marriage
By shankarcont
@shankarcont (15)
India
7 responses
@my_name_is_coco (4333)
• Philippines
22 Dec 09
a marriage for love beats an arranged marriage anytime.I can't imagine myself marrying for reasons other than love.I cannot stay with a man whom I don't love.I would rather stay single forever than endure a lifetime with a partner whom I don't love.marriage is a commitment.for it to last,there should be love.
@Anneleia (54)
• Philippines
19 Dec 09
Every individual is entitled to their free will, that's one thing we have to be different with other specie. So why go with arranged marriage when you have the right to chose the person you want to be with for the rest of your life. Parents should be there to guide their children to best they can be, but they have no right to enslave their children to marry someone for the sake of tradition.
@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
15 Dec 09
I think love marriage is better. The marriage is like your shoes, only you will know whether it suits you or not. It is your marriage, so you should choose the one you love. You may not love the one who is arranged for you. So why you have to marry him/her just because others love him/her?
I love China
@Apple3Cranberry (678)
• United States
16 Dec 09
I prefer love marriage. This is because I want to choose who I marry.
@happy2512 (1266)
• Philippines
17 Dec 09
For me love is better for you have plenty of time to get to know the person that you wanted to spend the rest of your life wih but it dpends on case to case basis if your parents are the one planning for your arranged marriage then they must have their own reason why they do it & mostly is for practicality & stable financially so love can still be learned in that part if you will just open your heart & give chance for love to grow.
@karenentendez (7)
• Philippines
15 Dec 09
I believe that marriage without love is would not really work but it still depends on both parties if they agree to get married for convenience or for companionship.
@barehugs (8973)
• Canada
15 Dec 09
Marriage is outdated in modern society. According to statistics 51% of all marriages fail, and the couple separates. Look at it this way - If 51% of new cars failed, and let their owners down somewhere on the road, how many people would take that chance? Let me predict that very few people would be willing to invest that much time and money only to be let down before the journey's end.
AS for arranged marriage - this is unheard of in the West where people are freed from Family Jurisdiction at an early age. Its a carryover from the Dark Ages where the bride is owned by her in-laws, and the brides Father gets a handsome dowry for his daughter. This is a religious custom which will soon die out in this electronic age of internet access where truth and light shines brighter than ancient religious customs.