Question: Why secret marriage?

Rating: 8/10 (25 May 2005)

Seems as though some of the plot turns around the fact that Anakin/Padme's marriage is secret. I thought I heard her say that if anyone knew, she could no longer be a senator (or whatever) - but friends of mine are telling me it was because Jedi's weren't supposed to marry. I've NEVER heard anything like that in any of the movies. Besides which, clearly SOME of the characters knew they were married. I think there was a scene with Yoda warning Anakin not to get too attached to trying to save Padme, as it would put him on a bad path. So Yoda would have to have known about the marriage at that point. Anyway. . . does anybody know the real scoop on why the marriage had to be a secret?