Would You Date a Partner Who's Seperated but NOT Legally Annulled?

Philippines
October 23, 2008 8:37am CST
If you happen to like someone.. but you know that he's/she's previously married.. had separated w/ his/her spouse (the spouse also has his/her own partner).. but they haven't filed for annulment yet.. would you still be with that person?
6 responses
@Shar1979 (2722)
• United States
23 Oct 08
i had dated someone who's separated from his wife. there's no divorce in the Philippines and it's not everyone that can afford to pay for annulment.
@Mystra (5)
• United States
23 Oct 08
You know, I think its best in situations like that to wait untill the marriage is annulled. Let them get closure so there is no baggage brought into your new relationship. My personal feelings are it's not morally right but there is no law against it.
@ravinskye (8237)
• United States
23 Oct 08
I don't think I could do it. I think if their marriage isn't annulled yet that maybe there are still feelings there between them. I wouldn't want to be caught up in any drama. I may not want to date someone who was divorced either for the same reason.
• United States
23 Oct 08
I wouldn't remain with that person if they were seperated and hadn't done an annulment or had a divorce yet. Because sometimes that person can change their mind and decide to stay with the person that they are seperated from.Then you are left out in the cold and hurt from what had just happened. Actually something like this happened to me, but I did not know that he was married and seperated. After finding out I had to leave him because not only did he lie to me, but he was married and I did not want to ruin a family home.
• Philippines
23 Oct 08
i would not. better to keep your hands off to that complicated man before you caught yourself in the middle of conflicting forces. hence, why settle for anything less, i mean, to a man with excess baggage, when there's a lot of single man outhere to choose from.
@psspurgeon1 (1109)
• United States
23 Oct 08
The thing is, they have not filed yet. If they had filed that would probable be different but because of the fact that they have not yet filed, it may mean that this is just a break before deciding if they really are finished. In that case you could be just a trial run or rebound. Often you hear of people saying that they are going to get a divorce but end up spending the rest of their life with their spouse and the mistress so I would use caution.