Isn't she close to the big 30 soon? That's a pink slip for sure.

Isn't she close to the big 30 soon? That's a pink slip for sure.

Susann209 said:

preciosa863 said:

Yep. I'll be 25 and she's a couple of years older than I am so she's gotta be like 27. Her time is running out and while I don't necessarily like hearing about people's marriages ending, part of me feels like this is karma coming around if it does end. Hmmm, maybe Mayte is somewhere popping a bottle of champagne.

Susann209 said:

No, they were married first.

Baptized later.

Can't get baptized JW unless your marriage is legally registered. (might be exceptional in some countries where you have to have an official political affiliation to get legally married, which is not the case in the US)

Heiress said:

Sounds for me a bit like politic.

sataninas said:

it's in line with the principle of respecting the superior authorities.

but of course this is relative. in some countries, people have been asked to join a specific political party in order to do anything legal, including register a marriage. in cases like that, a witness would not have her marriage registered.

Is then the marriage legal?

Heiress said:

So has a witness marriage not to been registered to been legal in witness's eyes?

sataninas said:

I assume you mean "legal" in the sense that they got an actual marriage license from some state...in that case, I can't say yes for sure, I've never seen a copy of the license!!

However, going by what folks say here, the JW church in the U.S. wouldn't have allowed them to be baptized if their marriage wasn't legal. But, the only info I have about them both being baptized came from one (tabloid) newspaper article, and the assertions of orgers.

Hope that helps clarify things.

Susann209 said:

we should warn the d'angelo, van hunt, beck, mj online communities...any single and straight male artist is now at risk...


for mani is on the loose....


(dont even act like mj would have an interest folks..)..


this post is a joke...and only a joke...dont take offense.....dont get your panties in a bunch....thanks in advance- sos

I don't see why people automatically think that Prince and his wife have split up because there haven't been any pictures of them in the tabloids since earlier this year when Prince was making the awards scene. BIG DEAL!

Guess what? My husband never goes to the grocery store with me or to church or to my friends's houses and I never go to hang out with him and his lame friends and can you believe that NOBODY thinks we are separated???

dustysgirl said:

Well, I have no actual knowledge as to whether they're separated or not, but I think people are wondering due to:
1. Prince being seen without Mani many times over these past months....seen without her at concerts, seen without her while out to eat at restaraunts, seen without her at JW gatherings, seen without her while shooting a video or working on new music or whatever it was in Panama, etc.
2. Making the above all more curious is that usually Mani is *always within 2 inches of Prince* (<---- not a literal statement, for all you out there that can't pick up on when someone's just trying to make a point ), or at least hanging out very nearby him. Over these past 3-4 years, how often was Mani NOT by his side at the various places and functions I mentioned above?

So sure, your point is valid that married couples aren't attached by an umbilical cord, and that they go out and do things separately, but in relation to Prince and Mani's SPECIFIC CASE, those two since the beginning seemed to ALWAYS be in close proximity to one another, no matter what they were doing. Hell, ever see them at a concert of Prince's, or at Paisley? You would think they *were* joined by an umbilical cord! Yet, recently, they've not been seen together AT ALL.

Now do you see why people are speculating and wondering? It is strange for a couple who seemed to go everywhere and do everything together (VERY together), to suddenly always be apart.
[Edited 7/26/05 12:04pm]