As long as nobody disagrees, then I don't really see why there should be a problem.

In an arranfed marriage you and your spouse will have less expectations of eachother. There's no love, necessarily, and you just decide to make the best of it. You just decide that you're going to get to know this person and see if you can make it work.

In a traditional marriage there's love involved and you each have certain expectations. When those expectations are not met, it ends in divorce.

Arranged marriages are not forced. People grow up in a culture that accepts this and they would not know what else to do. The image that westerners have of women who say no and then are killed etc. are very rare and those extremists are shunned even in their own communities.

I am for arranged marriage as long as both parties were for it by their own choice.

Arrange marriages have a much higher success rate than marriages here anyway.

Even though I personally don't want one, I think it should be more popular than it is.

Love marriages are based on just that i.e. chemicals, emotions, psychology things and people see marriage as a way of proving love.

I tend to be more sensible with decisions and would only marry a women who would be a good wife, mother and person overall rather than somebody who's good in bed.

hey BINDA how are you didnt get your comment from a long time well its good

'coz im giving you a comment.

arranged marriages can also be love marriages.

it depends

if the girl/boy in such marriage is sexy then its no problem, not for me atlest, what about you BINDA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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"Firstly - Arranged marriages are COMPLETELY DIFFERENT to FORCED MARRIAGES."

No they're not. An arranged marriage is essentially a third party selecting your future partner and a person who you have to spend your entire life with. If the third part is selecting, and the selection of that third party holds regardless of the wishes of those being engaged into marriage, that is the very definition of a forced marriage. I'm sure it would be great for yourself, being male; having a wife selected for you who can, as you believe a women's job should be, be great in the kitchen.

It's not so great for the wife though, being arranged without any choice, in to a loveless and forced marriage of convenience. Women are not commodities. Marriage should be a commitment between two people based on a foundation of love and trust.

I don't see the point.

If a third party wants to to pick your husband/wife then they have to much control over your life.

And if it's an optional thing where you have a choice, why? You're to lazy to find your own spouse? Seriously? Somebody get this guy on a date.

No thanks none for me, I have an arranged one or may I say second. I think...Ahhhhhh! Marriage is over rated!

In arranged marriages people are forced to marry that person.

You can be forced to marry a ugly hag & you can do nothing about it.

People should choose who they marry.

Honestly I don't believe in marriage or abstinence. I believe in free love.

I don't see why people cant attempt to find right matches with belief and family values by exploring that in each other. I think that arranged marriage is kind of like slavery. I don't mean whip them and beat them slavery, but i mean it is like their parents forcing them into something, and keeping them captives by the beliefs they have instilled in them. Everything should be by choice, and their parents should allow those individuals to make their own decisions in life even if it is not necessarily always beneficial. But, i also believe that is someone actually desire to be placed into a arranged marriage, that is a choice. But the threat of disowning should never be there.

No thats not right at all. I disagree with that. First of all because if 2 totally different people are force to get married its not going to work in my opinion. I think every one should have the right to marry anybody they would like to.

I am totally against it because nobody can make you marry someone you don't want to be with.You might end up not getting along with them you should have the choice to pick someone that you know your going to be happy with.

arranged marriage like marrying someone by force or someone you didn't know i dont like it.

NO!!! America is the land of the free... including the right to make your own choice as a female or male. I believe that a female should get her father's blessing before she marries someone, but not everybody believes the same~! V

me personally i find it retarded. cause once you say i do your pretty much devoted to that person. and what happens if he or she turns out to be a weirdo.