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Strange way to get married
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| shaolin_Z |
A kind of funny and weird story. Yeah, I know it's a little random and a silly thread but...
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Teen: I'll marry man I met on MySpace.com
Fri Jun 23, 12:35 PM ET
A teenager who flew to the Middle East to be with a man she met on MySpace.com said Friday she intends to marry him.
"I love him very much," 17-year-old Katherine Lester said of Abdullah Jimzawi, 20, who works in his father's business delivering goods to West Bank convenience stores.
Lester appeared on ABC-TV's "Good Morning America" with her father and stepmother. Jimzawi also spoke with ABC during a taped portion of the segment, describing how the pair "can't live without each other."
After hearing what Jimzawi said, Lester began weeping.
"It's true," she said. "I love you. That's all I can say."
The two first encountered each other about seven months ago on the social networking web site but have never met face to face.
Lester, who turned 17 on Wednesday, was en route to Israel earlier this month when she was intercepted in Jordan by U.S. authorities who seized her passport and put her on a flight back to the United States.
Jimzawi has told The Associated Press that the two planned to marry and that Lester planned to convert to Islam. Lester, a Christian, declined to say Friday whether she intended to convert.
The two have resumed communication online since she returned home.
"Our initial reaction was to isolate her, to lock her up and just keep her safe here in America," said her father, Terry Lester. "But that's unrealistic because you can see the love they have for each other."
Authorities filed a runaway juvenile petition against Lester earlier this week, and a judge ordered her to give up her passport and undergo counseling. If the judge finds that Lester was a runaway, she could be placed under court supervision until she turns 18. |
...I was kind of curious of the legality of the stuff in bold. Does the state have the right to do that? Is it because she's a minor (under 18)?
EDIT: Forgot this Source: Yahoo News |
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| Fir3start3r |
| That's loco lol! :crazy: |
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| DrUg_Tit0 |
| quote: | Originally posted by shaolin_Z
A kind of funny and weird story. Yeah, I know it's a little random and a silly thread but...
...I was kind of curious of the legality of the stuff in bold. Does the state have the right to do that? Is it because she's a minor (under 18)?
EDIT: Forgot this Source: Yahoo News |
Yeah, it's because of her age. If she were an adult, she could have done what she wanted. Although I think they're both wierdos for falling in love with each other without ever meeting. Especially she for finding a guy in West Bank. But well..if it makes them both happy.. |
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| Renegade |
| quote: | | "Our initial reaction was to isolate her, to lock her up and just keep her safe here in America," said her father, Terry Lester. |
Jesus Christ, no wonder she ran away. |
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by Fir3start3r
That's loco lol! :crazy: |
Actually, it is not.
Think of all the people in the past who got married after exchanging letters for a long time (I remember reading a couple of stories that went like this); think of order brides; think of arranged marriages.
In fact, my girlfriend's mother came to Brazil under rather similar circunstances - she didn't know her husband until she got here.
| quote: | Originally posted by Renegade
Jesus Christ, no wonder she ran away. |
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