What if? It's the basis of many stories. We ask. We ponder. We wonder.
On Tuesdays I throw one out there. What if? It may be speculative. It may stem from something I see. It may be something I pull from the news.
Make of it what you will. If a for instance is not specified, interpret that instance as you wish. And if the idea turns into a story, I'd appreciate a thank you in the acknowledgements 😉
What if your marriage was suddenly illegal? (For example, what if some governmental entity decided incompatible blood types couldn't intermarry? Or, what if both parties had to have been baptized into the same religion since childhood? Or, what if you could only be married to someone who was born in the same geographical region as you?)
I guess we'd just be illegal then. This late in the game, I'm not looking for a new wife.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to assume this will be a popular sentiment.
DeleteAhh...you are calling out the rebel in me because I wouldn't care, I would be with my partner no matter what. There are still many who are not allowed to marry outside their faith and I think of the many people in same sex marriages they have a perfect right to be qith their loved one
ReplyDeleteYup, there are some marriages that are still at jeopardy...
DeleteAt the time my parents were married, their marriage would not have taken place in 18 states because my father had epilepsy and it would have been illegal for him to marry. As for me, I married outside my faith and it will be 49 years ago and yes, some opposed it. I didn't care. I would never, ever leave him unless I was forced to in some dystopian future.
ReplyDeleteIt's sad that some marriages are threatened. It's crazy what rules were in place in the past that made them illegal.
DeleteHopefully it wouldn't be retroactive, as I'm a widow and there'd be a lot of confusing with insurance and all! I'd protest, and put up a fuss to fight it of course! Which is what we had to do not that long ago, and hopefully won't have to do again. It almost happened to my parents way back in the 40's. They were married in Nevada, but California residents. More than six years later, after my oldest brother was born, CA was going to make marriages in Nevada null. From what she said, my mother was beside herself, as people did not have babies if they were unmarried in those days! Well, they did, but it wasn't the norm for the average suburban couple.
ReplyDeleteI hadn't considered retroactive. That would make things a whole huge mess.
DeleteI guess my hobby would become shooting down government spy drones. With a slingshot. Loaded with paintballs. Lol. Just kidding.
ReplyDeleteThat's a good hobby to have just in general, I would think. I don't see many spy drones, though.
DeleteI’m not married and therefore not directly affected. But I’d be joining the protest,
ReplyDeleteIt would probably get ugly (but if governmental entities are doing this, they wouldn't care).
DeleteIt might save some people a bad experience :). I think there should be classes on marriage anyway. Marriage in this country is the most expensive legal contract most people will ever sign and few think about that aspect.
ReplyDeleteThat's a whole 'nother question.
DeleteWell, I guess I would not be working at the venue anymore. But I would be legal
ReplyDeleteWell, marriage wouldn't be totally illegal...
DeleteAs it happens, I was the only daughter-in-law accepted despite religious differences. But I never met my husband's father, and he suffered anti-Semitism years before his 1981 death. My 'what if' revolves around what he would have thought of me. :)
ReplyDeleteIt's good that religious differences are no longer a barrier to marriage.
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