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  • May 29, 2015, 03:34 PM
    pastor1189
    Marriage vows
    A women told me if you get married and don't have sex.
    He did not fulfil his marriage obligation and they are not legally married
    Never hear of this before
  • May 29, 2015, 03:37 PM
    J_9
    They did not consummate their marriage.
  • May 29, 2015, 03:38 PM
    DoulaLC
    If the marriage was considered legal when it was performed, it's legal... with or without sex. There can be a number of various reasons a couple may not have sex.
  • May 29, 2015, 03:56 PM
    talaniman
    Just to flip the script, having sex would mean you are married right?
  • May 29, 2015, 04:03 PM
    J_9
    Legally they are married.
  • May 29, 2015, 04:47 PM
    pastor1189
    Thanks
  • May 29, 2015, 06:30 PM
    J_9
    Sex, or lack thereof, does not trump law.
  • May 29, 2015, 07:56 PM
    Alty
    However, if the marriage isn't consummated and the couple decides to split up, in most country's they would qualify for an annulment instead of a divorce.
  • May 30, 2015, 12:11 AM
    Fr_Chuck
    In some cultures, and in some of the "old" days, having sex was considered the final act of the marriage. But then there was not state license, or government license. The man went to girls home, and brought her to his home, they had sex, and lived together. That made them married. It was all part of a large celebration and party.

    In fact in some cultures, the bride and groom were "watched" and in some since girl had to be a virgin, her family keep the cloth with blood to prove she was a virgin.

    So at some places, at some time, this was part of the law.

    It is also reason to have marriage annulled or grounds for divorce in some places.

    But in basics, it is a old old custom, that has no legal bearing today.
  • Jun 1, 2015, 12:00 PM
    ma0641
    With some religions, if Impotence is the issue, you may have grounds for an annulment.

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