aussietigerwolf Posted November 23, 2012 Posted November 23, 2012 Ok, I know some people don't believe you can love someone you've never met so what do you think of those that agree to marry those they've never met?
cerridwen Posted November 23, 2012 Posted November 23, 2012 I would definitely recommend it to my worst enemy! 5
MyPoutine Posted November 23, 2012 Posted November 23, 2012 Every relationship is different, it truly depends on the couple and their story...an engagement is not yet a marriage, you can back pedal with very little repercussions.
LittleTiger Posted November 23, 2012 Posted November 23, 2012 Ok, I know some people don't believe you can love someone you've never met so what do you think of those that agree to marry those they've never met? Very, very foolish! Although, in reality, it means nothing. If you don't hit it off when you meet, you can just call it off. 1
todreaminblue Posted November 23, 2012 Posted November 23, 2012 Ok, I know some people don't believe you can love someone you've never met so what do you think of those that agree to marry those they've never met? I think everybody of adult age who is legal to marry has that choice to marry who they want to marry, i do think its risky, but with as much divorce around as there is who is to say this might not work....I read somewhere that there is higher quota of divorce in couples who have first lived together and then married opposed to never lived together and married so maybe the rate of divorce would eb even lower if you actually have never met....lol....sort of logic...well deb logic anyway.....each to his own....and marriage should be forever....thats logical, ok well not logical today, but spiritually a beautiful thing ...happy shiny people then.....no...i am not smoking weed...just love that song..deb 1
HeavenOrHell Posted November 23, 2012 Posted November 23, 2012 I find the idea of someone getting engaged to a person they've never met quite insane! It's not rational or realistic. Sure, many people do click when they meet face to face, but others don't. It's the sort of thing naive teenagers would do. Ok, I know some people don't believe you can love someone you've never met so what do you think of those that agree to marry those they've never met? 2
Author aussietigerwolf Posted November 23, 2012 Author Posted November 23, 2012 I love that song too deb
Minka333 Posted November 23, 2012 Posted November 23, 2012 It's like getting married in Vegas while drunk. You might wake up the next day and be like wtf! The risks are too high.. ..but who knows you might strike jackpot and hit it off:bunny:
FitChick Posted November 23, 2012 Posted November 23, 2012 Perhaps in her culture arranged marriages are the norm.
LittleTiger Posted November 23, 2012 Posted November 23, 2012 Perhaps in her culture arranged marriages are the norm. Since the question was posted in the LDR section, I think we can assume that she is talking about meeting someone online and getting engaged - NOT an arranged marriage - that's a completely different scenario.
Carenth Posted November 23, 2012 Posted November 23, 2012 I personally would not consider being engaged with someone I have never met in person. I agree you can fall in love with someone you have never met however it's not grounded in reality until you have spent some time in person imo. I have been in a LDR relationship with my girlfriend almost the last year, I love her but we were both very hesitant to call each other partners or boyfriend/girlfriend etc and we only told a few of our close friends about our relationship. For the sole reason that we had not met in person and had no idea if what we had online would transfer in to real life.I just got back from a trip meeting her for the first time and it went really well and I'm proud and happy to call her my girlfriend now and her vice versa to me. That been said the amount of stories I have read about LDR couples meeting for the first time and are disappointed, no spark, no connection or anything of that nature in real life are quite common. So I think it would be rather foolish, if not short sighted to be agreeing to get engaged to someone who you have never met, that is my opinion however you are free to do whatever you want. I think it would be a great way to build up unrealistic expectations of a relationship and then have it come crashing down to earth when you finally do meet.
Carenth Posted November 23, 2012 Posted November 23, 2012 Maybe someone wants a work visa. Actually I have a friend whos now ex-husband did exactly that...
allenpo123 Posted November 26, 2012 Posted November 26, 2012 You'll be getting your hopes up high. What if you are so romantically into each other in reality?
justwhoiam Posted November 30, 2012 Posted November 30, 2012 LDR are not a thing of these days, they existed in the past. Communication progressed over the centuries, and it's less of a rare thing nowadays. So yes, people can decide to get married even if they have never met. This time and age, I would find it too risky. So I would recommend to at least meet and be together for some time, even if not living together.
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