arranged marriage v love marriage

India
February 1, 2007 8:13am CST
which according to you is better arranged marriage or love marriage.is it necessary to know a person comletely to be good husband and wife coz i have seen sooo many arranged marriages where the two wouldnt even have met or talked but on the day of wedding and still they are married happily ever after
1 person likes this
6 responses
• Philippines
1 Feb 07
Love before marriage is much better than arranged. Because if love comes first before marriage, both partners would have known each other personally and emotionally. Love is a vital ingredient in marriage. Most marriage ends up in divorce because there is no more love. With love, couples can overcome any obstacle. With love, differences are accepted.Love lets allows you to freely choose whom you want to marry and somehow accept the fact that whatever differences you may have you can accept it because you love that person and has accepted who they really are inspite of their shortcomings. I have nothing against arranged marriage it is just that the couple are not free to choose who they want to be with for the rest of their lives. They may end up happy together because I believe their families have chosen the right one for them.
• United States
1 Feb 07
95%!! Thats crazy!
1 person likes this
• United States
1 Feb 07
I'm going to say LOVE MARRIAGE. I dont have anything against arranged marriage, but I feel the freedom factor, the liberty of the girl or guy choosing his mate and getting to know him/her is very important. It is true that arranged marriages have a lower divorce rate. But we're talking about a culture that is very traditional, where a divorce is a big disappointment and insult to their culture and family. So not only is it risky business because you dont know if the guy/girl might turn out to be a maniac/control freak/cold later, but you're literally forced to stay with the person. I just think there should be more time involved into getting to know the person and letting it be someone the person, not the parents choose. After all, it is them that are going to be spending the rest of thier lives together.
1 person likes this
• India
1 Feb 07
Arranged marriages are common only in india and some other oriental countries.....it ismore or less a hit or miss affair, with chances of the couple being a good match being very low...but most of these work coz of the fact that the husband and wife make a lot of adjustments....i believe that a love marriage is the best way out...but it will work only if the two really get to know each other well...
1 person likes this
• India
8 Feb 07
i agree for both love and arrange marriages. but in both marriages love and trust are necessary. in my opinion i prefer love marriage .
@justreal (2364)
• Canada
1 Feb 07
Love marriage(normal marriage) is way better, because you get to have the time to know the person better before going up to the next level wih him/her. Most of arranged marriages don't really work out, because there wasen't enought time to get to know each other and because what if they don't want to be together. You cannot be arrenged to be with someone for the rest of your life. You have to choose yourself who you want to spend your life with.
• India
1 Feb 07
for to enjoy life by under standing love marriage is the safe one
1 person likes this