Sometime
ago, I saw a court case on television involving a couple. The male plaintiff
was suing his ex-girlfriend for half the payment of a car, which he had rented
for the both of them to take a trip.
The
two met on an online dating site. The defendant came across the plaintiff's
personal profile. She became very interested in his bio, which indicated that
he was divorced. She decided to
contact him. For several weeks, they emailed each other. Eventually they exchanged
phone numbers and decided to meet in person. The two became smitten with each
other; within a short period, the couple began dating. However, the relationship
was doomed before it got started.
During
the courtship, the defendant discovered that the plaintiff was married but
was not legally separated from this wife. The Judge asked him if he was divorced,
and his reply was no. When the Judge brought up the fact that he had lied about
his marital status in his personal profile, the plaintiff’s reply was that he
was divorced from his first wife but was still married to his second wife while
he was seeing the defendant.
There
is a moral to this story. When a person describes himself or herself as divorced, ask from which spouse. Is it
spouse number one, two, or three? Before you become involved with someone you
meet online, take the time to make certain the person is truthful about his or
her marital status.
To
avoid being embarrassed on national TV, do a thorough background check before
committing yourself to anyone. Get to know the individual before becoming emotionally
and physically attached. Forming a relationship is easy. Getting out of a
relationship built on lies can be costly.
1 comment:
Great post. It would never have dawned on me. I should have known, however. When we lived in Ireland and called a handyman, he'd say: On Monday. When he didn't turn up, I asked the next one: Which Monday?
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