Author	Thread: Would you marry a man your family didn't approve of?
Jeremiah21 View Profile History	Would you marry a man your family didn't approve of? Posted : 22 Oct, 2010 06:28 AM Would you ever consider marrying a man your family didn't approve of? (Parents, children or siblings) Post Reply
Jeremiah21 View Profile History	Would you marry a man your family didn't approve of? Posted : 23 Oct, 2010 03:32 AM Godslamb: Good for you! Surely your friends, pastor's or anyone who has your best interest at heart can help you make a good decision. My neighbors are also a very good source for information as they know me extremely well. Anyone who tries to rush into marriage should be carefully scrutinzed. Making such a committment requires careful evaluation. Post Reply
riveroflife1 View Profile History	Would you marry a man your family didn't approve of? Posted : 23 Oct, 2010 01:10 PM Jeremiah21--always a daddy's girl :) now that he's gone, well, I still have my heavenly daddy:applause: Post Reply
Elisa View Profile History	Would you marry a man your family didn't approve of? Posted : 23 Oct, 2010 10:46 PM Before I bring anyone home to momma, I would have to be very sure of him first. My daddy is gone now, so it would pretty much just be momma speaking for the family. If she approves, the rest will too. If she does not, Katie bar the door. Prior to bringing the fellow to momma, he would have to run the gauntlet. I have a couple of very dear friends whose opinions mean the world to me. So, he would have to opportunity to know them. If they approve, then we would move up to the momma level. As a last step, he would get to attend a family reunion. Assuming he reaches the family reunion and HE still wants to get married after meeting them, then everything would be a go. However, if at any of the three steps there is a problem, the issue would need addressing one way or another. All through the process would be interwoven with prayer. Post Reply
cowgirl1984 View Profile History	Would you marry a man your family didn't approve of? Posted : 23 Oct, 2010 11:17 PM I don't care how selfish a child's reason is, if your child is a minor and does not want you to marry someone, you should not marry them. Period. If you are really serious about someone and they are serious about you, bring them into your child's life slowly and hopefully they will build a good relationship and the child will come around. Don't force that person on them or you will just cause resentment and hard feelings between them and the child and also between you and your child. Your child is there always and does not have a choice in the matter. You are the one with the choice, so be the adult and make the right one, which is to not get married until your child accepts that person. I have never been married and do not have children, but I have seen WAY TOO MUCH divorce and remarriage in homes with children in my family and friends and it is incredibly damaging to the kids. Why make it worse by remarrying someone YOU want to marry when YOU want to marry them just because your child's reason is "selfish"? Anyway, moving on to the rest... My siblings: I would take what they say with a grain of salt, but I would still consider it. My nieces/nephews: Sure. Kids can be pretty discerning. But considering they live in a different country I doubt they'd know him well enough before I get married to really care honestly. My parents: Hard to say. I have some...issues?...with my parents when it comes to me and relationships. They didn't take it so well when they found out I wasn't a virgin and said some things that really wounded me, especially my mom. While I have forgiven them, it is impossible to forget and it does affect how I feel around them when it comes to these matters. But I'm still close to my parents and no matter how much my hurt self wants to keep them far far away from that part of my life, I know in my heart, mind, and soul that it is not right to let myself be bitter. I respect them and their godly wisdom and end up talking to them anyway because I learned the hard way that they actually can be right on occasion :laugh: However, my parents do not know me as well as they think they do, so while I would listen to their wisdom regarding someone's character, I'm the only one (well, other than God and the man in question) who will really know if we would work well together. Post Reply
View Profile History	Would you marry a man your family didn't approve of? Posted : 24 Oct, 2010 12:21 PM I am glad that you changed the thought to a person. My family for generatons has been messin in family members marriages with some very worifing results. including my marriage.Dennis Post Reply
View Profile History	Would you marry a man your family didn't approve of? Posted : 17 Nov, 2010 01:46 AM Well, I wouldn�t marry him if my parents didn�t like him, I believe there�s a reason why they didn�t like him. They always know what is the best for us. I would consider take their opinion into consideration. Post Reply

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