Would you marry a person if you already knew that this person had been to prison? I don't think I would even date a person that had been to prison. I would constantly be wondering if the person was thinking of doing something illegal.

I would probably say no, but then I suppose it depends on the crime. It does bring up some trust issues too.

Then again, my husband has got a conviction for assault, it happened many many years ago, but he never went to prison for it.

It would depend on what the crime was and if he had really changed or was still engaging in the same behaviors.

I don't think I would.

I know two ladies who did that. One is divorced now, the guy was a bad news, and she had known him only for a month before she agreed to marry him. She now admits it herself that it was not smart. The other woman has a happy marriage with two kids growing up, but she says it has been very difficult.

I think that the other thing that you have to be concerned about is police harassment or not being taken seriously by the police. They will instead see your husband as someone with prior convictions. They could even wonder if the woman is involved with illegal activities.

Yeah, I think it depends on the reasons get him in jail. Nelson Mandela has also ever been in jail, but I won't say he is not worth to marry

That's a good point, but jail time whether or not the person is innocent will put a heavy strain on the marriage. I think it's realistic if one person want a divorce. They should forgive each other if they decide that they want to split up.

That would be scary. I'm sure my mom would do something like that though

I guess it depends for what.. not really sure though. I'd rather avoid the situation to begin with

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Perhaps you should think of it like this, if you were to stay together, would you be willing to do a conjugal visit? I would not be at all comfortable with that. Besides, people do some pretty ugly things to stay alive in prison.

I would stay away from someone who had been in jail. The problem is you may fall in love with someone before they confess to you that they had been in prison...then what would you do?

That's a really good point. I'm sure it wouldn't be something they would mention on the first date lol. So ya, that would make things a bit more complicated. plus, what if you were really happy? That would suck!!

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Martin Luther King Jr., whose birthday was celebrated on Monday as a Federal Holiday, also spent time in jail. Many people break the law and are not caught or punished. Just because a person does not have a criminal record does not mean that they have not committed a crime. If I wanted to marry someone, I would look at all their characteristics and not eliminate the person just because of a criminal background.

That's a very good way to look at it.. I'm just not sure if I could trust someone who killed someone or something major like that

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