Merried because of love or.........because of what?

Mexico
April 16, 2011 8:26pm CST
i have seen many people getting merried because they said feel love each other, other merry because got pregnant.other because of money this last one is the most common, i have ask a few girls i know personally, this is the question, would merry a poor man? all answers were "no" they confess that is dificult to love someone without future, now my dear lotters, can you tell me your personal opinion about this i need to have this answer clear, thanks.
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21 responses
• United States
17 Apr 11
Everyone has their own answers and their own reasons. There is no one answer that fits everyone. Everyone is different and it has nothing to do with age or gender. I would only ever get married for love and companionship. I don't care about money, I never want kids.
• United States
18 Apr 11
I would never even consider being with someone who would even try to get me to have kids. I'd genuinely rather die alone then ever have my decision not be respected. I honestly think it's just wrong to ever try to talk someone into having kids, no matter how many they already have, or don't have for that matter. Having and raising kids is NOT to be taken lightly at all. If someone does not want kids, then trying to make them have some is just asking for disaster, some people are just not cut out to be parents. And the idea that all women are born mothers is point blank bullsh*t. For people who already have kids, well that's just it. They already have kids that they are raising, who need their attention, who cost time and money. I don't think it's fair to ask them to take resources away from the children they already have so that you can have blood-related kids.
• Mexico
20 Apr 11
ok in this life we most be sure ourselves about what we really want to have to be completely happy, if you feel not to have kids, that it is not a problem i understand it, my way of thinking is that we most love ourselves before anyone else.
• Mexico
18 Apr 11
ok, kind of like this answer, a little bite selfish maybe let me explain why, long ago a had a girlfriend, we along we stood together for about 4 years almost 5 she had 2 kids, i had none, i love her so much, but she said no more kids at all, we discuss it many times and all the times were a no, simple as that, by the time i decide to go, she told me it was ok to have babies, i was the happier person in the world but a few days after she went back to "no more babies" after thinking so muchsaid she. so you most be so lucky to find that someone to follow your descition good luck my dear.
@julyteen (13252)
• Davao, Philippines
17 Apr 11
In my case, I get into married because of financial security but after our wedding I realize I made a big mistakes. It's late already because I already did it. Although I love my wife but I have another girl that I love most but she doesn't have financila stability than my wife. After I realize that I made a big mistakes I come up to a hard decision to go another country to work my own and sustain my family and depending my wife's family financial support.
@julyteen (13252)
• Davao, Philippines
18 Apr 11
I just want to correct my mistakes but it's already late so I need to face the reality what the decision I made. No choice at all except to face the challenge that I am facing now.
• Mexico
18 Apr 11
good to try to correct your mistake, every mistake has its own meaning, its same as when someone kill,rob, or abuse, the consciousness is always there and sooner or later the story will comeback
@amouse (22)
• China
19 Apr 11
Married because of love or make love and human reproduction.........forget it, it's just a joke. But in somewhere, it's true. So, no more money, no more better life.
• Mexico
20 Apr 11
maybe you think like the gold digger girls heheh, its a joke also better life all of us can have it, as long as we know how to work for it and depends how better our the living we want, some girls spend all the time looking for a rich husband until they finally find him, my question will be will they be happy doing that?
@singuri (571)
• India
17 Apr 11
I can get married to a person who is a poor i wont give preference to money because its not gonna stay with us a long time its like a passing cloud but the love and affection is the main for a good relation and when it comes to marriage it depends on the mutual understandings and faith but not money, but many people now are getting married for status or money i agree with that point but i do not give preference for money.
• Mexico
18 Apr 11
great answer i like it, if all of us can think like you the world can become more human, capable to feel real love and be love, im sure the world can be another, thanks for your answer
@Sanitary (3968)
• Singapore
18 Apr 11
Yes, it's not possible to marry anybody without any future. Love is not enough and will not be able to feed both for a living. Marriage needs money to survive while love is there to make sure money keeps coming in. There might be true love around, whereby they are willing to suffer in the name of love, but how many of such couples do we know of?
