tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13263155.post1733261981347781840..comments2023-10-15T10:55:42.537-05:00Comments on This That and the Other Thing: I Do Know the DifferenceRAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04102249990885174107noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13263155.post-84879057984725360022008-11-19T10:42:00.000-06:002008-11-19T10:42:00.000-06:00Ruth, While I am now Catholic, when we got married...Ruth, While I am now Catholic, when we got married, I was a Lutheran and Jim was Episcopalian. We had marriage prep from both his priest and my pastor. It lasted about an hour each and both told us that nothing lasts forever and that divorce is not a sin, so don't worry about THAT! Pretty much that was it. Our prep was one of the things that led us away from Protestantism and into the Catholic Church.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13263155.post-5080754228447257722008-11-18T21:22:00.000-06:002008-11-18T21:22:00.000-06:00WOW! It looks REALLY different. I like it!WOW! It looks REALLY different. I like it!Janettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10054888725603183006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13263155.post-86902321697150643912008-11-17T07:09:00.000-06:002008-11-17T07:09:00.000-06:00My in laws are LDS. They need to meet with the bis...My in laws are LDS. They need to meet with the bishop (head of their local church) and ask for a temple date if they are both LDS. All of them have been married within 5 months of meeting- some as short as 2 months. The only ones divorced at this stage married outside of their church.<BR/>Since I know why the Catholic church initated the six months (to keep pregnant women from marriage- giving them an "easy out" for annulment) I do not agree with the six months and think it is silly.<BR/>I knew I would marry my dh after two weeks....if you needed longer than you should have the longer engagement. Some do, some do not. I have three young women at school all engaged and waiting. What a waste for two of them. The other one doesn't look all that committed- so I am not sure they will last....but who am I to know. Everyone said we wouldn't last- and here we are 26 years later. My sis and brother in law just celebrated 30 years-married pregnant after two months. <BR/>I think the current set up is antique and actually promotes the trappings of wedding instead of the actual marriage. You can spend LOTS of money in six months!Janettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10054888725603183006noreply@blogger.com