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chive69
Joined 2014
Posts: 9

Marriage ceremony and family presence requirement

10 years ago

Hello, this question is for locals, from the south especially.

I have a girlfriend in Da Nang, and we love each other and have thoughts about marriage, but she said that in order to marry, my Mom, and at least other 2 members of my family, have to be present and participate in some aspects of the ceremony.

However, my Mom's health is fragile (she could not take the twenty something hour trip to VN and deal with a different altitude and climate and food and jet lag without her health being affected) so she cannot attend.

My girlfriend says that, because of that, her family will never let her marry me, and therefore, our fate is sealed...is that true?

I there any way around it?
We both want to stay in VN and I'm aware that marriage ceremony traditions vary among the different regions.

Thanks

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