Would you marry your new fiancé if they had a month to live?

[KoolKita]

If you had just gotten engaged to the love of your life, but were planning on waiting a certain time to officially get married due to circumstances, would you skip the waiting and get married right away if they were to die in a month?

Ditch the wait and get married

Enjoy the time together but don't get married

[PBandJ_Nerd]

It'd be better to not marry. Marriages can cost money and you would want to save the money to give them a good funeral and anything else they'd need once they pass away. Until then, enjoy the time you have together and spend every precious moment of it. One of my aunts married a guy that had cancer and he only had a year or less to live. So she moved in with him and spent all the time they could together. I'm sure they wanted to spend so much more time but fate wouldn't allow it. I still feel bad for her. But she at least has 2 loving cats that'll be there for her.

[kylee2437]

I’m not quite sure of the importance of getting married in a situation like this. A person that is quick to marry in a situation is telling me they want to take a partners inheritance. And one can argue that a person dying in less than a month does not have enough brain capacity going on to be getting married for the correct reasons

[strangeatcircleK]

It would depend on the situation. A walk to remember the movie 🥺

I think it's best to stick with someone you care about to the end and even consider marriage as a sweet commitment to them. But what becomes hard... Is when they ask you to never be with anyone else after they pass away. Then it's really tough. Because, at least to me, I would not want her to be lonely so I would encourage her to find another when I passed

[HawkPerception]

I'd get married. Every moment you spend with your loved ones counts. You shouldn't live with regrets. If you love them, live in the moment and do everything to live happily.

[DishLady]

Interesting... There are so many technicalities to that question... so many possible motivations... Great question!

[provokeesmokee]

We have some big questions to cover:

• Why marry and what are the pros/cons?
• What will it mean on death if married?
• Are the pros more than the cons and is that worth the paperwork hell?

I'm assuming the dying person is like me - marriage isn't important for anything other than the societal legal benefits.


If I love that person, I don't care how little time we have. I'm gonna love them with my whole ass heart.

[coxoabean]

Yes I would to give him the life he I'm sure wanted! To make him happy his very last days here! I was going to talk to someone who had cancer and was dying! It would be hard, but I think it's a blessing helping them live their dream

[HelpfulWoman]

marriage is a nice added aspect. but doesn't and shouldn't be a quick fix because of ill health. Just enjoy the time together.
plus, nice to save the encounter for me of having to explain it later in my dating life.

[Syntosi]

Sounds like a nice thing to do for them if their death was inevitable. Try make their remaining time the best I can and to make it something special just for them.

[electromagnetic]

What does it do if we do or don’t get married? Unless it’s his dying wish to be married, I don’t see the point when we can enjoy the rest of the time he has together.

[Friendlybro79]

I would marry the person if I loved them. I would want them to know that I meant it and so they can feel loved as much as possible before they pass.

[MicahRaine]

Yep, I'd marry her in a heartbeat. Especially if she doesn't have much time left, I want her to live out her dream of getting married and being loved with no conditions.

[Dinklex3]

Depends on what they want.

If they want to marry me before they die, then of course. To me it doesn’t matter.

[genericname85]

I would have to look into the cost of that. Cause if this is gonna be insanely expensive to me, I don't see why I would do this. There's no point.

[FreyaRed]

Is it morally despicable to ask how many billion is his net worth?

[Phoenix98]

Sure I'd give them the life they wanted for the rest of the time they had left so that they wouldn't have any regrets.

[PeachyPie93]

No, why waste money and time for a wedding that won't last, even a year.

[Kelley1]

Of course not. At my age that would lower my sexual market value.

[NathanDavis]

nope... why waste time and energy on papers...

[Juxtapose]

Marriage is just a series of legal consequences that has nothing to do with love. I would stay devoted until the end regardless of the government getting involved or not.

[Surely]

Very much depends on a lot of factors.
My main concern would be “marrying a whole lot of medical bills!”

[Anonymous]

If he's my fiancé, that means I love him already. Yes I will.

[OlderAndWiser]

I would marry her.

[Sharkstealth]

If she wanted to with all her heart. I would definitely give that to her.

[ariadneR]

I totally would

[SotiCoto]

No. That would be a huge waste of money.

[Twalli]

Our life won't change much if we get married

[Pohjolan]

I mean if they want to.

[nawtee_me]

Name me the beneficiary and say I do….

[kylee2437]

I’m pretty sure the Husband/wife gets first dibs regardless if named beneficiary

[nawtee_me]

@kylee2437 yes, but if it is just a month the family might object wanting it for themselves…,

[kylee2437]

@nawtee_me I wonder how much power the family holds to even do so in this situation. These types of situations are very cut cloth from my own experiences being

[nawtee_me]

@kylee2437 family can cause things to be held up in court if they file for it especially if they were the beneficiary prior to you getting married. They could claim you did it just for the money.

[kylee2437]

@nawtee_me it’s very cut cloth though. I’m only saying this because I’m currently experiencing it and just because it was yours PRIOR doesn’t mean you have current rights to it. It would be very hard for a family to prove anything, although this scenario most likely wouldn’t happen anyways. A person dying in a month is going to be bed bound and probably can’t legally sign documents on their own

[nawtee_me]

@kylee2437 just make sure if he can’t sign anything that someone with power of attorney doesn’t change anything without his knowledge or approval.

[CubaPirate]

No but my friend did

[Anonymous]

Can she still have sex for that month?

[Jason2469]

I want that life insurance

[Anonymous]

Yes, women love a widower.

[exitseven]

I would get married.

[Dongie]

You damn right.

[imfreeze95]

Yes I would.

[White_Swan_]

Yes.

[Jmmmfi4]

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