• Mexico
19 Apr 11
we can see the result of no love in marriages, the world becomes more selfish itself, by given birth to many kids whom eventually become adults and have a free will to be anything they want, no principles, feelings no longer their hearts is understood for them that getting married for convenience its just normal,
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@siqin_ (22)
• China
19 Apr 11
To me, a marriage should base on love, together with other conditions. But without doubt that love should play the foremost role in marriage. The people you marry should be the one that you feel deep affection to. Marring a poor man? that depends on how the word "poor"is defined, if a man is poor financially, or does not possess of much fortune at present; but he is man of diligence and ambition and will do his utmost to change his current situation, with an ambition of creating a better future life. Then the answer is yes. Being poor is just a present thing. Conversely, a poor man with no intention to work harder or make a better future, the answer will be no. Because, Yes, it's difficult to love someone without future. It's a man's personality and morality that should be paid great attention to. A happy marriage does not simply build on money.
• Mexico
20 Apr 11
very well explained what poor might be, thanks for your response, and i think this topic can wide enough to discuss and its better to narrow th question to specific question and situation maybe im just focus on a particular case i saw in news paper thanks again.
@earthsong (589)
• United States
17 Apr 11
Just because someone is poor doesn't mean they have no future. One should look to see if they have any ambition. With that said... I married my first husband out of responsibility. I was 20, a college student and working full-time. I ended up pregnant and my family pushed and pushed that we get married so I did. It wasn't that I didn't want to marry, I just never had the desire to marry this man. I married my second husband because I was in love. The marriage has lasted longer, and I feel we are far happier. Marriage was what we both wanted, we wanted to be together, therefore we are happier.
• Mexico
17 Apr 11
great answer, i like it, its brave of you to expose part of your life here i hope many young ladies can cath and read careful th epart of got pregnat and have to get merried, this forums are very iportant bacause of this we can learn from others experience, thanks alot for your lines
@ann815 (54)
• Philippines
17 Apr 11
marry for the right reason -- love but never blindly. because love is not going to pay the bills that come in every month nor put food on the table. if you marry for the wrong reasons like being pregnant or for money, there is a very high likelihood of the union to fail. :)
@tlb0822 (1410)
• United States
17 Apr 11
I chose to marry my husband because of love. I know it is cliche but we are defiantly soul mates. We are meant for one another. We think the same way, we randomly say things at the same time, we finish each others sentences, and anytime we have a disagreement they are very short and we end up laughing about them. I think that marrying for money is so dumb and such a waste. My husband and I have gone through some tough financial times, but we always get back on track. I couldn't imagine wasting this life that I have with someone that I didn't truly love.
• Mexico
17 Apr 11
i like this answer, great for you, i wish i could have a story like that something normal and not because of money, after all money can easilly gone disagreements all of us have, some are not a big deal, true love is very dificult to finnd. thanks for your answer.
@Metatronik (6199)
• Pasay, Philippines
17 Apr 11
Well I have to admit that I can't blame some other girls for a practical reason but then they will still never know their fate when it comes to lovelife. Remember we can't dictate our feelings towards man. What if suddenly they will fall in love to a poor man who is just living in depressed areas? Sometimes it really happens. But there are other girls that are truly plain gold digger that they would really prefer rich man at all even though there is no love involve in it.
@marie2052 (3691)
• United States
17 Apr 11
Times have changed through the years. As I grew up you would not dream of getting pregnant before marriage and if you did there were many whispered things said about the girl. I married for love the first time being young and unknowing. 2 1/2 years later he left me for another woman (the old slogan the one being left is the last to know) It was very hard to trust again. But when you find a man that respects you when you have children and so does he and your relationship out of respect for each other builds, I think that is what the strong part of marriage is and later turns to a quality love. In the 90's I took care of many aids pts. One man was my age and he was gay. He told me his story, that his parents would not accept who he was and he married a woman with 3 boys. he raised all three boys with her and maintained a job and homne for them. But he said when the children were raised, he was very unhappy because he knew he was not a straight man but had done what his family had wanted and expected of him. I had genuine respect for him to take care of the lady and children before going on with his own life. When he became very ill, his family would not even come see him I became his power of attorney until his last breath. To me I learned a lot from him and learned a new meaning of respect and choices we all have to make in life.
• Mexico
18 Apr 11
wow what a story you have her, poor man i think he was never happy in his life, and he end his life the same way, cant imagine!, and just because of what? love, compromise, its not easy to listen our own internal voice or someone on our side, and you girl what went wrong in order to be separate from your husband?
