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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There has HAD to be atleast one Amish-English romance over the course of history. A hook-up![/quote]

Why so obsessed? Honest question. [/quote]

Raging curiosity.  I didn't grow up around Amish communities so I really figured this would be more common than it seems it is. I am surprised, really. Is it really that uncommon in areas with large Amish populations that teens it young adults aren't curious about each other and hookup? Or that a guy or girl not return from Rumspringa and marry in a big city like NYC or even a city like D.C.? [/quote]

I can't speak to areas with more liberal Amish that do a year away from their communities, but where I grew up, the Amish boys simply weren't on our radar. Not even to the extent of being "off limits". It just wasn't an option, and we never gave it the first thought. Think about it. You don't go to school together, they don't hang out at the Dairy Queen. If you happen to strike up a conversation with a boy working at the farmers market, well, he's with a parent or siblings-- older ones who will look after him, or younger ones for whom he is responsible, and they will all leave together. He's not going to "catch a ride" in someone else's buggy after canoodling with you, and his farm is miles and miles away. Even if he does take a liking to you, he has no reason or opportunity to leave the farm to meet you anywhere, as family units are very tight. Not like he can say "I'm going to Eli Yoder's for dinner, back by 10." No, he's in bed by 8:30, because he was up before dawn. He lives way the hell out on some county road, so you're not going to meet him randomly in the neighborhood. He has no phone. His English isn't great. He's wearing homemade clothes and bathes once a week and has never had a haircut that wasn't administered by his mother or an older sister. He is devoutly religious. He has his own cohort of other Amish kids with whom he was raised from birth. There is basically nothing that would make a "hook up" desirable or practical, for either party. [/quote]

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