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| Would you? |
| 09.23.04 (11:01 am) [edit] |
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Wondering... Considering how the success rate is on marriage and relationships on our own choices, how would your parents do on arranging a suitor? Would you trust their judgment? What about your closest friends? If not, do you think you know yourself better than they do, or perhaps your own objectvity is skewed? |
posted by: nullfactor (reply)
post date: 09.23.04 (8:55 am)
Hmm... that's a tough one. I would trust my parent's and friends suggestions, but only to a certain point. If it were up to my parents, I would have married a Little House On The Prairie type girl. If it were up to my friends, I would have married a woman of loose morals, so they could "get in on the action". I love my parents and my friends, but somethings have to be left to Number One, if you catch my drift...
posted by: producerboy (reply)
post date: 09.23.04 (8:57 am)
You've GOT to be kidding,... oh yeah, you don't know my parents.. They screwed up arranging their own relationship(s). I love em, though, especially since they're no longer with each other....
posted by: ScubaDiva (reply)
post date: 09.23.04 (9:22 am)
Reply to: producerboy
Well, my mother hates all men and thinks none are good enough for me. And I think my father would have married me off to the guy with the most goats.
My friends...I don't think most of my friends know me well enough to make that call either.
posted by: Atomsk (reply)
post date: 09.23.04 (9:25 am)
i would never let my parents try to hook me up. Thats just a bad idea. Why take relationship advice from people that can't handle a steady relationship. As for my friends, hell no there proity of a relationship and me is trying to get me laid no matter what the chick looks like. So i rather pick my own wife/girlfriend.
posted by: baileydog (reply)
post date: 09.23.04 (9:28 am)
i would think that parents would pick someone like themselves and who wants to date thier parents. as for my succes rate on marriage, well i'm 0 for 1.
posted by: verucassalty (reply)
post date: 09.23.04 (9:29 am)
oh god, i hate to say it, but i probably should trust their judgement.. the last guy they actually liked was about 6 years ago.. and being truthfully honest - other than current greg- he was the last "decent" guy i dated.. i went through this whole bad boy phase for a long while-
if my parents like greg- then i bet he's the one.
posted by: verucassalty (reply)
post date: 09.23.04 (9:30 am)
whats crazy... my parents met- one month later got engaged.. and two months after that they were married.... and they are still together- so it can happen..
lmfao- but with EVERY bad boy- my mom was like DONT RUSH IT!! lmao!!
posted by: ScubaDiva (reply)
post date: 09.23.04 (9:35 am)
Reply to: Atomsk
Actually, the divorce rates for arranged marriages are a fraction of 'regular' ones... Granted, the stigma of divorce in those countries has to be considered too!
posted by: producerboy (reply)
post date: 09.23.04 (9:39 am)
Reply to: ScubaDiva' Reply to Atomsk:
You have that correct. Also, anyone who is living in a culture where marriages are arranged has a lot of cultural horsepower focused on making you stay in that marriage. Probably lots of stuff going on 'on the side'
posted by: ScubaDiva (reply)
post date: 09.23.04 (9:47 am)
Reply to: baileydog
There's always next time... ;)
Maybe J.Lo's mom should step in next time!
posted by: ScubaDiva (reply)
post date: 09.23.04 (9:48 am)
Reply to: verucassalty
Nowadays, things are so much more complicated. Imagine - if you married every guy you were swept away with so far in your life - would you be outpacing j.lo? She's what - 30 and 3 marriages and 1 almost marriage?
posted by: ScubaDiva (reply)
post date: 09.23.04 (9:52 am)
Reply to: verucassalty
hon. It's WAAAAAAAY too early to even tag him remotely 'the one'. Relax, enjoy it. As someone else with relationship issues, even if he really really really feels like everythign you need - there is still you added to the mix - NOT saying that you're flawed (but we all are!) - but those issues don't magically disappear when 'mr. right' appears or is realized. Those issues may seem a 'non-issue' right now, but trust me - they will rear their head up. Better to deal with them now, once and for all, than when it's f'd up a great relationship beyond repair! (Stepping down from pulpit)
posted by: verucassalty (reply)
post date: 09.23.04 (10:52 am)
Reply to: ScubaDiva
haha, i would ahve probably surpassed j-lo
love can be fleeting, love is most definatly blind. i know i know.
posted by: verucassalty (reply)
post date: 09.23.04 (10:53 am)
Reply to: ScubaDiva
lmao, ok IM not saying he's the one.. but i just know- taht will be how it works.. i think my mom has some sort of relationship ESP sense. and i always ignore it and blow her off- and later i come to see she is always right.
grr.
posted by: LarryConley (reply)
post date: 09.23.04 (11:17 am)
From my rather cynical point of view... in this day and age in the USA
1)I believe that the major purpose of marriage should be to ensure the welfare of the children of those involved.
For the most part there is no stigma to living with someone you are not married too. If you share assets its probably ALOT more sensible to draw up a contract (and cheaper then divorce court).
So untill I plan to have a kid.. its not for me.
posted by: ScubaDiva (reply)
post date: 09.23.04 (11:56 am)
Reply to: verucassalty
Don't you f'ing hate it when she's ALWAYS right?
posted by: ScubaDiva (reply)
post date: 09.23.04 (11:58 am)
Reply to: LarryConley
I'm not gonna spawn. However, my dad said that he had $20k set aside for my wedding (he said that when I was 21). I asked for the money then to invest (knowing I had no desire to get hitched) but he refused. I could have increased that exponentially by now....
posted by: ScubaDiva (reply)
post date: 09.23.04 (11:58 am)
Reply to: verucassalty
ok.Just serving as the voice of 'reason' (laughing hysterically)
posted by: Mimi (reply)
post date: 09.23.04 (12:04 pm)
Oh, hell no! at 17, mother trying to tell me what I can and cannot do...I told her when she could take care of herself, she might TRY to take care of me...but until then, back OFF! xoxox It involved Sam...she wasn't going to get involved with that as far as I was concerned!!!!
posted by: Mimi (reply)
post date: 09.23.04 (12:05 pm)
Reply to: ScubaDiva
hey, Sam did that to Sashasmomma! Dave sent him TWO goats! They were at the wedding!!!!! xoxox
posted by: verucassalty (reply)
post date: 09.23.04 (2:33 pm)
Reply to: ScubaDiva
i mutha-fuggin HATE that she is ALWAYS right.. do i need to have kids before i can be right even some of the time? is that a rule? i didnt get the damn memo.
posted by: almsthvn (reply)
post date: 09.23.04 (2:46 pm)
i moved out 20 years ago and I don't think they know anything about what makes me tick,... but if they did, they'd probably choose better than I. But then I'd ignore them like I usually do ! :)
posted by: mahabarath (reply)
post date: 09.23.04 (4:01 pm)
my sis got married at 18, groom was selected by my parents, well they asked my sis if she was ok with it. they have been together 12 yrs now, so yea. *grin* it ends with my sis.
posted by: ScubaDiva (reply)
post date: 09.24.04 (3:51 am)
Reply to: mahabarath
And why aren't you going to let them do the same?
posted by: mahabarath (reply)
post date: 09.24.04 (4:47 pm)
Reply to: ScubaDiva
cos i dont want to get married.
posted by: SheSpecies (reply)
post date: 09.25.04 (9:22 am)
I'm not even gonna touch this one! LMAO
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