Iranians get lessons in love and marriage from the government
Telegraph
10-Mar-2010 (12 comments)


Men and women who want to enter into matrimony will have to undergo a three-month course of prenuptial training, for which they will earn a certificate proving they are ready to wed.

The course is part of a plan approved by the Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that aims to reverse declining Iranian marriage rates and rising divorce statistics, the Guardian reports.

From next week, young people will be offered courses to prepare them for the hardships, as well as the high points, of married life.

The courses, involving weekly exams, will be run by the state-governed national youth organisation. Those who successfully complete them will receive a certificate as proof of their readiness for committment.

Mohsen Zanganeh, the head of the national youth organisation for Teheran province, said the courses would provide young people with an understanding of the "alphabet of life" and were intended as an essential gateway to marriage.

"We intend that within the next two years, if a boy attempts to woo a girl, she will answer only if he has finished his course," he told the Fars news agency. "We are trying to increase the level of information among young people concerning marriage."

 

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karanh

I certainly understand why

by karanh on Mon Aug 09, 2010 10:18 AM PDT

I certainly understand why this "course" may seem like a good idea at first. I think many young people wed without understanding that love is the easiest part of marriage! The problems come with real life, many things that you can and actually should educate yourself about. The problem with a course like this, however, is that so much of marriage is about venturing into the unknown, with only love for one another to guide you. Sometimes it is the only way to build true strength and devotion to one another.

 

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fussygorilla

AsteroidX

by fussygorilla on Fri Mar 12, 2010 09:58 AM PST

My apology to you. I read your interpretation of male sex chemicals at work as a man talking. Did you overlook a woman's sex urges for procreation as well as just sexual desire (and even addiction) like the males?


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by Shepesh on Mon Mar 07, 2011 08:56 AM PST

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Anonymous Observer

Fussymonkey

by Anonymous Observer on Fri Mar 12, 2010 08:33 AM PST

It wasn't just the telegraph.  The Guardian has the same article.  Here it is:

//www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/mar/09/iran-online-marriage-courses

But that aside, are you saying that the report is not true?!!! 


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AsteroidX

fussygorilla

by AsteroidX on Fri Mar 12, 2010 08:23 AM PST

I am female.


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fussygorilla

what a pity

by fussygorilla on Thu Mar 11, 2010 11:41 PM PST

It is pitiful to use the "Telegraph", a known trashy british paper as a source for information. It is more pitiful when others repeat that garbage. 

Does it feel good for your hurt ego to use name-calling of others? Let us see if you can come up with something better than "anonymous"!


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fussygorilla

Sex and gender.

by fussygorilla on Thu Mar 11, 2010 11:33 PM PST

You are obviously a man, interpreting sexual drive from a male perspective. it is clear you do not know a thing about female sexuality and needs. Hypocracy continues....

 


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AsteroidX

Not such a bad idea

by AsteroidX on Thu Mar 11, 2010 11:49 AM PST

Actually this “course” does not sound a bad thing. It is good to prepare people for these aspects of life. Naturally, especially in the West, people walk away and do not work at marriage.

 

FussyGorilla  

Lust, sexual passion, love – are all the same thing biologically. However unromantic that sounds. As humans, we benefit by having a diverse gene pool. If this weren't true, one disease could wipe us all out. That is why men are driven to have multiple partners. These feelings are due to chemicals and often lead to feelings of obsession or something like an addiction... but once you've done your job, had sex/raised a child, there isn't any more need for that chemical reaction. Sex chemistry lasts two years.Is is contracts called marriage that make the male stick around, otherwise his biological urges would make him seek to spread his genes and move on.


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Anonymous Observer

fussymonkey

by Anonymous Observer on Thu Mar 11, 2010 11:25 AM PST

it's not my headline.  It's from the news website.  Write them if you have a problem with it.

PS/ it looks like you are weak in the "reading" department and strong in the "let's make a lot of noise just because I don't like this piece of news" department.   


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fussygorilla

?????

by fussygorilla on Thu Mar 11, 2010 10:01 AM PST

"Iranians get lessons in love..." in your headline and

"It's not about love,......" in your response.

Hopefully you see that you are weak in the logic department and strong in the propaganda and empty rhetoric and oh so intolerant of others who may disagree with your presentation.


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Anonymous Observer

fussyanimal

by Anonymous Observer on Wed Mar 10, 2010 12:53 PM PST

It's not about love, etc.  It's about yet another attempt by the IRI to interfere in people's personal lives and take away their individual liberties.  This time it's doing it under the guise of "protecting marriage." (sound familiar, by the way?  It is....from your Republican role models)

Justl like they put forcefully put the hejab on women to promote decency (chuckle), now they're doing this to promote marriage.  And just like their hejab experiment, this one shall fail miserably as well.   


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fussygorilla

"qualifications"?

by fussygorilla on Wed Mar 10, 2010 09:31 AM PST

Why do you distort the fact?  Love is not enough because at that age, it is really lust and sexual passion mistaken for love. It should be supplemented with other factors.  It is a fact that many marriages end up in failure due to the ignorance of the young boys and girls as to what they should realistically expect from a marriage, what each spouce should expect from the other, how much they have in common and how much they share in their views of the future together. More importantly, marriage of relatives should be avoided to prevent the genetic continuation of diseases, DNA tests should be done on the health and future health of the couples, and like in U.S. where the information and advice is offered by the priest, it should be offered by some government or private agency. CONTRARY TO THE HEADLINE HERE, none of this is setting up "qualifications" for getting married. You are hearing this from someone who has been married for 53 years.


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