Do you dare to get married when you don't have much money?
By ryanong
@ryanong (9665)
Vietnam
August 11, 2012 11:15pm CST
I read many comments from one topic that people shared, many guys said that they don't dare to get married because they are still poor, they don't have much money, currently they have to rent a house for living then they don't want their wife their kids living in poor life.
It is nice thinking, but i don't agree with it. My parents, they got married when they had nothing and they passed hard time together and live in happiness. And if my guy tell me just wait and wait...to get married later (and don't know when is later) because he is still poor, i will leave him...because it is just bad excuse. If find a rich man to get married, i should not be in love with him.
How about you guys? Do you dare to get married when you don't have much money?
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16 responses
@berting600 (3453)
• Philippines
12 Aug 12
I think it depends on the person what is his upbringing to pursue his married life with limited financial capabilities.I can call them unsung heroes of their lives because they still continue to live as husband and wife and not even hardships could separate their love,and it even made them stronger and determined to increase their family.
@berting600 (3453)
• Philippines
12 Aug 12
That is correct my friend because I have many friends who started with nothing yet now they are having a beautiful life.
@indahfth (11161)
• Indonesia
12 Aug 12
I married my husband, when we were in college, and my husband has not worked. Our life is hard, we depend on saving money, and the inheritance money. Now, we are trying to earn a living. We work together, we did not live as the rich, but at least, my child can attend school, and could eat. Our lives are not happy, but not because we were poor, but because there are other problems.
@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
12 Aug 12
I am sorry to hear that our lives get problems, i hope problem will be gone soon. I think money is not a key to bring happiness, many people live in happiness with not much money but when they have money, their marriage is failed. All we should know what we need in this life....
@rogue13xmen13 (14403)
• United States
12 Aug 12
No! Most people in my family are smart enough to put off marriage if that situation arises, and it has for many of us.
My cousin and her fiance are in engaged to be married next year, but they might put it off because they both lost their jobs this year, and they won't have enough money to pay for their wedding. They want to make sure that they have enough money before they do anything.
I'm not saying that you should be rich or super rich to get married, but do have enough money to support yourself and extra left over for other stuff that may come up.
@rogue13xmen13 (14403)
• United States
12 Aug 12
That's the idea. You want him to have a job. I'm not asking him to be rich or anything like that, but enough to take care of himself and a little left over.
I honestly believe that both people in the relationship should have jobs and that they should both be able to support themselves. It doesn't matter what the jobs are, just so long as they have jobs, then that is all that matters.
You don't want to have no money at all because then how are you going to survive? I know that there is that song "All You Need Is Love", but love isn't always enough anymore. You need to be able to survive.
@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
12 Aug 12
umh, i understand. In that case, both lost jobs..so that they need to find jobs first to get money and then can get married later. it makes sense. I agree with it.
And you are right, we should have a little bit money when get in a marriage life..but i think right now anyone still have a little money, hardly to find a guy who has no money at all...
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@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
12 Aug 12
Well,i understand your meaning. how to say...i never scare that i don't have money for living..because i can earn money with my career. it is a reason why i don't like to receive a talk that: sorry dear, i am still poor and blah blah...with me it is bad excuse.
Even after married, i still work and earn money myself, i don't want to stay at home to do housework only.
Money is important but it is not all that makes we have to consider to get married.
@silverfox09 (4708)
• United States
20 Aug 12
I think if your in love money would no be a issue in getting married , maybe you will not be able to get a big wedding but you can still have a small intimate one . I am engaged and I go to school and we paying rent but we still going to get married. We will not have kids until we are more financially stable and out of university .
If a persona is going to with for riches that may never come but love is right their a very rare thing in today world better than silver and gold . I agree with you I would not wait on that person if they are going to wait to be rich to marry me .
@silverfox09 (4708)
• United States
24 Aug 12
Sure would not be worth it , because you not marrying his money !! you marrying him because you love him . I see some time people wait to be rich and they end up selling their soul to be rich and losing their relationship in the process . I am happy for you too , enjoy the rest of the day
@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
24 Aug 12
I am happy for you guys and if i were in your shoes, i would like to do the same. We get married because of love, not because of money...that's why i never wait a guy who tells me just wait him to be the rich and then get married....it is not worth to wait, right?
