By Gul Tuysuz
KHIRBET AL-JOUS, Syria - A group of men have committed themselves to an unlikely way of challenging the violence that has swept Syria in recent months, pledging to marry women they have never met.
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Trigger warning for mentions of rape )
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i don't even know. how about having a loving relationship with them first?!
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Um, that's nice? It sounds like he's got the whole thing planned out. Hope his future wife doesn't do anything to fuck it up, like, you know, objecting to marrying this stranger with an entitlement complex.
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I hope they all find happiness as well.
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IDK if people missed this or what. I think what these guys are doing is an ENORMOUS step in help these women and turning this around. Arranged marriages still happen, even in America, so while on one hand it's complete BS that they are forcing marriage upon them, is it better to be married to someone who is willing to go against all of your cultural social norms (or political norms, or whatever the fuck they are over there) and do something people have probably -- to rarely -- ever done before?
Personally I would rather marry a stranger than be damned from my family or fucking killed by them for being raped. IDK, this is not as easy as saying "Oh, she can escape from Syria and live a normal life."
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That's fucking intense to think about.
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