Man Was Sentenced to Marry His Girlfriend Within 30 Days or Go to Jail

There's that old saying about marriage being a jail sentence, and your wife is the warden. Personally I don't believe it. You and your wife make it what it is. However this story makes that saying quite true!

According to an ABC affiliate in East Texas, a man named Josten Bundy was in court in Smith County, Texas last month, facing charges for fighting his girlfriend's ex. He says the guy was saying disrespectful things, so he punched him in the jaw.

And the judge gave him probation with a catch. He told Josten that if his girlfriend was worth fighting for, she was worth marrying. And that if they didn't get married within 30 days, Josten would get two weeks in jail.

That's not actually legal for a judge to do, and if Josten had appealed, it definitely would've gotten struck down. But he wasn't about to take that chance. So he proposed, and 18 days later, he and his girlfriend Elizabeth got married.

They say they'd always planned on getting married, so they're not upset about it, they just wish they'd gotten to do it more on their terms.

Elizabeth says, quote, "I would've liked a spring wedding." And Josten says if they'd had more time to plan, quote, "I would've worn a black tux with some yellow under it because I'm a Steelers fan."

Source: ABC 7 - Tyler