Arranged marriages??

Marrying for love is actually not the norm in the world. Arranged marriages are very useful in a lot of cultures, because they create alliances between families or sometimes even whole villages, and they facilitate a division of labor that is effective for that society. Mostly, they don't expect love in marriage, so they don't miss it too much when it isn't there. It's not like that all the time- some arranged marriages are hurtful and heartbreaking. But in places where it's the norm, it's usually not looked on as a horrible thing.

My marriage was an Arranged Marriage and i am very happy with my Life.We both understood each other and we never got any trouble and I never felt and never thought of not having him as my Husband because I Love him Very..............Much.And he too loves double than me.We had no time to talk to each other before engagement.Before marriage i used to think there should be some time gap between engagement and marriage.But i had only 10 days and i was very worried about my life.But every thing is going on cool till this day. I dont support Arrange Marriage and I dont everyone's life will be like me but it depends on their fate. Both Love and Arranged Marriages has Advantages and Disadvantages.But it depends on how they mould their life Like Understanding their partners and behaving like what they like and what they dont. Coming to Cultures everyone has their own culture i dont want to comment anything because every culture has some regulations which are coming from our ancestors.

I will never ever agree in an arranged marriage because it is against the will of love. To love is to be able to express your feelings freely towards soneone without anyone forcing you what to feel.

As I am not used to arranged marriages as it is not a part of our culture , I can't imagine how it could be better then picking the person we love ourselves but like you said there is probably things we don't understand and it is there beliefs and their way of things so this would make things different in itself . I am sure that like in any marriage some of these marriages work out great also but I can't imagine having someone else decide who I was going to spend the rest of my life with and who I would become intimate with .

are you crazy.... since I was 5 year old... i did not allow my parents to select my clothes and you talk about brides and grooms

Arranged marriages are usually agreements made by the parents of the bride and the groom and I find this detrimental to both the man and the woman, not being given the free will to choose a mate they will have to live with. Parents do not have the right to do this, because I believe that every relationship begins with friendship which requires much time of getting to know each other, giving each other attention, caring and nurturing. In olden times, there were instances in my country that arranged marriages were made. There are many people who are grateful for this has eventually disappeared.

I don't believe in arranged marriages. It is not up to someone to pick a mate for osmeone else. I think only you can choose your own mate, and that it needs to be up to the individual.

well i think arranged marriages r common in this world...well i've seen many even my parents...parents-in law....and even my big brothers nd their wives...they were also arranged married...ya i know there's not love b/w them bt its also a gud experience to understand a person to whom u dont know at all nd loving him/her....in love marriages also...we take time to understad each other n loving...bt the difference is abt before n after marriage.

In my family al did arrange marriage and living happily with better understanding..It doesn't mean that love or arrange marriage.. it mainly depends on how much we love and care our mate..

I don't want fixed marriages (Cause i know it won't happen to me). But if i were to be in this situation, i'd rather loose my wealth and run away than be married with someone i don't love. Take note: MARRY SOMEONE YOU DON'T LOVE. But if i love the person, though it is a fixed marriage, i guess there's no issue there. =)