When Are You Gonna Get Married?! ... If a 36-year old man did not have a fiancée, it would probably be considered a serious problem to his family. ... In that perspective, I found it quite sad how much the drama was realistic. ... Being only twenty years old, I do not feel much or know much about marriage. ... The average marriage age might grow older or even better; people should not care so much about the marrying age of others. ...

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To her marriage is a beautiful thing no matter who you marry as long as you love that person. ... But Nnaemeka knows it won't be easy: "They are most unhappy if the engagement is not arranged by them. ... I know that in my town everyone would disapprove or it would create friction within the town, if there was a person who wanted to marry a non catholic. ... But if you grow up in a strong religious or traditional family you should keep in mind and understand what is expected from you from the beginning. And if you do decide to take the road like Nnaemeka did the parents have every rig...

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So you ask then how would they meet someone that they would love and get married to. ... Than they would go and approach the family if they were of a good respectable background and ask if they are willing to marry off their son or daughter with theirs. If an agreement was made then they would marry the kids off without them ever meeting each other before marriage. ... Altareq she really showed me how she felt about arranged marriages. ... When you are in an arranged marriage it takes time to really get to know someone to the point of loving him or her. ...

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So, who should decide for us? ... How can we marry someone who we don't know? ... Sometimes when they fight they say that they would never marry each other if they could go back in time, that hurts a little, but I also understand why they would say that. ... My parents always tell me that I should marry someone of my choice, so they can put a stop to this tradition. ... Also, talking to ones family about this issue and how it affected them should help putting a stop to the tradition. ...

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In the United States there are many people who know how to speak different languages because they emigrated from different countries. Language is the basis of any culture, so if you take away the language you take away the culture. ... How do you communicate with people who have different cultures? ... My family was laughing until my Dad stated, "You know how to make people think and you are a nice boy but please do not talk when you eat." ... If the parents of him or her do not like he or she, the parents will not allow them to date even if they really like each other. ...

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How often do you see women parading in cheongsams to go shopping at the market, under the sweltering heat, nowadays? ... At the end of that day, would it not be comforting to come home to a loved one, who will console you and make you feel like you"re on top of the world again? Would it not be comforting to come home to someone who tells you that you"re great? ... Whether we realize it or not, people adopt different stances the moment they step out of the house and if the only time that you get to see your other half is when he or she is out of the house, how do you get to know what they"re...

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The rates have really risen since then because it is felt that if a person is not happy in a relationship that this person should end it. ... She did not know that he was a mobster because that was a part of his life he kept a secret. ... When I asked her what If my father wanted to marry again, she said then she would most definitely get a divorce. ... Sometimes they just do not marry so they will not have to go through all that court system and not having to put their children through it also. ... All these decisitons should be taken into consideration of children if they are involved. ...

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As does Rose, when her marriage is about to end and she learns her worth, she too learns to shout. Lindo marries to keep a promise to her mother but gets out of it and marries a man (who, we presume) makes her truly happy. Waverly marries a Chinese to make her mother happy, divorces, and now wants her mother's approval to marry a man that will do the same for her. ... Waverly asks June if she ever played the piano, knowing full well she did. ... She tries to make it sound like she really cares about the copywriting and there is nothing she can do but you know she secretly enjoys "kicking...

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Jack said, "I always told you, Gwendolen, my name was Earnest, didn't I? ... If I ever get married, I"ll certainly try to forget the fact." ... A man should always have an occupation of some kind. ... She also said that age 29 (Jack's age) is a good age to be married at; however, she denies his right to marry her daughter. She refuses to let her daughter, Gwendolen marry Jack because he does not know who his parents are. ...

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Even though Atang knows what his father died from, he does not speak of it. ... Not only do people believe that you can contract the disease from just touching the person, they do not believe in the medicine that is available to help lessen the effects of the disease. Be it that they do not have access to this type of medicine, but I believe that even if they did have access no one would consider its worth. ... Nonetheless, Atang made the journey to find her and when he did he discovered that she was marrying someone else. ... I think what I got out of this film is that no matter what your bel...

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But she said she would leave the family if they didn't allow her. ... She tells us what should do and what we should not do in life. ... Because she always worries how I"m doing in a totally strange place where I don't know anyone. ... I"m living off-campus and don't know how to prepare the easiest meal. ... If love is defined to be a search for your other half, why it matters that half is male or female as long as you feel happy. ...

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If a man wanted to marry another man's daughter he would have to get her father's permission and in some cases pay the father to marry his daughter. ... She wanted to learn, to be educated, and to find out who she really was. In one part of the play she said this piece to explain how she felt: "I should never get to know myself- I shall never learn to face reality- unless I stand alone. So I can't stay with you any longer." ... Women's struggle now is that if we can do the work that men can do then why not get paid the same wages as men do. ...

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I mean we all loved Grandma, how could you not! ... Anyone who's ever eaten at Grandma's house knows that woman could cook! ... We needed her here to explain exactly what we should all do without them. ... There were things she still had to do in life and the heck if she wasn't going to do them! ... And when Lorenzo and I made the decision to marry, she welcomed my new family with open arms. ...