• United States
17 Apr 11
People get married for multiple reasons, there is no definite reason as to why they feel like they want to get married. It could be for low self-esteem issues or even pregnancy issues or because the woman's a spinster or the man's a bachelor and they feel that they are too old and they need to settle down now. There's no clear answer to this question.
@thatgirl13 (7294)
• South Korea
17 Apr 11
We have this discussions always with my friends and my answer will always be the same. I would marry someone because I love him, not because of his wealth. Like he may be awfully rich but what if I have no love for him?? I couldn't live with someone like that. But if he was poor but if i loved him truly, we could work together and earn money for ourselves. My friends don't believe me when I say this but yeah no one has to, it is what it is.
• Mexico
17 Apr 11
s reply, girl13 you know why your frinds dont believe you? because they are girls, and most girls will see the same way, well theres an esceptions like you, but a high percent of girls population could say money matters, i hope you are completelly honest, in this way will find the true happines.
17 Apr 11
they say that marriage is a lifetime commitment and I do believe on this and i strongly agree on this. being married is not just like a food wherein if you dont like the taste you can spit it out and throw it away. so, therefore before getting married we must think about it, think twice and even more than twice. in marrying someone there are many factors to be consider and of course one of it is LOVE. With love evrything will follow. For sure because of love you will care, undestand, and be faithful to your partner wherein these are the ingrdients to successful relationship. so, therefore we must consider LOVE. But, remember God created us in a way that our MIND is over our HEART so therefore in any entity it is our mind that decides and thats the time that finances or financial stability enters. u enter married life because u want to have your own family..ryt? how can u have ur own family and provide its needs without finaces? that is why you must also consider FINANCES or FINANCIAL STAILITY. Therefore, my stand is in orther to have successful relationship or family you must first consider LOVE and its the primary factor that you will consider then check the FINANCIAL STABILITY its the secondary factor. But im not telling you that your partner must be rich but a finances that is just enough to sustain and provide all the possible needs of your family. Again, LOVE IS THE MAIN INGREDIENTS FINACES IS THE SPICES. GET IT?
• Mexico
17 Apr 11
I Got it! i understand what you answer to me here, i think this is just what another person answeer, that security is part to decide to get merried, same as you looking forward in the future, now we cannot forget about tht the fact thta love is blind, makes us do sometimes insane, we may be confuse after all if it is security or convinience to get merried trying to misslead and acting like we are in love, consecuentrly when theres no more money the relationship maigh fail.
@keshia2007r (2880)
• United States
17 Apr 11
I do believe people should marry because of love. Money does pay a huge role in a growing relationship. If you don't feel safe, taken care of or stable, i'm not sure how much just love can last in a relationship as such. So No, I still wouldn't marry a poor man, but he doesn't have to be rich either. I just want to grow old, without having to struggle. Life is a struggle as is, and having money issues doesn't help. Having to worry about paying for housing, food, clothes, no body want to go through that, even thought people are as we speak. Its just nothing I can see myself doing in the future, some money matters, but love definitely.
• Philippines
17 Apr 11
I wanted to get marry because of love and i don't mind if I marry a financially challenged guy. As long as he is responsible enough to overcome the challenge and he has an ambition to earn more, then that's fine with me. I really don't need a lot of money. I just need enough for us to live. Besides, I know that it's not always money that can make me happy.
• Bahrain
17 Apr 11
Marriage is sacred for me, once you enter this kind of relationsip you should be responsible for it. Marriage is not all about love, it comprises of complex aspects including trust, patience, respect, money, etc. We should be dedicated and sincerely attached to our partner for us to have a happy and peacful life. And it should be guided with prayers, and GOD. Have a wonderful day!
• Philippines
17 Apr 11
i know a person who is about to be a groom this october...he is gay and he still marrying her....If only i could tell the bride to be..however i do respect whatever his decision. and i hope that what he felt towards the girl is love.. and not because he's doing it because he must do it... good luck to both of them..
@elaidha (95)
• Philippines
17 Apr 11
Marrying because of security can be somewhat reasonable. It's true that money really matters to be able to live in a decent way.
@weqwew (37)
• Indonesia
17 Apr 11
what do you see from your partner for the first time you meet each other was the answer for your question. it's so hard to loving each other with your everything. in some case you know him/her well, you know his/her kindness, his/her passion, his/her ambition, then you accept and understand him completely what he/she was. i think that's enough for you know whether you love him/her or not.