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	Would you date/marry/bear children to a man who has been to prison? By Interested Asked May 16 2008 5:04AM	26 Pts Rate Question

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by Monkilish on May 16, 2008 at 5:16 am Permalink

I suppose it depends what he has been in prison for, but if he is a changed man after being in Prison - Yes!! Everybody makes mimstakes in their lives, some worse than others, but mistakes none the less. It doesn't mean they don't deserve a second chance.

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by Lovehearts on May 16, 2008 at 5:24 am Permalink

It would depend on why he'd been in prison.

Who he was. If he'd changed.
I wouldn't rule anyone out just because they'd been in prison.

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by anonymous on May 16, 2008 at 5:19 am Permalink

I am all ready married, so probably not. However, I have a female friend who married someone who had been in prison. He was a childhood friend of mine, and a great person who made a big mistake. They are very happy and have a beautiful child now.

There are concerns about prisoners contracting AIDS... it's a major epidemic in prisons. That would be cause for pause.

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Tex May, 16 2008 at 06:36 AM

I'd be more worried about them contracting Hepatitis, that's the real problem in prisons.

anonymous May, 16 2008 at 02:42 PM

Actually, AIDS is prolific in prisons, and it's numbers are rising. Here's some info...
http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/InSite

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by Tex on May 16, 2008 at 6:16 am Permalink

Everyone deserves a chance. He could be a GREAT guy that made one bad mistake back in the days. This happens a lot believe it or not.

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by Friend777 on Aug 26, 2008 at 11:27 pm Permalink

Yes I married my childhood sweetheart while he was in prison. I was by his side 4 years, he was deported to the Philippines, he married a woman their while we were married to me. I was married 5 years when he out he treated me like trash. I would like to write a book about it. I loved him but in his heart he was getting want he wanted, money, letters, he seen me every weekend for 4 years. I would never do that again.

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by Anonymous on May 16, 2008 at 7:46 am Permalink

It would depend on how and why they ended up there. This would apply only if I were female of course but if You asked "Would you date/marry a woman who has been to prison?" I'd say the same.

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by kourageous kitty on May 16, 2008 at 6:19 am Permalink

i suppose it would depend on why they were in prison in the first place,and if they were different from when they committed the crime.

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by justme32 loves the weekends on May 16, 2008 at 6:18 am Permalink

Nope..but only because I am with the man I plan to spend the rest of my life with. If I wasnt with him though and was approached by a man that had been to prison my saying yes to anything would depend solely on why he was there.

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by meowry on May 16, 2008 at 6:18 am Permalink

No. I don't have anything against the man (as long as the crime wasn't what I'd consider horrible). I just don't want to bear any children.

I did once date a man who was in jail for a short while.

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by Galeanda on May 16, 2008 at 6:13 am Permalink

It matters to me why he had been in prison. If it was for upholding good solid principles for what he believed in, it's fine with me. If it was for regular crimes, definitely not unless he has had a few years to show that he had changed.

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