Do you believe in arranged or love marriage?

i love her a lot - i love her a lot in my life
India
October 16, 2010 12:49pm CST
For me love stands before arranged marriage. My parents will surely say no to love marriage. But i feel they need a good girl all their life. A good daughter in law. I have got one. She loves me and not my money. Rare but precious. I loved her the day i spoke to her. I could not hide my love for long. I proposed her for her marriage on her birthday. She was shocked as it was just two weeks we spoke. She made me wait. I thought i made a blunder. She spoke again but as a friend until my birthday. She woke me up at 12 PM and said "Do u want to marry me? I said sorry. I felt i hurt her." She told "U r my guy. If i see any girl in your life, I will kill both of you" OOPS what a shock on a birthday. Its been three years we have been in love and we keep our distance not in hearts but in body. I like to marry her soon. I am planning next year. Share your thoughts on the same.
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@samaire (154)
• United States
19 Oct 10
Love! I can't be with anyone who don't know me or don't love me. Can you be intimate with someone who you don't like? I don't think so! This merrage will be just for the others. This person woun't hug you when you sleep, won't kiss you when you are hurt......
@jak2010 (1550)
• Papua New Guinea
17 Oct 10
I believe in love marriages becuase love will hold marriage together and will last. I also know that love can grow out of arrnaged marriiages, but sometimes or often times it will fail. In my culture we have both. Since we polygamy, we have less divorces. When marriages have problems, man find new wives and let their first stay. It is not good in modern view, but it helps cut down divroces. Love marriage is the way to go.
• Canada
17 Oct 10
For me, I believe in Love Marriage. I know arranged marriages used to happen alot, and still do happen, but it's just not for me.
@jugsjugs (12967)
17 Oct 10
I think that people that get made to marry a person that others have chosen for them are not happy marriages,as i do not think that a person could eventually fall in love with the person people are making them marry.Where as if you fall in love with a person and they fall in love with you that is very different.
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
17 Oct 10
Both arranged and love marriages can have satisfying results. It is just a matter of choicee.Choosing for love instead of obligation does gives you a head start on a happy union.
@iamjesca (185)
• Philippines
17 Oct 10
I really think that she did the right thing. Relationship will be built and become stronger as the years pass by. What a beautiful love story you both had. I really think that arranged marriage or not love will always be there. But in some cases, parents choose partners for their child even if they dont want to. I think that before arranging anything, the arranged couple should meet. So that they will get to know. And maybe they will develop feelings for each other. I wish you happiness and full of love on your marriage.
• Singapore
17 Oct 10
I feel that love between two partners are the best for a marriage to work out. I don't believe in those blind dates or whatsoever. It's just lame and boring. If there is no love between two partners then what for marry each other? In blind dates, it'll be very rare to find someone that you really like, I mean, love at first sight. Well that kind of situation is really rare.
@misheli (552)
• Philippines
16 Oct 10
Definitely love marriage. I can't imagine myself marrying a man that I do not love. Well that's only my opinion because I believe in love marriage.
@emmely (73)
• Philippines
16 Oct 10
Love marriage will always be the best. But it depends on the norms, culture and tradition of where you are living. Both arrange marriage and love marriage have their pros and cons. It will be definitely be up to you on how you will weigh it. For example, in India, the norm and culture will be arrange marriage and in other parts of the world it will be love marriage.
@eamr_25 (26)
• Philippines
17 Oct 10
for me, love always works if both of you felt the same for each other. Though for me love can be learned in time but it is always right if you get marry with someone that you loved already and you will going to let the love grow as you grow old together.
• Philippines
17 Oct 10
i believe the essence of marriage is creating a lifetime bond out of commitment to love... a commitment that doesn't precede the legality of just inheriting your spouse's wealth but because you know that the only possible thing that exist between you is not just magic but a real feeling of a responsible,sane mind that doesn't set criteria... that knows the reasons behind the frolic emotion. i was once been arranged for marriage when i was in uae working as a nurse...WE (my husband-to-be and me) thought we can just make it through..i mean true love may follow after..but while waiting for our papers to finally get done we have concluded not to pursue..our culture differences(he's an arab, im a filipina), religion, tradition and lifestyles.. and food preferences doesn't really coincide in any way. so we thought it could get worst and i never dream of such a chaotic married life...so i decided to leave middle east for a vacation reason but never came back...and now I'm happily committed with a Filipino whom i get along well perfectly.
@kevingee (283)
• Philippines
17 Oct 10
Yeah. GO for it dude. If you really really love her. GO FOR IT. :)
16 Oct 10
I dont think arranged marriages are right. Its cruel and inhumane to force 2 people together. Not everyone is compatible and i dont undertand how you can start a family if there is no love between a husband and wife. Admittedly there will be times when it works out well for the couple,but the majority are unfair. I would never allow either of my parents to determine who i should or shouldnt be with. People fall in love for different reasons, one persons dream could be another ones nightmare.
• United States
17 Oct 10
Love marriage is the only type of marriage that I support, and the only enjoyable one usually. Marriage is about you, not your parents.
• United States
16 Oct 10
Love, always marry for love. Imagine you get into an arranged marriage with some that you don't like or love, that can be painful. You'll feel like you are trapped. I don't know about people online, but I like to have options. I like to be able to choose. I like to be able to feel. That is all part of living.