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chive69
  10/16/2014 20:47 EST

Hello, this question is for locals, from the south especially.

I have a girlfriend in Da Nang, and we love each other and have thoughts about marriage, but she said that in order to marry, my Mom, and at least other 2 members of my family, have to be present and participate in some aspects of the ceremony.

However, my Mom's health is fragile (she could not take the twenty something hour trip to VN and deal with a different altitude and climate and food and jet lag without her health being affected) so she cannot attend.

My girlfriend says that, because of that, her family will never let her marry me, and therefore, our fate is sealed...is that true?

I there any way around it?
We both want to stay in VN and I'm aware that marriage ceremony traditions vary among the different regions.

Thanks for any

brslomo
  10/17/2014 07:37 EST

Is your wife Catholic, Bhuddist, Animist, or some other religion? I was married in Vietnam in 1970 during the war. My witness was a fellow soldier. I don't recall any complaints from her family.
I know times have changed in Vietnam. But if anything, I would imagine that there is less emphasis on traditional requirements.

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chive69
  10/17/2014 09:42 EST

She is Buddhist and her family has reside in Da Nang (central Vietnam) for several generations

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