forum Suppose two people...

Started January 25, 2020 by @NobleWolf

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Are set to marry each other for political reasons (we'll call them Person A and Person B). The way it happened was completely by accident, but it's done and in a way that there was no taking it back (at least at the time). It turns out that Person B has someone she would rather be with instead, same with Person A. Problem is, the one Person B wants to be with had been officially pronounced dead by his own country, and is living incognito. Though it happened years ago, said country might not appreciate knowing that the guy's actually alive. Also, Person A and Person B are both in positions of power, and have a lot to gain by going through with the marriage (alliances, benefits for their families, etc.)

How could Person A and Person B break the engagement and appease all parties without doing that "I love him so deal with it" cliche? (I know this is a situation we've all seen before but I want this to be done right)

Find a better and more ideal political reason that breaking up the marriage would be the best idea!

Interesting. Any ideas for that one?

Hmm, I’m not sure. Sorry I’m not much help haha.

Maybe it turns out that a member (or group) from one of the families rigged the marriage so they could get close to the other family and assassinate/overthrow them? And then persons A and B could uncover the plot, thereby giving a valid reason to call off the wedding? The main problem with this idea is that then the groups might go to war or something, which would hardly be a happy ending.
It's just a thought, there are probably better solutions out there, but it's what came to me first lol. Good luck figuring out the story!

That's a neat idea! I'll definitely keep that in mind, thanks

Glad to help! ^^