# You must get married in 24 hours **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 24, 2011, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-must-get-married-in-24-hours/583072 "2011-05-24T21:51:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-must-get-married-in-24-hours/583072/21 "2011-05-25T14:33:42Z")
> [@steronz](#): > > Difficulty: you’re not heir to a million-dollar fortune and a will that’s dependent on you being married.. NOT heir or NOW heir? Anyways, it’s not exactly the same, the time line isn’t as tight, it’s a specific person he has to marry and he get’s the money anyways but that’s the plot for Arthur. ---
**Author:** ![Invisible\_Chimp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f05b48/32.png) [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-must-get-married-in-24-hours/583072/22 "2011-05-25T14:46:54Z")
I actually had a coworker ask me about entering a green card marriage with a female friend of his last year. I don’t work there anymore, but I might be able to track Sergei down and tell him I’ve changed my mind, barring she hasn’t been married off yet. The Doper personal ad idea is brilliant though. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-must-get-married-in-24-hours/583072/23 "2011-05-25T15:07:47Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > NOT heir or NOW heir? > > Anyways, it’s not exactly the same, the time line isn’t as tight, it’s a specific person he has to marry and he get’s the money anyways but that’s the plot for Arthur. And it’s the exact plot of **[The Bachelor](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120596/combined)** starring Chris O’Donnell. Anyway, I’d bribe one of my male friends. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-must-get-married-in-24-hours/583072/24 "2011-05-25T15:11:00Z")
Here’s the other question - do you just have to get married, or do you have to stay married? I can totally see Dopers taking pity on people and marrying them if it’s short-term, and maybe they can get it annulled or whatever. If it’s for the long haul, though, that might be another kettle of fish entirely. ---
**Author:** ![steronz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steronz/32/11765_2.png) [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-must-get-married-in-24-hours/583072/25 "2011-05-25T15:17:38Z")
**Joey P** : _not_ heir, because it’d be too easy to offer someone a big pile of cash on the spot to go get married. **Anaamika** : We’ll say short term, because I think the challenge isn’t convincing some to “be married” to you, which can be a meaningless distinction if you’re both otherwise living your own normal lives. Rather, the challenge is convincing someone to marry you _right now_. I think I could wear someone down over 30 days or so, but if I had to be married by this time tomorrow, I’m not sure how I’d convince someone I wasn’t insane. ---
**Author:** ![Old\_Eel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/977dab/32.png) [@Old\_Eel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Old_Eel)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2011, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-must-get-married-in-24-hours/583072/26 "2011-05-26T02:41:37Z")
I have a friend who’s probably divorced by now. I said “no” before but I’m given to understand it’s an open offer. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2011, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-must-get-married-in-24-hours/583072/27 "2011-05-26T03:05:13Z")
It would need to be a soap-opera type situation (death bed fiancée; overseas posting etc) here in order to get the Court to waive the standard requirement to give 30 days’ notice of intention to marry. ---
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2011, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-must-get-married-in-24-hours/583072/28 "2011-05-26T06:09:39Z")
Craigslist. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2011, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-must-get-married-in-24-hours/583072/29 "2011-05-26T07:02:29Z")
This gal I used to volunteer with chucked her husband and moved to California. I know her dad and like him, so I could probably pull a string or two. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-must-get-married-in-24-hours/583072.md?page=1)