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"The Wedding Register"(1920) by Edmund Blair Leighton |
Frankie has lots of reasons to marry Henry, but there is one thing holding her back: she doesn't love him.
Given what you've read so far, would you recommend that she move forward with her marriage plans?
Would it be immoral for her to marry him?
Don't answer this question set if you've already read ahead in the book.
See Jerry Maguire (1996) for a film exploration of this question.
Given what you've read so far, would you recommend that she move forward with her marriage plans?
ReplyDeleteGiven what I’ve read so far, yes Frankie should marry Henry. Not because she doesn’t have any other romantic relationships with the men in her life. But, because she is pregnant with his child and I believe that would be what's best for it.
Would it be immoral for her to marry him?
Yes and no, if she lies to him and leads him to believe she loves him it would be immoral. If she's open to him about everything and he is aware it is his choice and would be moral.
Forgot my name whoops, Paityn Seiger
DeleteI disagree that Frankie should marry Henry based on the fact that she's pregnant with his child. Mainly for the reason that it's hard to know what would truly be best for the child. We don't know what the future holds for Frankie and Henry if they go through with their wedding plans, but we do know what Frankie's feeling about the marriage is. So I say what is best for Frankie is best for the child and if that's not marrying Henry then so be it.
DeleteShe should marry him. He has been good to her and she is pregnant with his child. He would be a good father and seems to love her. Even if she doesn't love him she can't keep living in the past and she can learn to love him. I think although she may not be happy at first it would be good for her. If someone loves someone they should do what they can for them, but without love a person should settle for someone who they work well with and agrees with their morals.
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ReplyDeleteAbsolutely do not marry the people you don’t love. Seldom does this ever work out, and never does it work out with every one happy in the end. Love doesn’t mean solely that spark you initially had when you started dating someone; that feeling of butterflies and wanting to spend every waking second with them. That does not last an eternity for many. Instead, love is about a commitment to someone. Choosing someone to spend your life with and building it together. There is something beautiful in the process that transcends superficial crushes. We can’t control our feelings for people, but we can certainly control our actions that ends up creating a deep admiration for another human being. The love that is built over years through habit and commitment is much stronger in the end.
So I would not recommend she moves forward with this marriage, and I do not think it is immoral to marry him because she is not committed to him in any way. If you can’t commit to a person, even if you are unsure of your feelings, it will be hard to built a lasting relationship filled with love.