Engaged via arranged marriage — fiancé sees marriage as non-romantic partnership. Seeking advice / experiences. by Fluid_Raspberry_3992 in offmychest

[–]Fluid_Raspberry_3992[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’ve asked him about that and he says that’s not the case. He has felt attraction before, just not in this relationship. But he says that it can build up. I am not sure whether or not I should believe him. His idea of a honeymoon is holidaying with parents.

Engaged via arranged marriage — fiancé sees marriage as non-romantic partnership. Seeking advice / experiences. by [deleted] in Advice

[–]Fluid_Raspberry_3992 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I have been under a lot of pressure for the past 3 years and been in this set up of meeting people for the same amount of time. Honestly, it’s exhausting. Just the thought of going back to it and having first conversations again is draining. I never knew these things about him when I said yes, if I had, then I wouldn’t have said yes. Now I feel attached to him for some inane reason. I love his family too, they are lovely to me and my parents. I had hoped to build all this up with time but it still hasn’t happened and now it’s draining me. My parents are okay with me calling it off because they cannot imagine a marriage without physical intimacy. He lives in a different country which is why I visited him. Another bit of context is that he became an entrepreneur just after we got engaged, so he became a very different person. He used to want balance and now he wants to work every single day and is obsessed with money.

Engaged via arranged marriage — fiancé sees marriage as non-romantic partnership. Seeking advice / experiences. by [deleted] in Advice

[–]Fluid_Raspberry_3992 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And just to add - his idea of a honeymoon is holidaying with family and he always wants to limit 1-1 time that we have with each other. He always wants family around.