Love marraige VS arranged marraige.....what do you prefer?

@mymytri (2030)
India
June 7, 2007 10:16pm CST
i think each of these have its own advantages and disadvantages .right.in love marraige you can understand both of you can share your oipinions,emotions,hobbies ... and can guess he/she is suitable to you or not.In arranged marraige you will join two families too and have fun and enjoyment with them.if both of you have any disputes they are there to convince you and have better life.which do you prefer?if you got married tell me about your marriage..is it love or arranged?how is your life after you got married?
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@jade1986 (563)
• India
11 Jun 07
I have not married yet, but i will surely do love marriage...I do not believe in marrying someone who i do not know and with whom i am expected to have love. I will marry someone who i love and who loves me.
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@mymytri (2030)
• India
11 Jun 07
hi jade.good luck.
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@Bujoyseth (1684)
• Philippines
8 Jun 07
i married the man i love and now, i'm happy and contented with my life having two kids and a husband that i love much... i just can't marry a man whom i don't love, i would just put my life in miserable standing.. so you guys out there.. be careful enough in choosing your mr. and miss right.. hehehe..
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@mymytri (2030)
• India
9 Jun 07
hi.i am happy to hear this.you got a nice family
@banta78 (4326)
• India
8 Jun 07
I believe one has to get to know a person first, be good friends and take the relationship from their if it blosoms into love and the couple is ready for commitment. Then they should get married to each other after courtship. Even if the families try to find suitable groom or bride i feel one has to love, admire and respect the person to marry someone which is much smooter if you are already in love and comfortable with each other.
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@mymytri (2030)
• India
9 Jun 07
yeah.well said banta78
@patgalca (18181)
• Orangeville, Ontario
8 Jun 07
I could not possibly climb into a bed with a man I did not love. One time when a guy kissed me I could tell just from that kiss that it wasn't right. Chemistry is a real thing. I wouldn't want to marry someone arranged for me to marry and then have to make love with him. Of course it wouldn't be making love if you don't love the guy. Nope. Can't do it.
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@forisuru (217)
• Sri Lanka
8 Jun 07
Dear Friend, I like the very first line of your response. That really hits to heart of any person who think that love marriage is not a good one than proposals. Thanks
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@mymytri (2030)
• India
9 Jun 07
ofcourse .u r right.
9 Jun 07
i agree with you and would like to include that arranged marriage will never have as much love as a true love marriage. this simply states that marriages with love will last longer
@subha12 (18441)
• India
8 Jun 07
Frankly speaking, if I have to marry i will prefer the situation where you know the person very well before deciding to live your life with that person. I believe arranged marriage is still there only in this part of the world, india, bangaladesh etc. I really am contradictory to the idea that your parents choose someone for you. You are decoided to live your life with taht person without loving him or knowing him. Here all the things rea=main surprise for you.So better to like a person before you marry.
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@mymytri (2030)
• India
9 Jun 07
hi...yeah.but have some instances where the parents chose some one better than thier children seleted ...anyway we should have clear idea about the person before they get married.right
@lynboobsy11 (11343)
• Philippines
8 Jun 07
Yes I agree with you there's a lot advantage and disadvantage in marrying the one you love and the marrying the one with prefered by your parents. Of course If I have a choice between them I preder to be married with the one I love and maybe all of us agree with this. But as of my marriage I can say married the man I love and arranged marriage too coz I got pregnant at the young age and our parents are quite conservative and I know that time It is really time for me to get married. And the resultsof that It did'nt work after three years of marriage I so all the things we don't have in common. Being steady for four years before marrying him I did not saw his qualification that someday he will not be a good husband to me because maybe that time I'm really blind because I love him so much. And thats the story of my marriage.
@mymytri (2030)
• India
9 Jun 07
oh!my lynboobsy11.sometimes this happens.love is blind.nobody can stop that.but i like your words:with the one i love and maybe all of us agree with us.
@addysmum (1225)
• Canada
9 Jun 07
I am in a marriage of love. My husband and I have been together for 10 years married for 5 years. We have a good overall family life meaning that the 2 families mix well together most of the time and we have a great home life. I understand that many arranged marriages become ones of love or respectful coexistence the only person I have ever met that was in an arranged marriage was terrible unhappy. she was from England and he was from Canada when they married she had to move her to Canada leaving everyone she loved behind. He didn't allow her contact with her family saying the phone bill would be to high. He did allow her to finish her high school as the agreement with her father stated she should but he made her do it at night school so she could be a wife during the day. His mother lived with them and she slaved over them both. to make matters worse for her her husband had a girlfriend that he was seeing before they married and didn't stop seeing after they married. He would even spend the night with his girlfriend and not come home for days and when he was home his wife was a slave to him rather then a partner. I know that most arranged marriages aren't like that but that is my experience.
@mymytri (2030)
• India
9 Jun 07
hi.happy to hear that you have a good home life.:)
• India
8 Jun 07
i think love marriage is good...in this ur life patner is one whom u love n always want to live together... but if we c our culture than its different ...acc. to our culture arranged marriage are more succesful... so i think both have there own plus n minus point... so we prefer both.....
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@mymytri (2030)
• India
9 Jun 07
ok :)
@lovedude (4447)
• India
9 Jun 07
I prefer love marriage more as to come and see guy and girl first then ask parents and boy's parents ask to see girl in saree.. and lots of stuff, so better to get married to your love one..
