Would you marry someone in the military?

Dionysus · #1 03-26-2003, 10:26 PM

Knowing what you know now. Just curious.

cash78mere · #2 03-26-2003, 10:42 PM

yes, without a doubt.

while i wouldn't want to raise my family like "army brats" i think men in the service are sexy as hell since they are risking their lives for my freedom

ASUADPi · #3 10-01-2006, 06:40 PM

Even though this is 3 years old I must respond

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Originally Posted by cash78mere

i think men in the service are sexy as hell since they are risking their lives for my freedom

Amen! They are so hot!!! I personally love marines, because I LOVE their dress uniform.

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Originally Posted by smiley21

oh to expand on military men being sexy, i got three words...black hawk down..holy crap. i did not know so many many hot guys could be in one movie.

Holy God!!! I know! They were just incredibly gorgeous in that movie. I love the movie for the historical aspect, but man so many of those actors are just hot!

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Originally Posted by honeykiss1974

When loves comes calling, you just gotta answer!

Very, very true!

Like others have said, if I was in love with him, I wouldn't his job was. Albeit, with the world we live in, I would worry about his safety more, but the same would go for cops or firefighters (who I personally also find gorgeous).

Jill1228 · #4 10-04-2006, 07:08 PM

amen to that girl! A Marine in dress uniform still makes me drool (I may be married, but I am SO NOT dead!)

But the answer to the question would be yeah I would have married someone in the military. I almost married an Air Force pilot (the dude I was with in college)

But things went a different way

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Originally Posted by ASUADPi

Even though this is 3 years old I must respond

Amen! They are so hot!!! I personally love marines, because I LOVE their dress uniform.

epchick · #5 10-05-2006, 02:26 AM

I go with the idea that you love who you love.

If I so happened to fall in love with a military man, I would marry him.

I don't think it would be right for me to tell him that I wouldn't marry him because he was military. If that is what he loves doing, then who am I to tell him otherwise, ya know?

Plus I grew up a military brat, so its no big thing to me.

alum · #6 10-05-2006, 11:06 AM

Obviously for me, the answer is a big yes. Of course we started dating even before GEN Alum was a plebe at West Point.....

scbelle · #7 10-11-2006, 03:37 PM

Well, I am married to a captain in the US Army. We have been together since college 8years ago when he was in ROTC and he told me to count on 20 years, so I went in knowing his commitment level to the military. Only now, with everything going on, his commitment is waning a bit. Two Iraq tours and no for-sure end in sight can wreak havoc on a family. And I think it was valkyrie that posted way back 3 or so years ago about being bleeding-heart liberal-- let's just say now, I've met a lot more people in the Army along that frame of mind than I think were there (or willing to admit) before.

I love my husband deeply and support his every endeavor (and the fact that he's sexy as hayle in ALL of his uniforms definitely helps!, as well as the fact my father is a minister, so I had that moving thing down pat way before my hubby came into the picture

) But I'm also a Marriage and Family Therapist and work with military families and see that the casualties of war are not just on the battlefield, but on the homefront as well. Affairs, divorces, children not knowing their parents, domestic violence, addictions... it's a very sad state of affairs.

I think for anyone contemplating marriage to the military, the couple needs to go in with eyes wide open and explore all expectations of the relationship. It's the only way for success, because I've seen the proof that love is definitely not enough.

winnieb · #8 03-26-2003, 11:02 PM

Absolutely. If the person I loved made the choice to serve his country then I would support that decision.

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Originally posted by cash78mere
yes, without a doubt.

while i wouldn't want to raise my family like "army brats" i think men in the service are sexy as hell since they are risking their lives for my freedom

--And I 100% agree---- men in service are sexy as hell---- that would be a benefit to being a military wife

-wendi

OUlioness01 · #9 03-26-2003, 11:04 PM

yes. it has nothing to do with their line of work, only the type of men they are. i've never met a military man i didn't think was a good man.

smiley21 · #10 03-26-2003, 11:06 PM

i dont doubt the military men are sexy, but i could not marry one.
i couldnt handle it.

smiley21 · #11 03-26-2003, 11:10 PM

oh to expand on military men being sexy, i got three words...black hawk down..holy crap. i did not know so many many hot guys could be in one movie.

Jadey28 · #12 03-26-2003, 11:15 PM

Military men are the same as police officers and firemen. Everyday they put their lives at risk for the protection of others. That being said, yes, I would marry anyone who is willing to put themselves up to the everyday risks that life presents us. I would be afraid of what could happen to them, but at the same time, you never know what could happen to you at any given moment in your life.

FiReKraCkEr · #13 03-26-2003, 11:53 PM

Almost did....

Will I ever think about it again? Yes, if he was what I am looking for...

They sure do look DAYUM Good in their camos....

I miss him, I hope he's okay in Iraq.....

texas*princess · #14 03-27-2003, 12:17 AM

If I loved a man enough to marry him, it wouldn't matter to me what his occupation was. I think it's very honorable of them to put everything on the line for their country.

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i think men in the service are sexy as hell since they are risking their lives for my freedom

hehehe agreed! My first university was located very close to a military base, so we saw a bunch of military men all the time, and they are just downright cute in their uniforms

Cluey · #15 03-27-2003, 12:26 AM

If you love the guy and it is meant to be, why wouldn't you marry him, regardless of his occupation?

Call me old fashioned, but it seems a little selfish not to marry the person you love because there is a chance they may have to actively serve in the military and they may die. Then again, my family does have a history of service, so the risk wouldn't be anything new to me.