I'm in a picky mood today.
Sorry.
btw, in some areas they are still prevented from seeing each other beforehand.
To those whose cultural basis is freewill in such matters, arranged marriages are inconceivable. Conversely, freewill in marriage choices makes no sense to those whose culture is based on arranged marriages.
I suspect that there are plusses and minuses in both environments, however, based on the fact that both systems continue unabated, each must have something going for it. I don't see that it really makes a lot of difference except when the two systems interact.
Endo, are you high? dude, it may seem like a good idea at the time, but please wait until you sober up at least.
although im pretty sure the one-armed guy was not legally empowered to perform the ceremony, lets just say that when i came to my senses that i saw things in a whole different light. < dude, it may seem like a good idea at the time, but please wait until you sober up at least.
although im pretty sure the one-armed guy was not legally empowered to perform the ceremony, lets just say that when i came to my senses that i saw things in a whole different light. << dude, it may seem like a good idea at the time, but please wait until you sober up at least.
although im pretty sure the one-armed guy was not legally empowered to perform the ceremony, lets just say that when i came to my senses that i saw things in a whole different light. < dude, it may seem like a good idea at the time, but please wait until you sober up at least.
although i'm pretty sure the one-armed guy was not legally empowered to perform the ceremony, let's just say that when i came to my senses that i saw things in a whole different light. [[[[[[