ahh...what can I do ?I want to marry her but??!help me plsss...I badly need it

Philippines
March 5, 2007 11:33pm CST
I really love my girlfriend....As in we really love each other!!We are almost 4 years and our still alive and kicking!!!I really wanted to marry her but her parents wanted a wedding that that is not simple but extravagant!!!I should have a hundred thousand before I can marry her!!in my case, being a teacher...My salary is not enough to save that kind of money that is why I enter different kinds of part time job.Ive been into many networking here in our country but unfortunately, i failed!!For now, even i am a male , i am not ashamed to enter the world of AVON Company just to have an extra income...Would you like to help..Is that really importantTO HAVE LOT OF LOTS OF MONEY JUST TO MARRY HER!!i really wanted her and i love her so much but what can I do....I cant wait to see her at the altar!!!help me pls...
3 responses
@erdnuss (16)
• United States
10 Mar 07
In a sense, you are marrying her family when you marry her because you can't have her with out the family. BUT at the same time, she's the one who'll be the most important to you, she's the one you'll live with and see every morning. After 4 years of dating, I would hope her parents would see your love for her but because they are parents, it's understandable that they'd have concerns. I have a couple questions, is there main reason for you saving up tons of money is so she can have a big wedding? or are they expecting you to save tons of money to have on the side for after you get married? If it's for after you get married, perhaps make some kind of deal with them. It's typically good to have enough money put away to pay 3 months worth of bills. Tell them that before you get married you plan on having enough money put away to cover your bills if an emergency were to come up or something like that. Are they Christians? They should understand also that God will provide you with what you need. Explain you wouldn't feel right having all that money just sitting around when it could go to help people...just speak from your heart. Obviously I don't know all your beliefs or how you live your life, but you do. Be honest with them. If their main concern is you having the money for a huge wedding, but other than that, the are fine with you guys getting married, then sit down with them WITH your gf. it isn't their wedding, it's YOUR wedding...well, more like you g/f's wedding. The bride is the one who chooses how her wedding is going to be because it's HER day. I'm getting married an a year and I have had so many people tell me what they don't like about the plans I already have but my dearest love sticks up for me. He encourages me and reminds me that it's my special day and I get to have it anyway I want. I to am a simple person and want only a small wedding. My family and close friends will be invited and it'll be very simple. It could cause problems between you and her family, and may for years, but down the road things should get better. You need to stick up for your girlfriend now. If she doesn't want a big wedding, then don't let her parents give her the stress of planning a big extravagent wedding. My grandpa didn't even like my dad or my uncle when they proposed to my mom and aunt and took him a few years before he liked them. It's not uncommon for parents to voice their issues and put rediculous goals or requests on their future son/daughter-in-law. Just remember who you love and that you will do whatever you can to meet HER needs, not her family's needs. If they can twist your arm and get you to do this to them, imgaine what they'll twist your arm for in the future after your married. It'll be tough, but stand of your your girlfriend now.
• Philippines
10 Mar 07
Thanks for your reply!!!I really appreciate the time you spent in answering here in my discussion!!You are correct!!That's what I am telling to my gf!I told her that WE should be the one who will plan for the wedding not her parents!Besides, it is her day , not her parents day....so if in case , we follow them , their plans for us, just like what you've said, for sure there will next after this...to the point that even after marriage, they will start controlling our lives!!!I told her it is time for her to grow up and stand up for her parents because I amvery much willing to fight for her and I told her even though I cant promise her a big wedding, still, I promise to take care of her for the rest of her life!Actually, we plan to have a simple wedding to save some money we are going to use in the future to come!I am so happy to meet some person like you who believes that God is in control of everything and the rest is in our hands!!!As I read your letter, I come up in an idea to collect all my strenght and fight my fears to face her parents !!Im going to tell them that a small or big wedding is not the the measure whether thier daughter will be happy or not, what matter is after the wedding, I'll never ever hurt her and take care of her!!speaking of wedding, I will tell them that even if our wedding will be simple, I am going to make sure that their daughter will be surely happy during the ceremony!!!Thanks again and may God bless you always!!!!!
• United States
12 Mar 07
I'm glad my response helped you. I have always done as my paretns have asked, even if I disagreed. The past 8 months as my boyfriend and I have become more and more seirous, he's been helping me stand up for what I feel God is calling me to do rather than what my parents want me to do. From small things to big life long things. And it helps knowing he's by my side to help me. So I speak out of experience :) Maybe not yet with weddings because that won't be brought up until sometime between now and April (my boyfriends planning on talking to my dad soon about asking him for my hadn in marriage!) but there have been other things that has put us in a very similiar situation. :)
• Philippines
6 Mar 07
Wow! You are such a man! I salute you for your devoted loved for your girlfriend. In this days only few men wants to marry their girlfriends in the church. Your girlfriend is very lucky to have you. My advice is do not spend too much money because of wedding. You can have a small, nice and solemn wedding. You don't need to spend too much money for you wedding. You can use it for your future use. You better talk to her parents that you are true and you love their daughter but you are not that capable of spending too much money for your wedding. I think they would understand that.
• Philippines
8 Mar 07
Thanks for your advise!!I get your point!But, you see, everytime we talk (her mother and I), she alwys told me that if someday, her daughter will find someone, a love to last forever, she might have a very nice and extravagant wedding...and whenever we talk(me and my gf), she told me that her mothers wants a big wedding for her. Honestly, my gf wants only a simple wedding and we want to have it because, we want some of our money to be put up in a business!!!But you see, they are big family, and her mother told us their realtives will be disappointed and I Cant give her a nice and extravagant one....that's why up to now, I make days night just to come up and meet their dreams for my gf.....again, thanks for the advise, I'll try again to her mother!!I badly need some words of advise!!thank you
• Philippines
8 Mar 07
Once the result became nice and good, I'll go back to say thanks again to you....but for now, God bless to you and your family
@coolsree (509)
• India
6 Mar 07
Hi, I think their parents view is correct when you cant save any thing while a batchler , how can they belive that you will be able to find the food for her. SO you should first reach the basic living maturity.. ie you should have a reasonable income to look after their daughter..Any how I wish you all succes in you love & Life...
• Philippines
8 Mar 07
thanks for the reply!!But what else can I do?wait for more years to save that money????I guess, I cant wait for more years to see her at the altars....Sometimes, I thought of asking her to have an escape to her mom and then tell her that we've done somthing so that it will be easy for us even without wedding!But, we're not like that, we believe on the sacredness of wedding.....that is why we established this relationship for 4 years!!!I hope and I pray that God will make a way so that I can ask her parents just to have a simple wedding but the rest of our money will be for our future family to make!!Again , thanks for the advise