Would you marry at first sight?
By Hazel Vee
@epiffanie (11327)
Australia
September 7, 2016 2:32am CST
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There's this reality show called "Married at First Sight".. A social experiment they say.. People were matched by three Relationship Experts and couples met for the first time on the day of their wedding..
It's weird to me how people can make a promise to love one another on the day they met, go on honeymoon and live together to find out if they were meant for each other. It is weird how people can kiss intimately on the day they first met..
Times have changed the way people go about things. I am a very liberated person but if I was still single, no matter how desperate I am to find someone to love, I can not and would not marry at first sight.
Would you consider that option to find a life partner?.
Bess
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32 responses
@epiffanie (11327)
• Australia
10 Sep 16
Yes I agree with you .. there are arranged marriages is some cultures that only allow the couples to meet on that day of their wedding ..
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@epiffanie (11327)
• Australia
10 Sep 16
Good! no one should be that desperate ..
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@moffittjc (128837)
• Gainesville, Florida
8 Sep 16
It would depend on how rich she was.... LOL
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@epiffanie (11327)
• Australia
10 Sep 16
Yes I suppose that would make a difference .. lol ..
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@epiffanie (11327)
• Australia
12 Sep 16
@moffittjc hahah!! Yes I know what you mean ...
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@moffittjc (128837)
• Gainesville, Florida
12 Sep 16
@epiffanie I mean, she would have to be filthy rich for me to fall in love with her at first sight! If she's just "normal" rich, I would have to at least find out her name first before I fell in love with her! lol
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@Lucky15 (37391)
• Philippines
10 Sep 16
@epiffanie l have always been this, long courtship thing. Hahaha. So very "manang" :)))
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
7 Sep 16
I can't do it too. I must know the person well first before marrying him.
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@epiffanie (11327)
• Australia
10 Sep 16
Yes indeed! a bit too risky .. I say playing games with emotion ..it's not good ..
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@epiffanie (11327)
• Australia
10 Sep 16
The program made sure that none of the participants to this social experiment has been convicted of any crimes .. Well, at least I hope so ..
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
7 Sep 16
That is very difficult if you live in the Philippines where there is no divorce, it's like putting a rope with a large stone on my neck
it took me a long time to decide I wanted to get married.
it took me a long time to decide I wanted to get married.2 people like this
@epiffanie (11327)
• Australia
18 Sep 16
Times have change .. There's no divorce in the Philippines, but people can get annulment .. and plus I noticed that a lot of young people over there just live together without getting married ..
@PurnaSharma (2562)
• Guwahati, India
7 Sep 16
I could happen if both fall in love.
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@epiffanie (11327)
• Australia
18 Sep 16
Yes if both are physically attracted to one another, then maybe they'll fall in love too ..
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@epiffanie (11327)
• Australia
10 Sep 16
Yes they are playing with people's emotions .. But there are willing participants which really amazes me ..
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@epiffanie (11327)
• Australia
12 Sep 16
@sofssu I watch it to try to understand why some people do put themselves out there .. still don't understand why .. But I don understand why the producers are doing it .. I'm sure they make a lot of money creating this program..
@sofssu (23660)
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12 Sep 16
@epiffanie some people get lured by their few minutes on being on TV or fame.. I just can't understand that kind of crap/
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@antonbunot (11146)
• Calgary, Alberta
24 Sep 16
Gone are the days when a young man had to write lots of loveletters (I was good at it
) - - and had to wait months for the woman, the apple of his eyes, to say yes. In fact, I got just one girlfriend who said yes, I love you. The others always said - - "I don't know!" . . I only knew that they loved me when I stole a kiss and they did not get mad.
) - - and had to wait months for the woman, the apple of his eyes, to say yes. In fact, I got just one girlfriend who said yes, I love you. The others always said - - "I don't know!" . . I only knew that they loved me when I stole a kiss and they did not get mad. 1 person likes this
@epiffanie (11327)
• Australia
28 Sep 16
Yes indeed ..apparently, these days, they just just use texting and already decided to be "together" before they even met in person .. times have changed ..
But in my days, you would have gotten a slap across the face if you steel a kiss from a young woman .. In my parents' generation, steeling a kiss would have landed you in court .. LOL ..
.. Yes, times have changed ..
.. Yes, times have changed ..1 person likes this
@antonbunot (11146)
• Calgary, Alberta
28 Sep 16
@epiffanie No one slapped me . . Thank God!
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@epiffanie (11327)
• Australia
10 Sep 16
In this experiment, I think even though they had a wedding ceremony and said their wedding vows, they never signed a legal marriage contract ... If they found that they are suited to one another, then they can apply for their marriage to be legalised .. They don't need to file for divorce if they don't get along ..
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@JudyEv (382240)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Sep 16
@epiffanie Oh well, at least that's something.
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@patgalca (18481)
• Orangeville, Ontario
16 Sep 16
@epiffanie They stress from the very beginning it is a legal marriage. But in society today too many people take divorce as the easy way out.
@epiffanie (11327)
• Australia
19 Sep 16
Yes, it's quite a risk .. But in this social experiment, they had a choice to continue the relationship or not ..
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@patgalca (18481)
• Orangeville, Ontario
16 Sep 16
I've been watching the show and have been thinking about this the first season. I know for sure that I would trust professionals to match me up with a partner, but not married at first sight I don't think. I think you have to be pretty desperate to do that... no disrespect to those who have done it. The two couples from the first season have stayed together and now Jamie is pregnant. Both of those couples seem to be happy. And for two who have failed, there is going to be a spin-off show.
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@epiffanie (11327)
• Australia
18 Sep 16
I am fascinated by this show because I could not yet understand why people would marry at first sight .. But I want to see them successful in finding their life partners .. and it's wonderful that even just one couple is starting a family together ..
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@epiffanie (11327)
• Australia
19 Sep 16
Maybe just live in together and if you don't get along, kick him out ..
.. that way, no messy divorce..
.. that way, no messy divorce..1 person likes this
@Happy2BeMe (99353)
• Canada
7 Sep 16
I have watched and show and found it interesting. One couple that I know of are still together and she was pregnant but recently lost their baby which was sad. They didn't even really like each other at the first but they said they grew to love each other.
It is a bit odd to me and I could never do it. I would have to know a person before I married them.
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@epiffanie (11327)
• Australia
18 Sep 16
I like watching it too and feel sad when couples go their separate ways .. I guess I just love to see a happy ending ..
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@Happy2BeMe (99353)
• Canada
18 Sep 16
@epiffanie yes it is always nice to see happy endings. I agree.
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@shaheena11 (375)
• India
8 Sep 16
The generation of my parents married that way...some of my aunt's saw their husband on first night after wedding!
Sounds really really weird for me!
But they still manage to spend their life at the best!
I would never do that ...!
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@epiffanie (11327)
• Australia
19 Sep 16
When I was in my early 20s, I met and fell in love with a beautiful gentleman from India who called me 'kanama' ( he said it means beloved ) .. He wanted to marry me but he wanted us to live in first which I wasn't comfortable .. his parents arranged for him to marry someone he hasn't met nor seen even in photos .. It was so sad when we said goodbye ... :(..
I'm glad for you that you are not following that path ..
