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Problem/Goal: Gusto ko lang malaman real thoughts niyo—no sugarcoating. Would you marry a single parent in today’s setting?

Context: Had a heated debate with my team during lunch. Some were saying “love is love”—past doesn’t matter, and people deserve second chances.

But others were more blunt:

• “You’re raising another man’s/woman’s child”
• “You’ll never be the first priority”
• “There’s always an ex involved—whether you like it or not”
• “You’re inheriting baggage you didn’t create”

Then someone brought up Genesis 2:24 from the Bible—about becoming “one flesh” and starting your own family not does not cite joining a family.

Which made the question even more uncomfortable:

Can you really build something “new” if there’s already a past family involved?

Or are we just normalizing it because it’s more common now?

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