Arranged marriage vs Love marriage

Earlier it was almost 100% though there may not be much love in the marriage, but not now. It is better for couples to make their own choice and own up than for parents to get blamed when things don't work out. I think most educated parents have wised up to this reality - iva

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It's so sad when the girl cannot marry the one that she loves . I pity the girls forced by their parents into marriage . I am glad here in our country that is not practiced anymore .

I believe in marrying for love.

Jenny, frankly speaking right now , i don;t believe in marriage.. But I believe in love..And If two person truly love each other, then their should no problem for their marriage. And now many parent understand that..

I completely agree that we should marry and be with whoever we want to, but I also get the parents' concern. Sometimes, young people jump ahead of themselves by getting involved in serious relationships without really thinking about future consequences.

Most likely, it doesn't work that way. The high incident of divorce cases is due to fixed marriage. The reason, they were not compatible to each other. The sad thing, the most affected with the separation is their offspring.

@JennyDza here in India most marriages are arranged.But in many cases love marriages too fail.

Are arranged marriages still normal in your culture?

I am not against love marriage but there are so many cases during these days that parents and elders are compelled to think like that. The guy or the girl cheats, or either of them has married for money. Hence parents will be having a concern. In case of an arranged marriage what happens is that they come through some or the other reference. Hence the parents will be having an idea of their background which makes them feel secure and safe. Regarding success rate I am not telling that arranged marriages are 100% successful. Neither are love marriages. Irrespective of arranged or love marriage there are few mandatory ingredients for a Dish called Marriage to be tasty aka successful. Those ingredients being Understanding, Love, Trust, Loyalty, Respect for each other, sharing each other's thoughts as well as responsibilities. If all these ingredients are mixed in a proper proportion and fights,arguments can be added like we add salt to taste the Relationship between the couple can become a real tasty dish. They can live happily :) By the way I also had put a similar post :) :)

arrange marriage! argghh is there still who are practicing this? I would go for love marriage but sure I need the approval of my parents too before that.