I get Married in behalf of my family...
By Bebs08
@Bebs08 (10681)
United States
May 16, 2008 1:46pm CST
What a tragedy? The family is only the reason for getting married? She was just forced because they owe a lot to the man and the only thing they could pay the price is to let their daughter marry the man. The man also likes the idea anyway, the girl is beautiful and nice.
If I am the girl, I won't. I would try to find means to pay the debts. Well, If i like the man, I might but what if I don't?
If you are in this case, what will you do?
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3 responses
@spalladino (17891)
• United States
16 May 08
My family's debt is not mine so I wouldn't feel obligated to marry someone they owed money to. Then again, I'm an American and arranged marriages are foreign to me and something I don't agree with.
@Bebs08 (10681)
• United States
16 May 08
hahaha!! you are right!! Americans have a different way of getting married. This style is common to other countries.
Well, got your opinion. You don;t want to be involved with your parents debts. What if you are also involced in spending the money they owed?
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@spalladino (17891)
• United States
16 May 08
Ok, I'll try to think like a non-American. I guess if I was actively involved in spending the money then I might feel some obligation to marry the man but I'd have to get a good look at him first and, if he's mean, forget it.
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@ganda8831 (816)
• Philippines
1 Oct 08
I never imagined that these old fashioned things still exists. Imagine being the payment for a debt. Isnt it degrading for a woman? I wouldnt want to be in this situation. But i dont think i will be because my family wouldnt do something like that to me. I know that they will do everything in their power to pay the debt without letting their daughter be the payment for it.
@danishcanadian (28954)
• Canada
16 May 08
Nothing is worth "giving away" another human being in marriage. What kind of a family would pay their debts with their daughter's life? That's absolutely tragic. If I were in that situation, I would not do it.
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