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My (22M) friend (24F) is being forced to marry a family friend (35M) that she hates. What advice can (by Sparky)
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My (22M) friend (24F) is being forced to marry a family friend (35M) that she hates. What advice can you guys give her?
So my friend got a call from her mum today basically telling her that she arranged for her to marry a family friend. The guy is rather successful as his family owns a hotel and a couple restaurants, and has been in love with my friend for years.
After she rejected him, he pulled some strings and got his mother to arrange a marriage with her mother. As he is very well off, her mother is now forcing her to marry into his family for money.
She has talked to him about not wanting to marry him, but he does not seem to care about what she wants at all, and said (verbatim) "I dont care as long as youre mine".
Her mother also seems unresponsive of what she wants and thinks shes doing her a favour by setting her up for life.
We cant think of what she should do, so im turning to you guys for advice. Any help is appreciated.
tl:dr guy pulled some strings with his mum to make her arrange a marriage with my friends mum. As hes very well off, her mum is now forcing her to marry him for money, even though she hates him.
Edit: Forgot to mention that shes from vietnam currently on a student visa in Australia, the guy is an Australian citizen.
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So my friend got a call from her mum today basically telling her that she arranged for her to marry a family friend. The guy is rather successful as his family owns a hotel and a couple restaurants, and has been in love with my friend for years.
After she rejected him, he pulled some strings and got his mother to arrange a marriage with her mother. As he is very well off, her mother is now forcing her to marry into his family for money.
She has talked to him about not wanting to marry him, but he does not seem to care about what she wants at all, and said (verbatim) "I dont care as long as youre mine".
Her mother also seems unresponsive of what she wants and thinks shes doing her a favour by setting her up for life.
We cant think of what she should do, so im turning to you guys for advice. Any help is appreciated.
tl:dr guy pulled some strings with his mum to make her arrange a marriage with my friends mum. As hes very well off, her mum is now forcing her to marry him for money, even though she hates him.
Edit: Forgot to mention that shes from vietnam currently on a student visa in Australia, the guy is an Australian citizen.
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