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So my friend got married...
So my friend got married...
... to a girl half-way across the world..
... whom he's known for five weeks...
... for five thousand dollars.
Today, one of my oldest friends got back from a five-week vacation to his native Asian country. He called me and said that he got married. I almost pissed my pants laughing. Then he told me he wasn't kidding. It still hasn't sunk in for me, let alone for him. He still doesn't understand what he's done and what consequences his actions will have on his life.
When he went there, he was immediately introduced to the daughter of his parents' friends who still live in Asia. He was offered five thousand dollars to marry her and sponsor her to come to Canada. He took the deal because the marriage wasn't supposed to be for real. But after five weeks of sleeping in the same bed and taking her virginity, something happened. He fell for her.
Now he's planning to stay married to her. He's gonna help her come to Canada and move out of his house. He's 20 years old and has no education or career. This girl is probably younger, doesn't speak english and has no marketable skills. If he does this, he's fucked for life. End of story. And the scariest thing is that he's got no clue.
He still doesn't understand that this was the plan all along. He couldn't have "just" sponsored her because she has no one here and would have no place to live. He thinks he chose to marry her and chose to fall in love with her, but in reality, he never had a choice. It was made by others. His destiny was decided by others without his knowledge or involvement.
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