@andy77e (5156)
• United States
12 Aug 12
Well....... yes and no.
If you simply mean that you are not wealthy, then yes that's not a reason. Get married. Just because you don't have money all over the place, or a super nice place to live, or some other meaningless measure of wealth, is not a reason to wait on getting married.
In fact, in many cases, a good man, and a good woman, together will because better people through marriage. A good man, will become a better man from getting married. A good woman, will end up being a better woman from getting married. It depends on the individuals ALLOWING the marriage to make them better people.
However, the other side of this is, being wise and having a plan. If you have no job, no skills, no direction, and no plan.... then that's not a good time to get married. If you have no income at all, and you get married, you are just going to have two people starving.
So you need to at least have a plan. Have a job, with some income. Doesn't have to be millions, but enough that you can get a small rental, and some food, and buy clothes. The basic things of life. You don't need super expensive designer bras and flashy big screen TVs... but you know the basics, food, shelter, electricity, so on.
Once you know you and your spouse can survive with the basics, by all means get married, start your life together. Why wait?
@andy77e (5156)
• United States
12 Aug 12
I would add that you should marry when you can support the other person alone. If they work, great, but either way you should plan as though you are going to support the other person. Why? Because you don't know what tomorrow will bring. People get sick. Accidents happen. Life happens.
You may need to support that other person, out of love, out of commitment. So you should plan with the idea that...
"I am committed to that other person, even if they break a leg, and can't work anymore"
Plan for the worst... pray to G-d for the best.
@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
12 Aug 12
hihihi, i am a woman who can decided to get married since i am living in Asia now. how to say, in here women have tendency to follow men. I know many couples, even a gal hasn't want to married yet but when a man said to married, she just follows the man's talking.
I want but my man doesn't want..then no marriage at all.
By the way, i am single now, but i will be love again and get married, i don't want money is a factor that prevent my marriage life.
@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
12 Aug 12
Well, your analysis is right. I don't agree with get married when i have no job, no career at all or with a guy who has no job also.
Currently i am not the rich but i can earn money by my career and i am confident to say that i can live anywhere by myself...
In my assuming above, both have jobs but just not the rich yet and a man wants to delay it because of bullsh*t reason (he is still poor). And till now i still keep my opinion, leave him immediately because of that bad excuse.
@liweiwei0909 (403)
• China
12 Aug 12
For me, The money is not the factor to get married.
As long as you believe and work hard, you shall have bread and you shall have milk, and everything sall turn out to be all right!
Monry does not mean happiness!
@enjoythejourney (524)
• United States
12 Aug 12
Having money is not a factor in getting married. Yes, money makes it easier sometimes but sometimes not. If the couple has two different view on money- money can actually make marriage more difficult.
I think besides, being truly in love, the most important factors in getting married are having common goals If the couple is working towards something together, with a shared vision on how to get there it makes the marriage much easier. Together a couple can overcome an obstacle, financially or otherwise, if they have a shared vision and goal.
Just my humble 2 cents.
@Jshean20 (14348)
• Canada
13 Aug 12
I'll be honest here, I have very expensive taste and I have dreams of having an expensive wedding which is why we have not gotten married yet. I've been with my partner for 8 years and we live just like a married couple, it just isn't offically on paper yet. I see him in the same light that I would see a husband, we just haven't taken the step yet because we have certain wants for the wedding day.
@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
13 Aug 12
umh...unlike you, i don't need an expensive wedding, i need to live in happiness together only...anything else doesn't important.
by the way, i am very happy to hear that you guys live in happiness now, i hope you can save much money and have an expensive wedding soon...
@hsofyan (3446)
• Jakarta, Indonesia
12 Aug 12
Why not?
