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i'm albanian which says it all. albanians, most, have arranged marriages. yes, even now. my parents met on their wedding day. they were both born in kosovo, so my siblings and i are the 1st generation in america, which means we have to deal with all these old-fashioned rules even though we're born and raised here.
almost 2 weeks ago, my older sister, who(m?) we knew wouldn't marry an albanian because she's not very albanian herself (doesn't really know the language, doesn't know traditions, etc.) moved out to live with her irish boyfriend of 3 years. my mom isn't speaking to her now (my dad's outta my life, so i don't know how he'd react to it) and neither am i, really.
although yes, we're born in america and welcome to america and blah blah blah, my mom doesn't know that. my mom was married at 16 and like i said, she met my dad on their wedding day. sadly, 2 years ago they were separated after 22 years of marriage. my sister's reasoning for moving in with her boyfriend was that she didn't wanna end up like my parents and wanted to see if she could live with her boyfriend BEFORE getting engaged, which i can understand. we can't tell our relatives, so every time they come over to visit or we go over there, we tell them she's busy, working, at the gym, etc.
almost 2 weeks ago, my older sister, who(m?) we knew wouldn't marry an albanian because she's not very albanian herself (doesn't really know the language, doesn't know traditions, etc.) moved out to live with her irish boyfriend of 3 years. my mom isn't speaking to her now (my dad's outta my life, so i don't know how he'd react to it) and neither am i, really.
although yes, we're born in america and welcome to america and blah blah blah, my mom doesn't know that. my mom was married at 16 and like i said, she met my dad on their wedding day. sadly, 2 years ago they were separated after 22 years of marriage. my sister's reasoning for moving in with her boyfriend was that she didn't wanna end up like my parents and wanted to see if she could live with her boyfriend BEFORE getting engaged, which i can understand. we can't tell our relatives, so every time they come over to visit or we go over there, we tell them she's busy, working, at the gym, etc.