What do you think abou ARRANGE MARRIAGE???

I think that it is sad when arranged marriages are like that. Especially for ones when they are so young. For some adults it may be a good thing or bad. I think it is important for a person to be able to marry whom we would like. But even in areas where a person has the right to decide this they make wrong decisions or aren't able to find any type of stable relationship based on their own choices.

Arranged marriages are still common in my country, especially in rural area like mine. Parents that are concern of their sons or daughters still unmarried tend to ask help from people whom I can label as matchmakers to find a partner for the man or woman. Since I am also unmarried, my mom also start to become concern. But luckily she didn't try to find me a partner as I never agree to that. I am totally against arranged marriage. I don't like the fact that I'll spend the rest of my life with a person I never meet before marriage. I don't who he is but he must try to know me first.

Chinese people do have arranged marriages too, most of the time the women would suffer if the guy would turn out to be not a good person after all, like one i know who was arranged to a wealthy family... and then it turned out the child was adopted and he was so lazy. the poor woman had to care for the children and work for all of them and she blamed her father for the suffering she had experienced. Others work well, though and the couple seemed happy themselves... i have also heard about arranged marriages from a friend in india and it is not uncommon in their culture too and almost all the time, the marriages by arrangement of their families are more successful than love marriages.

Its still common practice in india esp in villages and small cities.In big cities people still do arrange marriages but they are bit evolve.Perosn who is marying takes final decision so its fine i think.MY half of girl friends did arrange marriage.Their parents suggest to meet few guys they had found out and my girl pals went to meet them.They selected one desirable guy out of them and proceed to marriage. I think its fine when done with daughters or sons permission.Dating isnt either easy thing.I have tried seriously.There are liers,cheaters and all type of crazy people out there.

I think arranged marriages are oppressive and dehumanizing. Each individual should choose the person to be with. We are not animals that can caged in an unhappy life. Sadly, arranged marriages exist and many are victims. I am glad I grew up in a life of freedom of choice. My parents had ideas of their own of who I should marry but I have the final say.

Well, frankly speaking, I would never one to be in an arranged marriage. Marriage is a system whereby two individual who love each other are connected and united. I would not want to imagine marrying someone I don't love. Imagine waking up every morning looking at him or her who isn't your true love. I do feel bad for those who are involved in arrange marriages. 5 to 10 year old kids being made to marry, and they barely even know what real love is lol. Weird culture. No comment. But I do hope, this tradition or culture will be banned and changed. It's pretty unfair to them(kids). Moreover, they have the liberty to choose their love life and live their life no? Oh well. I heard that arranged marriage are usually made due to business , or financial factor. I wonder how those adults think. Snatching their own kids liberty for their benefit. Somehow, I feel that I'm being cruel to judge, as I'm not directly involved with this. I could just hope with words :D Anyway, I will never let my kids face this ordeal . Never.

I don't see the point in marrying someone you don't love. simple as that.

Arranged marriages are ridiculous! Marriage should be between two people who are in love and want to be together, not two people being forced to be together!

In India we have arranged marriages --but on a different level. Nowadays marriage for girls should be after 18 years and boys after 21 years. Child marriages are not common nowadays. It is prohibited. Mine was also arranged marriage when I was 26 year old. We love each other even after 35 years. I thought in Philipines only love marriages are encouraged.

yeah..some culture still practices it..their freedom to choose with whom to spend their life with is stolen by their parents..

Hi also in my country Italy there are arranged marriages most of the time for economical reasons and for parents will...it is alwayse rare today but still happening. I think it is wrong! It is against human development and society progressing rules and habits. I think it is the best way to produce unhappy people specially women.

I live in India and the practice of arranged marriage is still there here. However marriages of children(below 18 for females and below 21 for males are prohibited by the laws of here). :)

Arranged marriages are done to protect a family or ensure continuity, but i think it is outdated and unfair. Getting married at 5-10yrs?? Shocked!

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I can't believe ,like in the Philippines, arrange marriages like as young as 5 years old! That is disturbing! That should be outlawed! People should have the right to marry they chose and love! I know a person who is from Nepal who had an arranged marriage by his parents. He had come to he US to go to college and met a girl from Japan. They fell in love and when he went home he told his parents about his girlfriend. His parents dropped the arranged marriage. I haver lost touch with my Nepal friend in the past year. I think he was going to get married to his girlfriend nd move to Japan. I just wish I knew how he was doing! I am totally agaisnt arranged marriages!

hi, i am against of this called arrange marriage,there's a lot of people who had this kind of arrange marriage but some of them didn't succeed in their married life. so for me its good when our hearts will be the one to find our coming husband/wife.

Today in an engineering college the topic arranged marriage vs. love marriage was taken for discussion. Many people talked in favour of arranged marriage only.

Hello mhimi_viduya, I am from INDIA and i did an arranged marriage 7 years back and now also we love each other. In INDIA we do arranged marriage but not like our parents just fix the marriage and we are forced to do it and child marriage is not allowed its against the law of my country. When my parents searched my wife they asked me several times if i want to marry this girl similarly my wife was also asked from her parents. Its not that all arrange marriages are flop ones they become flop when our parents or we don't investigate about a girl/boy properly and get a wrong partner. I have seen even love marriages too getting break.I think in my country mostly people do arrange marriages but the ratio of divorce is far lesser than in the countries where love marriage is preferred.

Arranged marriages are done to protect a family or ensure continuity, but i think it's outdated and unfair. Getting married at 5-10yrs?? Shocked!

It is too bad to have a arrange marriage. Marriage needs love and appriciation, but not money and other things.