If there was no dating, how would you find a life partner?

hello dear mercuryman3a, I am from India.concept of dating is catching up now-a -days. But most of the marriages are arranged by the parents. My life partner has been found by my parents. Though I had almost no role in finding her and neither did she. We are quite happy. We remain mentally ready to accept our partner that way. The rate of divorce, though increasing, is quite lower in our part. It is my opinion for the facts I see. There is no statistics to support my claim,though. Happy mylotting

In ur sense Dating is more better than arranged married. But in my sense arranged marriage is more better. Im putting this infront of bcs divorces is more in dating marriage than arranged marriage wht u think abt my comment

Trust is important in relationship. Many people define trust as faith in partner. I will find life partner through arrange marriage.

I agree with the 1st comment.. perhaps 3/4 of the population here in the Philippines get married here through dating and not because of arrange marriages. Right now, only a few minority groups practice that. One thing I can pin point of the downside of this arrange marriages is that both these 2 people could not choose who their partners will be.. some fall in love with the person they're going to marry (lucky ones) and others just have to live with it. Idk if it's possible that there would be no dating.. just my opinion though. Honestly, it is so hard to get acquainted with someone, you need to know him/her then get hooked with each other later on.

I think it is the matter of expectations in every marriage whether it is through dating or arranged .Both have their pros and cons.In dating you get to know about a person beforehand and can decide if he/she capable of becoming your partner.But in this case you just miss the fun and excitement after an arranged marriage.In arranged marriage people are strangers and they constantly explore each other for the hope of getting better everyday.But if they do not find each other conducive then it may prove fatal for the relationship. So golden rule is to give time and freedom to your partner to prove himself/herself.Keep your expectations low so that slowly and steadily your partner is capable of fulfilling them.Haste makes waste so never be in a hurry while deciding the fate of your relationship.

i think there is no disadvantage of dating cause it will give you an opportunity to getting to know your future partner so that you can decide if she becoming your life time partner.in this process you can make a good decision wether you found a guy or lady that will last forever, so that if there is trials between you will not be the end of your relationship. the disadvantage of arranged marriage was there is opportunity for you to know what is your future partner dislikes.there many spouse that separated due to this settlement because they found out in the end that there is love between them and their right to choose is violated or more wife having an affair with their first boyfriend and they choose to see secretly without the knowledge of their husband.men are too jealous and need attention to their wife but women needed more attention than men.that's why they are prone to addultery because they want more attention from their partner. i believe the before marriage the consent of parents must be followed because it is God, teaches someone to get marriage and there is no law to violate if we could first get the consent of our parent it is best ask them before enter into settlement. american,european and autralian have different way of dating. they are dating someone without courtship first.asian are dating someone before they formally in a relations of love affairs.this a different situation that western countries and asian countries treat dating . please correct me if i'm wrong to my opinion thru the diffenrent of each continent. i suggested that before dating, you need to first having courtship to your crush of wanted to be your boyfriend or girlfriend to avoid misleading the sacred of married...to choose a good life time partner you to prefer from the bible and lets you help to find the best man or woman in your life.choose the God fearer person thats the best partner