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Friday, March 28, 2008
Mr/Ms. Multiple
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
I know you read the title and your thoughts immediately went to something naughty. Shame on you! We are still on the sexless dating path. No, the Mr/Ms. Multiple I am referring to is the Mister with multiple marriages under his belt aka The Marrying Man. Or a woman with a lifetime subscription to Bridal Magazine.
Question: What is an acceptable amount of ex-spouses your date should have? I ask because I heard about a guy that could possibly be working on wife number 3, and this dude isn’t even 40 yet. So, if you count one as a “starter” marriage, that leaves one marriage that was torpedoed, so maybe the third time’s the charm? Would you be concerned if you discovered your date has been married multiple times?
It’s interesting though, on the same dating scene, having too many marriages, and no previous marriage, can both work against you. A guy could look at me, my age, and see that I have no children, and they could think: she is too selfish to be a wife, and too self-absorbed to have a child. Believe it or not, I heard nearly the same implication from some narcissistic douchebag last year. He figured, if she is such a great catch, why hasn’t someone snatched her up and made an honest woman out of her? shudder. It’s a fair question, I suppose?
What do you think? If a person has had multiple marriages, does it make them undateable? Would you date them with caution? Isn’t it possible they are just the type that fell in love too fast? How many ex-spouses are you cool with your potential mate having?
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