Mrs Cargo asked me this morning: "In your country, do you go to jail if you change your mind about getting married?" I initially said "huh"??

Anyway, a family member is due to get married in the province next week and he has recently not been answering any calls from the bride to be, his mother and family siblings.

Now it might all be a storm in a tea cup and there might be a logical explanation to come. However.... some are starting to suspect he might want to back out at the last minute.

The bride and the family are now threatening to send him to jail and want money compensation. Furthermore, they are threatening to send his mother to jail as well on account she was the one that "arranged" the matchmake.

Despite living here a fair while, I must admit not really being across the trials and tribulations of khmer courtship and marriage. I figure some money settlement would come into it given the loss of face for the bride and family plus inconvenience caused to all concerned. However jail???

What say ye.. most learned and knowledgeable CEO expats?

Poor bastard should keep not answering his phone, by the sounds of it.

There's nothing illegal about pulling out of a marriage arrangement, the families will have a sit down with a mediator from the Sangkat and negotiate monetary compensation, he can't be locked up.

...but a sword fight would be cool!

Paulo wrote: ↑Thu Apr 04, 2019 12:41 pm If she gave up her virginity on the promise of marriage, she could be now be classified as damaged goods and a claim for compensation could be made.

Apparently, her originality status is still intact so she will get to live another day to market her virtuosity to another young khmer buck.