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Yes, I get it, but like I said a million pages back and another person mentioned on this page...Is the Catholic Church ok with you having had sex before marriage and you shacking up with a man before marriage?
I would think that is pretty bad..
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Originally Posted by Idon'tdateyou
But they have no way of knowing, but with a marriage it is known. Besides back then I was non practicing.
Back in my day, when I went to Catholic girls school, the nuns would almost push us together with the boys from the local Catholic boys school.
I believe the idea was that two little Catholics together can get married and make a bunch of new Catholics.
With this in mind, and knowing these two are in their 40's, I am amazed this situation has been dragging on for so long (exactly how long is it that you've been making eyes at this guy OP? Six months? A year?). Any Catholic parents worth their salt would already have arranged you two to "bump into each other", have to go apple picking together, or performed some other duplicitous scheming to encourage the relationship.
This apparently is not occuring. I would say it is because the parents don't wish it to.
Why don't your relevant sets of parents encourage or facilitate this relationship?
It's not like you've got years in front of you if they want grandchildren.
Back in my day, when I went to Catholic girls school, the nuns would almost push us together with the boys from the local Catholic boys school.
I believe the idea was that two little Catholics together can get married and make a bunch of new Catholics.
Why don't your relevant sets of parents encourage or facilitate this relationship?
Sadly, parents don't do this anymore in the 21st Century. Even Catholic parents, afaik. Especially with 40-somethings. By that age parents assume the kids can handle their own affairs.
OP, do your educations line up? Do you have a college education? Does he? That can make a difference, though not always.
Last edited by Ruth4Truth; 11-02-2012 at 03:54 PM..
Back in my day, when I went to Catholic girls school, the nuns would almost push us together with the boys from the local Catholic boys school.
I believe the idea was that two little Catholics together can get married and make a bunch of new Catholics.
With this in mind, and knowing these two are in their 40's, I am amazed this situation has been dragging on for so long (exactly how long is it that you've been making eyes at this guy OP? Six months? A year?). Any Catholic parents worth their salt would already have arranged you two to "bump into each other", have to go apple picking together, or performed some other duplicitous scheming to encourage the relationship.
This apparently is not occuring. I would say it is because the parents don't wish it to.
Why don't your relevant sets of parents encourage or facilitate this relationship?
It's not like you've got years in front of you if they want grandchildren.
It hasn't been that long, only since the middle of summer. I have a college degree but he doesn't. I know my parents keep pushing us together but not sure how is mom thinks being 80 and she lives with him.
I have to admit, this reminds me a little of a series I've been reading. It takes place in a small town (with what has to be the highest per capita when it comes to murders, but I digress...) and the main character and her love interest often include "the mothers" (who are business partners) in their plans.
Very curious as to what happened with the card game on Saturday as I currently have no prospects and am therefore living vicariously through others.
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