What do you believe in LOVE MARRIAGE or ARRANGED MARRIAGE?

Answer 1

love marriage.
but i do see the benefits of arranged marriage. For one, the divorce rate is lower. But then you also don't have to go through all this dating and does he like me or not, crap.
I want a love marriage though. : )

Answer 2

Love Marriage

Answer 3

An arranged marriage is a marriage that is at some level arranged by someone other than those being married. Such marriages are common in Middle East and parts of Africa and Asia.
An arranged marriage involves the parents of the married couple to varying degrees:
In a forced marriage, the parents choose the child's future spouse with little or no input from the child. In this rare form of arranged marriage, if the child refuses the choice, he or she may be disowned or punished
In a traditional arranged marriage (not forced), the parents again choose the child's future spouse with little or no input from the child. If the child refuses the choice, the parents tend to respect the child's wishes and choose another possible spouse. However, considerable emotional pressure may be brought to bear to make the child "see reason". The main motivating factor in such marriages is the happiness of the child, but viewed from a paternalistic/maternalistic angle ("Parents know best").
In a modern arranged marriage, the involvement of the child is considerably more. Parents choose several possible mates for the child, some times with the help of the child.
A modern arranged marriage with courtship is the same as the above, except that the children have a chance to get to know each other over a longer period of time via e-mail, phone, or multiple in-person meetings, before making a decision.
Finally, in an introduction only arranged marriage, the parents will introduce their child to a potential spouse (that they found through a personal recommendation or a website, etc. From that point on, it is up to the children to manage the relationship and make a choice based on whatever factors they want, love or otherwise.
In many cultures that are modernizing, children increasingly tend to view arranged marriage as an option they can fall back on if they are unable or unwilling to spend the time and effort necessary to find a spouse on their own. In cultures where dating, singles' bars, etc., are not prevalent, arranged marriages perform a similar function--bringing together people who might otherwise not have met.
According to supporters of the practice, these are main reasons why arranged marriages work as well as they do:
1. Reduction or elimination of incompatibilities: Since marital incompatibility has been found to be the major reason for divorce, arranged marriages ensure a much higher probability of success because they tend to match persons of the same religion, caste, dietary preference, linguistic group, age group, socio-economic background, education, professional status, physical stature, etc.
2. What is idealistically called "love" and "individual choice" is often the infatuation of the moment, which often passes when it is too late and the marriage has already taken place. Having elders review the prospective spouse and their family is a kind of "due diligence" that needs to take place.
3. Lower divorce rates:Though this factor has been under-researched, many proponents of arranged marriages attribute near zero percent divorce rates to couple that have had arranged marriages (in contrast to a 50% divorce rate for their Western counterparts). In India, the divorce rate is very low, even in love-marriages (although for love marriages the divorce rate is higher than for arranged marriages). This is often attributed to the fact that couples who enter into arranged marriages (in contrast to forced marriages where there is a higher risk of domestic violence/dispute) are usually more "traditional" and less likely to forfeit a marriage.
4. Low expectations: Neither the man nor the woman knows quite what to expect, and there is a lot of understandable trepidation on both sides. This often works out well, because things turn out to be "not so bad after all".

Answer 4

Different strokes for different folks, although I could not be in an arranged marriage, surprisingly many are successful, it just depends on the people involved. I think the problem with arranged marriages is that it happens in the middle east more often than other places and since it occurs there the chance of marrying a chauvinist is greater so a lot of times not only do the women not know the men very well but the man is also a chauvinists most of the time so it leaves a bitter taste in their mouth and other people's about arranged marriages.

Answer 5

Love marriage

Answer 6

Love & Marriage

Answer 7

Love marriage...

Answer 8

love marriage

Answer 9

love marriage

Answer 10

love marriage of course