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@mymytri (2030)
• India
11 Jun 07
even if u love the parents come and see the gal to gal home.right
• Canada
8 Jun 07
I can't see any reason why somebody would prefer an arranged marriage. Ironically enough, those are the marriages that seem to last the longest. I don't think that is because they are arranged though. That's probably because cultures in which arranged marriages are common also probably have stronger family values than other cultures. I have seen a lot of arranged marriages become love marriages, but that is because the marriage is arranged in the best interests of the parties involved rather than their parents.
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@forisuru (217)
• Sri Lanka
8 Jun 07
Dear Friend, I also have to say the first line you said... Thanks
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@mymytri (2030)
• India
9 Jun 07
hi.i agree with your last words.my freinds are got arranged marraiges.all r happy.they statted loving after their marraige has been fixed by thier parents for few months and then got married.now they are very happy
• India
8 Jun 07
I will always prefer to go in for arrange marriage because I think that a guy which my parents can ind for me will be much better than what I will choose as I can take a decision in emotions also but they will always try to find each and everything about that guy and they will see that whether I will be happy with him or not.So I truly believe that their choice will be better than mine.
@mymytri (2030)
• India
9 Jun 07
well ok :)
@cudgel (216)
• Nigeria
8 Jun 07
to my personal knowledge arrange marriage are bad, why is that its not include real love for ones mind, fellow may not understand each other to the normal level, its also didn't entertain enough courship etc.
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@mymytri (2030)
• India
9 Jun 07
ok :)
@vonne28th (1494)
• Philippines
8 Jun 07
It is important that there should be LOVE before getting married. Some old days forced their sons and daughters to marry the person they want,not even asking if they love the person. And at the end,there always had a separation because of the different interest and they don't have love for each other. And i don't think how to cope up when i am in this situation.
@mymytri (2030)
• India
9 Jun 07
hi vonne28th...this is happening nowadays too.in my place so many gals and guys are getting arranged marraige.
@forisuru (217)
• Sri Lanka
8 Jun 07
Dear Friend, U are a person that knows to describe love...Thanks for this beautiful response and it makes my lot more beautiful Thanks
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@fly_shay (333)
• Philippines
8 Jun 07
hello there.I'm already a married woman and i was married out of love.Of course we both love each other that's why we got married.And how's our life after we got married?Enjoyable in the sense that we will have the time together always since then.We became close friends, brother and sister and we shared a lot of things together.Although you can't do away those petty quarrels where most couples have.But we get to settle it in no time.Arranged marriage is only good if both of you has the love too and not purely arranged only.
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@mymytri (2030)
• India
9 Jun 07
hahah..we cant stop petty quarrles and i think this will make relationship stornger ,isnt it?am happy to recieve this response,:)
@worthy (2413)
• India
8 Jun 07
I would always prefer love marriage.I won't be able to a relationship where i don't know my partner and love him.I would love someone then would prefer to get my family's approval too.So love first and then arrange the marriage.
@mymytri (2030)
• India
9 Jun 07
ok.:)
• India
8 Jun 07
love marriages are better than arranged becz . in love marriages we will have a chance to understand the person. we have to share our life with that person so understandings are very important in arranged marriages we can know abt her family but not abt her mentality if you are not in love then you should completely understand the person with who you want to share your life
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@mymytri (2030)
• India
9 Jun 07
well.should completely understand before get married.ok :)
@piropos (312)
• Philippines
8 Jun 07
I think you are right about each situation having its own set of advantages and disadvantages. The reasons you give are quite possible and may happen in real life. However, I also believe that in either way, couples have to work hard in order for the marriage to work. In a "love marriage" the couple expressly agreed to live together, without being forced to do it. But this doesn't mean that every thing is automatically solved. As each one discovers the idiosyncracies of the other partner, conflicts arise and these needs mutual understanding, forgiveness and respect. Love alone does not suffice to iron out differences. In an arranged marriage, the same is true, and the couple may even have to work harder since they have no idea whom they are marrying. It is up to the couple to adjust to each other's habits and ways of doing things, which may or may not be according to each other's expectations. No one else outside of the marriage can remedy any conflicts except the couple themselves. So it doesn't matter whether they married because they loved each other or their parents arranged their union. The important thing is they cooperate for the success of their life as one for the rest of their lives.
@mymytri (2030)
• India
9 Jun 07
well.great .descriptive and matured response.no comments from my side to your response.i completely agree with you .i have seen so many couples who are living happily when they understand their mates well.nomatter it is love or arranged and at the same time i see both love and arranged marraiges are failed because of misunderstanding and different opinoins.it is depends on the persons.i dont know abt marraiges in Philipines.what majority people prefer there? in my country most marraiges are arranged but love marriges also boosting.
@miaolin (397)
• China
8 Jun 07
Sometimes we have to face the reality.The things may not tend to the direction which we expect.I haven't get married,even haven't boyfriend yet.But I think my parents won't involve my marriage unless I haven't got married at 30 years old.Before 25 years old,every girl will choose to have love marriage;while after 25 years old,it's hard to say,especially girls.The choices are given us are less and less,so we have to accept the arranged marriage. In short,it depends on!
@mymytri (2030)
• India
9 Jun 07
well.ok.:)
@mai0009 (11)
• Egypt
8 Jun 07
i didn't married yet but i think love marriage is much more better than arranged marriage as the two couples will live amazing life with their love which will make them happier
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@mymytri (2030)
• India
9 Jun 07
well.nice.good luck and wish you will get right person soon.
• Philippines
8 Jun 07
love should be the basis of marriage..! it's a very big problem if love isn't present in the marriage..! :D
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@mymytri (2030)
• India
9 Jun 07
yeah.love brings colours to life and marraige too.