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The priests can not marry again if their wife dies. ... It is true that if priests were allowed to marry, they would be distracted away from church activities. ... She may even work in the parish office. ... "Married men know how to care for things-thus knowing how to care for children ("Celibacy and the priesthood" 2). ... On average, if the priest does not take a vow of poverty, the priest will receive around $20,000 (Fr. ...

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Even so if a man or woman does not fall in love, there is pressure from the family to keep the marriage together. ... In the novel " The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri, Ashima agrees to marry a man who is a stranger, since her mother appointed her for an arranged marriage. ... Additionally it shows how the love between Ashima and Ashoke does not exist. Lahiri said: And then a man's voice: " I love you, sweetheart.... Once she was married and lived with her husband's family, she noticed how her arranged marriage turned her life for the worst. ...

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She doesn't understand how a friendship or a relationship works. ... Her mother teachs her they way a person should conduct there life. nel learns that a normal thing to do is marry have kids and continue the life cycle. ... She doesn't know any rules for livinga normal life. ... Nel must not need her anymore if she is marrying a man because Sula feels she provideds the same role as Jude does. ... Sula couldn't have been totally oblivious, she had to have known it would hurt her frfriend even if she sees no meaning to what they did she knows Nel does. ...

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It is believed that every couple remember the swear on their wedding:"will you love him (her) even though he (she) is ill, poor, painful or dying?""... If there is no fun, no passion between couples, how can the society rebuke them only due to a marriage certificate? ... If a person who has intimacy outside family does not want to solve the problem but indulge his (or her) emotion and action, it is equal to rebel against the spouse. Therefore, people should wonder if there is any hope for the relationship. ... If you were a married person, and just under this situation, you can consult this...

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Vicky and Alice stay in the shop mostly to attract customers, but it Maggie who does all the work. ... In this essay I intend to show how Maggie is more than a central character who manages things for other people and always gets her own way. ... She thinks on the moment and makes do with the things she has. ... I think this proves that Maggie can do anything she wants and that she's even more likely to succeed if somebody thinks she will fail. ... Alice is to marry Albert and Vicky, Freddie. ...

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She was invited by Chris who loved her and wanted to marry her. ... George arrived and asked Ann if she was married. When he knew that she was not married yet, he told her that she would never marry Chris as his father had destroyed their family. ... When he speaks you get to know that he is uneducated. ... He is a very practical man who knows how the world goes on. ...

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This set the stage for how she felt about children. ... If this woman thought of marriage this way one can only imagine how she would react to having children. ... She wants nothing to do with any of the children except Jewel. ... We know before she never believed in words and now she's disobeying God. ... She wanted to be buried in Jefferson so it was actually self-humiliation, but you can't help but wonder if deep down Anse wanted to humiliate her. ...

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"If your good and do everything your told, your prince will come and rescue you." "If your a good little girl you will go to heaven." "If this, if that, you can't do this, you can't do that." ... Unfortunately, I have always surrounded myself with people who think they know what is best for me. Who do everything in their power to get me to conform to how they seem to think I should live, and should have lived my life. ...

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We are shown how they should and should no­t behave, as a daughter, wife, and widow. ... She is demure, quiet, respectful, and has many suitors, yet she is the one who uses her femininity to manipulate her tutors, and eventually elopes, potentially bringing great shame to her father. ... True, she is sharp with her tongue, and speaks out when perhaps convention tells her to be quiet, but she does her duty to her father and husband, agreeing to marry petruchio despite his eccentric behavior, and in so doing, allows her sister the chance to marry. ... It is important to note though, that she...

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In "Everyday Use", Alice Walker is saying that to have meaning, culture and heritage should be a part of life and not be separated and removed from "everyday use." ... Johnson informs Dee that "I promised to give them quilts to Maggie, for when she marries John Thomas," Dee is horrified and "gasps like a bee had stung her". ... Johnson asks what would she do with them, she replies "Hang them". And the narrator adds "as if that was the only thing you could do with quilts". ... And we"re told that Maggie can always make some more because Maggie knows how to quilt. ...

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If, and only if, the bride approves, the parents accept the proposal. ... The parents then meet again and arrangements are made for the actual wedding ceremonies and to agree upon how much money will be given should the marriage fail. ... Then the priest goes to the groom to do the same thing. ... I think that both sides are correct, on one hand you should love the person you marry, but on the other hand you should respect your parents at the! ... Hopefully I will be able to satisfy the wishes of my parents while at the same time satisfying the wishes of myself, but who knows. ...

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She lives her whole life not knowing if they are alive or dead. ... You were able to imagine the time and place and the emotions of the characters. ... The movie does not touch upon this tragic event and brings out the rich family Rose marries into, and the instant rejection from her boyfriends mother. ... She is a very smart girl and figures out how she could get out of this marriage and still keep her promise to her mother. ... She was a bright child who became a famous chess player, which made her mother very proud. ...

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