Yep,small island, and prone to tipping over according to some Georgia senator.

I have arrested people and when they ask why I’m arresting them, I say, “cause you’re ugly.” (ok, ok, so I said this only to drunks who wouldn’t remember what I said once at the booking cell block) LOL!

Too bad, that’s a hoax.

I’m
glad pointing that out led to an investigation on the matter, but still, that
law shouldn’t make specifications about any lie. Due to some issues I’ve had in
my relationships, I consider lying, on any topics, to be a huge failure.

A
few months ago I read the story of an Asian guy [I can’t remember the country]
who divorced and sued his wife because they had an ugly child. The whole story
read about the woman being very beautiful, but having an ugly child made the
guy feel bad so he researched a little and the woman had actually gotten
surgery to be “beautiful” for societal standards, so the man was suing her in
the end, because she *LIED* about her appearance.

It
led me to think the man was perfectly right to divorce her, she lied to her
husband, and if a person can’t trust their spouse on something so personal (as
looks, or virginal status, as in Guam), then maybe they are not meant to be
together.

I
don’t think there’s a need for such a specific law. And the only reason why I
think it is important to let know your significant other about your virginal
status is because of SDT’s from which condoms don’t protect you.

All
in all, thanks for letting us know about the correction and for researching
about it more.

You know, Fernanda, your comment got me thinking — “Why does Guam law deal with engagements anyway?” Because you’re right: it’s completely ridiculous for a government to regulate engagements, which are essentially at-will and have no legal standing anywhere I’m aware of.

So I went back to the statutes and reread a few sections. I was mistaken: the law is not saying “You can break up with your fiance if you find out he/she lied about his/her virginity.” The law is saying, “Your marriage can be voided if your spouse lied to you about his/her virginity.”

That makes a little more sense to me. I’ve updated the post to reflect this, and am trying not to be too embarrassed about the error. (It’s not like I spent a ton of time researching the finer points of Guam marriage law; I just wanted to find out if there was any truth to the infographic!) Thanks for the question, though — it’s led to an improved post.