Can English people marry Amish?

Marriage in the Amish community is seen as a passage into adulthood. To get married in the Amish community, members must be baptized in the church. Outsiders, non-Amish, or 'English', as they call the rest of the world, are not permitted to marry within the Amish community.
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Can English people join the Amish?

You can begin wherever you are.” Yes, it is possible for outsiders, through conversion and convincement, to join the Amish community, but we must quickly add that it seldom happens. First, the Amish do not evangelize and seek to add outsiders to their church.
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Do Amish get to pick who they marry?

Folk and country songs are also sung. Unmarried Amish choose their own husbands/wives, and the woman is very much involved in the process. Courtship often begins with a young man transporting a young woman to and from one of the many singings or Sunday worship.
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What is the average age Amish marry?

Dating among the Amish typically begins around age 16 with most Amish couples marrying between the ages of 20 and 22. To find a prospective date, the young adults socialize at functions such as frolics, church, or home visits.
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Can An English woman become Amish?

Very seldom does a woman come in from the outside, but I have known of two English women who became Amish." Atlee told me of a young English man who decided to become Amish after meeting an Amish woman. They married and moved to an Amish community out in Montana. After some years, the man became an Amish minister.
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Can Amish marry non-Amish? (+2 special situations)



Are the Amish rich?

Wealth. Some Amish people have become quite wealthy. Often this is due to successful businesses including woodworking and construction. It's harder to tell who the Amish millionaires are, however, since status symbols are less visible (to the non-Amish eye, at least).
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Can you join the Amish with tattoos?

Some talk about wanting to find an Amish partner, others, about the fear they won't be accepted into the community because they are single parents, or divorced, or have tattoos or once dabbled in drugs.
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What do Amish do on their wedding night?

They schedule an evening dinner at the homes of their wedding guests. And this is when the families will give the couple their wedding gift. Sometime the next spring they finally settle into their own home, and it's not usually very long till they start a family of their own.
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Does Amish have multiple wives?

One of the most common questions about Amish marriage is whether they practice polygamy. In short: No, the Amish do not practice polygamy.
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What do Amish do at night?

Following the Amish rules, known as Ordnung, the young couple is to lie beside each other for the duration of the night. With other Amish groups the night might be spent with the couple sitting in a rocking chair, with the young woman sitting on the young man's lap.
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Do siblings marry Amish?

They are prohibited by church and state from marrying first cousins or closer relatives. No other mating proscriptions based on kinship exist.
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How can you tell if an Amish woman is married?

White Bonnets

In most cases, the only time you see an Amish woman wearing a white bonnet is after she is married. It's essentially a symbol that she is a lifelong relation and “off the market” so to speak. If a man sees an Amish woman wearing a white bonnet, he will know that she's already married.
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Are Amish inbreds?

The Amish and Mennonite populations represent outstanding communities for the study of genetic disease for a number of reasons. There is a high degree of inbreeding, resulting in a high frequency of recessive disorders, many of which are seen rarely or are unknown outside of this population.
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Are Amish allowed to talk to non-Amish?

Most Amish people enjoy talking with outsiders, if they don't feel like they are regarded as animals in the zoo. In some Amish communities shops and attractions may not be open on Sundays, so be sure to call ahead and plan accordingly.
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Can you stay with an Amish family?

If you're interested in the Amish, it's a rare opportunity to spend time with an Amish family in their home. You can ask about this when making your reservation and we'll see if it can be arranged. Most of the farms offer a tour of the property along with an explanation of their farming techniques.
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What language do Amish speak?

Pennsylvania Dutch is the language used by the Amish population here in Lancaster County. It is considered to be their first and native language. The Amish learn to read, write and speak in English, allowing them to communicate with the 'outside world'.
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Can I marry an Amish girl?

To get married in the Amish community, members must be baptized in the church. Outsiders, non-Amish, or 'English', as they call the rest of the world, are not permitted to marry within the Amish community.
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Do Amish get divorced?

About the Amish

In the Amish community, divorce is forbidden and not sanctioned in the Amish church. If a member of the community violates this, they are violating their vows that they took during their Amish baptism, which takes place between the ages of 18 and 22 years old, according to National Geographic.
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Why do Amish marry their cousins?

To expand on the answer above, the first major reason that the Amish may marry their cousins is transportation. Horse-and-buggy transportation has a much more limited distance than cars, trains, and planes.
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Can Amish wear deodorant?

Concerning deodorant, yes, the Amish DO wear deodorant.
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What are the Amish rules in the bedroom?

While lying in bed, the couple are encouraged to speak to each other all night to become emotionally closer. While some Amish still practice bundling, the tradition originally stems from the Old Testament, and was mentioned in the Book of Ruth as a common Jewish practice.
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What do Amish do for fun?

They enjoy board games, such as Scrabble, Life on the Farm, and Monopoly or card games, like Uno. However, there is never any gambling involved! Sports games are also enjoyed by all ages, but they are not played competitively. Amish do not support the idea of competition and pride, but rather community and teamwork.
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Do the Amish live a long time?

People with the mutation live to be 85 on average, significantly longer than their predicted average lifespan of 71 for Amish in general, which hasn't changed much over the last century. The age range of Amish in the study was 18 to 85 with the average age of carriers 44 and the unaffected 46 years old.
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What are Amish allowed to wear?

Amish Style of Dress

Shirts fasten with conventional buttons; suit coats and vests fasten with hooks and eyes. Men do not wear mustaches and generally wait until after marriage to grow beards. Amish women wear modest, solid-colored dresses, usually with long sleeves and a full skirt, a cape and apron.
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Are Amish people eligible for the draft?

The U.S. begins a national conscription service; some Amish boys receive exemptions for farm deferments as conscientious objectors, but others are required to report to Army camps. Drafted Amish who refuse to enter armed service are sent to the Army camps for non-combatant service and are often subjected to abuse.
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