Poor Country boy wedding rich city girl,  Is it possible for this relationiship  to thrive, or will it always?
405790
First of all, I'm not rich or anything...BUT, over $1 mil is not much anymore these days.  think of it as a comfy retirement for the two of you. \n\nSecond, If you truly love the lady, PHULEEEZ do not let your pride get in the way. It seems from your experience that you know how hard it is to find a great person to live your life with. Be a real gentleman and marry her already.....afterall you make your own money.  Good luck. I wish you the best.
1008439
A brick through her parents bedroom window with the message  "I wanna marry your daughter! From, the guy across the street" ought to do the trick. Good luck man, let us know how it goes.
513050
I don't think it's nasty at all. I do think it's important to decide what about your younger sister getting married is making you jealous. Getting caught up in the wedding details can be pretty exciting, I too find myself wistfully looking through Bride from time to time. It's important to remember that everyone must live life accoring to their own timeline. If she feels she's found her life partner in 18 years then I wish her the best of luck. If you're happy with where you are right now and who you're with then don't sweat it...enjoy your guy, help pick out the cake, and enjoy yourself. If nothing else you'll know better how to get prepared for your own wedding after all this. =)
1040837
Guess it all depends. My friend has been in a relationship with Tanya from Williston, ND since January. He says he fell in love with her over the phone. when they first met in March he asked her to marry him then went to her home town to move her here to Marinette.  Did not happen. She came to visit again. Again he took her home to move her here and again she did not come.  Since that time they talk on phone daily but not like in beginning. Most times it turned to argument.  His family not like her and her family not like him.  She is again here for a visit.  This time is more to see if any spark still there. Is like when first met she was pretending to be someone she was not. Then while apart she left her real self out.  Guess smartest thing to do is take ones time it does not matter if relationship is far or near it depends on how you get along once you really get to know the person.
104347
well, I think you are stereo-typing rich people.  And why on earth is it the rich people's problem to help out poor people???  Get off your duff and work!!  If you can't afford a wedding, then you shouldn't be getting married.  Sorry, but I've work really hard ALL my life and made something of myself... never asked ANYONE for a hand out, paid for my own wedding, etc.  Also, if your man isn't working, what a shame!!  You sound like you are making the wrong choice to marry that guy.  Also, where's your family??  Can't they help??
500138
of course its possible! as long as both parties agreed to keep the friendship. Though it's a bitter situation, but I think keeping the friendship is most important coz at least you didn't lose that person at all. Loving someone doesn't always necessary mean that you have to be married to the person, you can love a person in so many ways without actually getting married.
397656
I married a guy from another state while I was going to college there. We decided it tio be best to move back to my state due to the opportunities and family activities. However it is a small issue because he gets resentful sometimes when he isn't there for his mom and it is an extra expense to travel back and forth occasionally. If it can be avoided, marry a local or choose a neutral spot together...but we can't help who we fall for.
75640
probably not!  Unless I loved her and wanted to be married for life...
670810
No, as I have no idea who you are.  A man's money, or lack of it, doesn't matter to me when I first meet him. His willingness to improve his financial position, for his own self-respect, does.  Women usually marry to have children so it's better if the man is able to contribute towards the family.  \nThis is such an odd question, I can't help but think that you are either desperate or else you are a wealthy guy who is trying to ferret out golddiggers in some way.  Good luck anyway.\nP.S.  Ultimately, character traits like honesty, integrity, faithfulness are much more important than how much cash a man has.
1075154
NO absolutely not, this is  supposed to be a marriage, a partnership that means that it really counts when things get rough not that you run home to mommy because there is a bump in the road. if this is happening there was never a marriage here anyway so its not much to lose in reality.
74327
Yes, it's possible, and yes the relationship can last.  I met my gf (now fiancee) online and for the first 2 months of our relationship, we had not met face-to-face.  We have maintained our long distance relationship for over a little over a year now, and I know of many others who have been in an LDR for a longer time.\n\nYou could ask, philosophically, how "real" the relationship would be if the two people have not physically met.  I believe the essence of a loving relationship is mutual love, which I believe can transcend time and space.  For example, I believe the loving relationship between a mother and her yet-to-be born child is real and persists long after the mother has given birth to her child, reared him, grown old, and died.
203018
I think you are setting yourself up for failure by asking this question.\n\nIt will not necessarily fail.  You just have to keep in mind that relationships go through stages.  No two people can be together without eventually finding something that they don't agree on.  \n\nIt's kind of like a roller coaster ride.  Bad times come, and in the beginning you think that it can't get any worse or it will never be the same.  When things work out, and you're up, things should be better than they were before...until you hit another problem and start to fall.\n\nReal relationships take time, compromise, and communication.  If you've got these three things together, then you'll be fine.  Just take your time and make sure you are with someone you can live with forever before you rush into getting married or pregnant.
263035
It depends on the couple.  Early in my parents marriage, they were apart for 5 months while my father worked overseas, and they stayed married and had 4 kids after that.\n\nMy own boyfriend and I lived 100 miles apart for several years, and we are now married and happy.\n\nIf both people are committed to the relationship and want it to work, then it will.  If even one of them is not, then it won't.
377456
wow...that sounds really beautiful and I hope it comes true for u. As for me, my fiance and I are paying for our own things. We are having a nice wedding (with a wedding dress and tuxs). for the reception it is going to be one with  hay...music...liquior and a bbq. it is us. We arent the whole fancy stuff. Like a country barn dance like u may see in some movies.  It looks great in my head so I pray it looks good out of it.  2 months to go.
720216
See if it seems mutual and if there is chemistry. this is not an unusual circumstance. many folks link up this way and get married, who knows
324225
Maybe you should both go to a coulselor and put the wedding on hold. That's what I would do. No need to rush into a wedding if you cannot get along.
507360
Chalk it up as a life experience, and move on. Long distant relationships seldom work, especially, it would seem to me, ones between two different countries. It is possible, I suppose, but brothers and sisters seldom hold hands in America, that would be more of a European thing. Really, you two live so far apart, how is it going to work out anyway?