I married when I was a salesman. Only a family party. A week after getting married, we had to move to another island, because the task of the company. Spending to swell. Nothing is known. Different languages??. We really feel like a new born in the world. But we both deal with a smile.
Marriage is the courage to live together.
@shibham (16977)
• India
12 Aug 12
Hi there..
On coming 24 september, i am getting married. Yes, i have a fear, not about the money as i am established now... but the fear is will i be able to take all those responsibilities? will i be able to make her happy? will she be satisfied with me? and many more questions is still running in my mind. Oh, yes. This is an arranged marriage.
Have a nice time.
@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
12 Aug 12
I am happy for you...Don't worry too much about marriage life, just love and love each other more. Treat her nicely with your love and let your love guide you.
I am sure your wife is the most happy woman since she gets married with a nice man like you.
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@Bhebelen14 (5194)
• Philippines
12 Aug 12
When I got married my husband and I both studying and working at the same time, were both have savings but I think those are not enough to buy our own house and car during that time, but the most important is were together and were not asking any help from our parents. Through hard working and wise money spending little by little we save enough to afford to buy a new house and some mojor appliances. Now my husband and I both have stable job and happy together.
@liguoping (179)
•
13 Aug 12
I think there are many other things more important than moeny in our lives,and if i don't have much money,i will get married with my lover of course,for me,love is the most important factor to decide whether to marry or not.However, if i have no moeny,or i have to borrow money to marry,i will hesitate.I think we have to own a certain number of moeny before marry.
@vidhyaprakash_2 (7116)
• India
12 Aug 12
Hi friend, your points are good, but practically we need some money before making relationship, otherwise we will face a lot of problems in our life, as you mentioned your parents had a hard time after marriage due to their poverty, we don't need a long time to make money, if we have confidence and have the ability to work hard, surely we will make a good income within a month based on our interest and get married to settle in life without issues
@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
13 Aug 12
Yes, my parents have love only when they get married and everything was fine, they live in happiness, and for sure, not in poor but not in really rich also. I admire them.
i think with love a couple can be together pass hard time and live in happiness, without love, money means nothing for a marriage life.
@cyfer_agape (95)
• Philippines
13 Aug 12
for me, money is not really the problem when to get married. what if that guy really is not meant to get rich? then he'll not get married as well? if you really love each other, a simple wedding will be enough for you two. and marriage is not only for richer and for richer but for richer and poorer so that whatever your financial status, together you can endure it.
@majuuyaitai22 (93)
• Philippines
20 Aug 12
Well for me, I would not dare to marry someone who has the capabilities or stability in life. It is okay if he is not that rich, I just want him to have a stable job and of course with an earning that csn make his family alive. I do often think about my future children. I don't want them to suffer just because I married without a stable job or money to support them. I also don't want them to look pathetic into other people, I want to give them a home, a clean home, proper living and proper education.
@caopaopao (12395)
• China
12 Aug 12
Well,I got married without a house. We just hired an apartment to get married. That's 12 years ago. My husband and I lived and live happily. I'm glad to say that now we hacve our own apartment with our own effort . And we have a beautiful daughter. We are a happy family. Money can't buy happiness. I always believe that.
@moulee87 (320)
• India
12 Aug 12
Hi Ryanong!
Marriage is the second half of a human's life! Marriage life needs many parameter to be successful. For example let me compare marriage with Car. Car is a complex machine with thousands of simple tools. Likewise marriage is also a complex relationship with thousands of simple parameters like Love, affection, care, response, little fights for understanding, misunderstanding leading to further understanding etc,. Of course money will play one of the major role for a successful marriage life. But it does not mean that money is marriage!
From my point of view its better to have enough money in hand and then get married. So that there will not be any misunderstanding for further understanding too!
But little little fights are always needed for a cheerful relationship!
@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
12 Aug 12
Yes, i agree with you too. Both persons should have a job and can earn money, then don't need to wait and wait till have much money to get married.
But I am not happy if a guy talks a lots of money and care money a lots, over on the others things...for sure money won't bring happiness to me also, i don't need to find out a rich man, i want to find out a man who loves me with all his heart only.