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Multiple Marriages
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Multiple Marriages
再婚

How to Use Comparatives and Superlatives

Date: Jul 02 2012

Themes: Family, Romance

Grammar: Comparatives and Superlatives

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It would be great if we could get everything right on the first try. But that doesn’t always happen, even with major life decisions like marriage. It takes some people two or more marriages before they finally find true, lasting love.

On the other hand, all relationships take effort and determination, even when true love is involved. Hear Marni and Amy talk about the pros and cons of getting married, again.

如果我们做每一件事时,第一次尝试就能取得成功,这该多好呀。但事情不会总那么顺利,甚至包括像婚姻这样生活中的重大决策。有些人要经历两次或者更多次的婚姻才能找到真正的、永恒的爱。
另一方面,所有恋爱关系都需要努力和决心,尤其遇到真爱时。请听玛尼和艾米讨论再婚的利弊。

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Marni

Marni

Amy

Amy

Marni:  I am about to get married for the second time, and I was thinking, you know, I am technically, you know, this is a multiple marriage for me. I’ve been married more than once at this point, or will be, I should say. And, I don’t know, I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately, and sort of feeling a little strange about it. Like, you know, it didn’t work the first time. Should I really jump into this again, even though we’ve been together for 10 years? I don’t know. What is your take?

Amy:  Well, it sounds like you’ve been together for a long time, and maybe the first marriage you jumped into a little more. I don’t know the history. But it seems like, if you’ve been with someone for 10 years and you want to make it official, you shouldn’t worry about what’s in your past. Everyone has a history.

Marni:  I guess. You’re right. And yes, I’ve put a lot of thought into it. It’s not like I’m going into this hastily. But I felt that way in my first marriage as well, and things change, people change. But I feel…you know, I feel good about this. I feel like I’m a little older, I’m a little wiser. Perhaps the experience from my first marriage will help me in my second marriage.

Amy:  I mean, in a way, I feel like you are better off than the average person getting married, having no idea what to expect or how to deal with it. You’ve been through it once and, you know, the more practice you have at something, the better you are at it, usually.

Marni:  This is true.

 

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Marni is about to get married. She is nervous about it because she has already been married once before, and that marriage didn’t work out. She wonders if she should be getting married a second time.

Amy tells Marni not to worry. Everybody has some sort of romantic past. Just because Marni’s first marriage did not work, out doesn’t mean that she shouldn’t get a second chance at getting it right.

Marni isn’t jumping into getting remarried. She and her fiance have already been together for ten years. She has thought a lot about getting married for the second time. She thinks that she is older and wiser than she was the first time she got married, and she hopes that will help her make this marriage last.

Do you know anyone who has been married more than once? What do you think it takes to have a successful marriage?

 

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The Last Joke

Yemen

 


Multiple marriage in Islam OR  Polygamy in Islam :


In Islam, polygyny is allowed, with the specific limitation that a man can have up to four wives at any one time.


Allah said in Quran :



‘Marry woman of your choice in twos’ threes’ or fours’



قال تعالى (فَانْكِحُوا مَا طَابَ لَكُمْ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ مَثْنَى وَثُلَاثَ وَرُبَاعَ)


 


In the same Ayah Allah said :


‘but if ye fear that ye shall not be able to deal justly, (with them), then only one’ 


قال تعالى في نفس الآية (فَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ أَلَّا تَعْدِلُوا فَوَاحِدَة)ً 


The Quran clearly states that men who choose this route must deal with their wives justly. If the husband fears that he cannot deal with his wives justly, then he should only marry one.



This means :


If we fear that we shall not be able to deal justly with women then Islam prefer only marry one !


 


 The Islam does not give preference in marrying more than one wife but allows it to make it easier on a woman that has no support. 


Notice : that the Islam permits but does not command a man to have four wives.


Only 2% of Muslim marriages are of this nature.


 


There are some situations in which it is advantageous to society to have men marry multiple wives:


 Multiple marriage (Polygyny) provides a solution to some of life’s problems :


1- When there is a shortage of men, for example after a devastating war, many women will be unable to find husbands.


2-Multiple marriage(Polygyny)  sometimes consider a realistic alternative in the case of famine, widowhood, or female infertility.


 



Islam has it’s own wisdom and propose to allowed it!


12:33 AM Jul 02 2012 |

Joy900

Joy900

Japan

Baset : u said that :In Islam multiple marriage is permitted !


Baset :


What do you know about multiple marriages in islam ?


 


 

12:26 AM Jul 02 2012 |

The Last Joke

Yemen

Joy :


Multiple Marriages means Polygamy !


Polygamy : is a marriage which includes more than two partners.


There are 2 kind of Polygamy :


 


1-   Polygyny  : When a man is married to more than one wife at a time, it means a system of marriage whereby one person has more than one spouse.  the relationship is called Polygyny  , and there is no marriage bond between the wives;


 


2-   Polyandry : when a woman is married to more than one husband at a time, it is called polyandry,


In Islam, limited polygamy is permitted(allowed)  and polyandry is completely prohibited(not allowed).


 

12:21 AM Jul 02 2012 |

Joy900

Joy900

Japan

Baset : she wants to ask you :


What is  multiple marriages ?

12:16 AM Jul 02 2012 |

The Last Joke

Yemen

Joy : please , tell her to feel very free to ask ! go ahead !

12:14 AM Jul 02 2012 |

Joy900

Joy900

Japan

Hey Baset :


where r u ? Here i’m at home today and free ,just i’m taking a cup of coffee with my mother !


By the way : my mother wants to ask u something , but she feels very small to ask u ???

12:08 AM Jul 02 2012 |

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