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Bahai only have 95 days to get married from start of dating.


I'm not a Baha'i but for a while in San Francisco I would walk down on sundays and study their library before heading out to The San Francisco Philosophy Group. In order to read, I had to attend religious classes. It was mostly women, some attractive so it had me intrigued. But they have a very short gestation period for dating. 95 days. I've known women who have held in their farts that long while dating men because they didn't want him to hear or smell it. You can't really get to know a woman that fast. But that's about all I know of the rule, outside seeing two women go through with it. They were attractive so yeah, no doubt a easy experience for them, of course they will act all sweet in the honeymoon stage. But I also notice their husbands never went to the prayer services so I gotta wonder how deeply committed they are to all aspects of their life.

If I was in a situation where I just realized I liked a woman, and she liked me, and everyone around us blew a whistle and said the timer has started, you have 95 days to wed or break it off, I don't know what I would do. I'd be in a point of internal panic. Like, I should be evaluating her by some set of very clear pragmatic standards, and not just if I like her hair, or her face is so hot, or I like how it feels when we hold hands when we walk. It should be something deep and well thought out. Like a series of tests. Maybe have her run through a relationship obstacle course full of symbolism and eeferences to real life relationship pitfalls, like those American Ninja Warrior reality tv shows.


But I don't even know what to test her on. 95 days goes by so quick. And if she surprises you with wanting a big wedding, half of that will be spent planning for it without really getting to know her. You are picking out cakes and then remembering to ask her what her middle name is. That's tough. I'd be full of so much self doubt. Who is this woman exactly?
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Persephonee · 22-25, F
It says the engagement is 95 days, not courting, surely? Ie once you agree to get married, the 95-day countdown starts?

Interesting though I had no idea about that!
@Persephonee I can't remember to be honest. As soon as a guy enters the place he is getting courted- well, within a few meetings, the other women will call the right woman in.

I was seemingly getting set up with a Iranian girl (wasn't bad looking) at one point who kept showing up just to talk to me in a really flirty manner. Tempting, but they have this pioneer program where they systemmatically disperse their congregation across the globe. Plus they only allow in their congregation people in their municipality. It's dictated by how the local secular government decides where the boundry for the municipality is, and the smallest unit is ten people to form a baha'i group. That meant I could be sent anywhere (voluntarily of course, but best of luck arguing with the wife born into the religion on that) and as a philosopher used to debates probably would be elected to the lowest 10 person rung of leadership in whatever third world location they would send us, but it's also a anti-philosophical religion with specific verses encouraging people to disregard philosophers and think for themselves (fine by me), but that would mean a whole lot of shrugging from me saying don't listen to me your elected leader and think for yourselves. Plus I'm ex military so if they sent me someplace weird like Uganda (yes, they exist there) where active militias operate, they also have a love hate relationship with pacifism. They fought a civil war in Iran in the 1800s and yet advocate peace (mostly women), but also founded the concept of a New World Order. So I would of been a shoulder shrugging philosopher-not-philosopher being very ambigious in a third world country actively advocating peace, while sharpening spears and greasing guns and leading locals on nightly riads against some invading congo warlord strongholds.

So I was like.... other women are out there that won't land you someplace weird. But it's honestly nice to have a eager one practically issued to you that didn't look too bad. If any guys are ever desperate for a decent wife, go to a Baha'i service. Expect the Iranian military Quds to spy on you once in. They were always worried about Iranian government spies.
Persephonee · 22-25, F
@Dignaga Well it would make for a good story anyway! Wow.
@Persephonee They are good people for the most part.
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@SomeMichGuy I did a google search for it to come up. I was recalling off memory and already had started writing this thread.
@Dignaga Dating v. engaged

 
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