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

Firstly you're an idiot cause there's no forcing anyone into anything. Secondly you're an idiot for not reading. Thirdly if you did read then you're an idiot for continuing.

Firstly you're an idiot cause there's no forcing anyone into anything. Secondly you're an idiot for not reading. Thirdly if you did read then you're an idiot for continuing.

Fourthly you DON'T know you are going to be happy with whoever you're with. Even if you've known them for all your life. Even in love marriages... lol. 40% of marriages fail in America with 99.99% of them being love marriages. They suuure seem happy.

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.

OK????

I think you're confusing introducing people to each other as friends rather than partners.

A meeting for arranged marriage is purely to see if they want to marry.

By introducing two people to each other who after making love, going out, spending time together etc. and THEN decide to get married.. doesn't constitute as an introduction to arranged marriage.

Sorry to say.......

Yeah, I've read what happens to people, especially women, who say no to "arranged-not forced" marriages.

As in all media, you are reading about the extreme cases that nobody agrees with. Not even the people of most of those cultures. Besides, the debate criteria clearly states when it is NOT forced.

Beneficial to whom? Only to the people who are getting money, land and/or power in return for that marriage...and that's usually the parents or the groom!

Thats just more ignorance. That is not the reason people have arranged marriages. They have them for reasons such as, finding a mate that has the same beliefs as them, a mate that will take care of them etc. You should try talking to someone from these cultures who WILLINGLY had an arranged marriage. Most of them are very happy.

Arranged marriages, forced marriages, all these marriages are morally wrong.

Who are you to say a long standing tradition, which both parties agree to, is morally wrong?

In addition to the cultural issue, these arranged marriages are forcing people to marry somebody that they never met before.

For the hundredth time, nobody is being forced to marry anyone. We are proposing arranged marriages in which both parties agree. Try reading sometime.

In a world with such a high divorce rate, we do not need anymore people unhappy with each other.

Funny you should mention that. Love marriages have a divorce rate of over 50%. How many arrange marriages have you ever heard of not working? Less than 1%. You should not comment on things you do not understand.

Stupid prick. Don't bother talking unless you've got some sort of factual comments or read what others have said anything.

A - parents instill beliefs in children in all cultures and traditions

B - How does that mean they're taking away the choice?

Don't tell me you're arguing for a world where parents shouldn't say anything to their kids ever?

So if its the land of the free, why are you against an arranged marriage which both parties agree to? Shouldn't that be their choice? Why does everyone keep talking about people being forced into something? Read the debate parameters. It clearly says we are not talking about people being forced. We are talking about both parties allowing their parents to choose.

Anyone who insists this is force, clearly does not understand the culture and beliefs behind arranged marriages.

I think you have been less than fair in your response to this debate. And while I recognize your justification for you view, I too recognize something that may require further consideration on your part.

As a Christian you cannot deny the arrangement of the marriage of Adam and Eve. Not only was Eve made from the rib of Adam, but God brought her to Adam. (Gen. 2:21-25)

Also, the scriptures of the Bible affirm that Abraham (the friend of God) sent a servant to choose Rebekah, by her own volition, as a potential wife for Isaac. Now, if God himself has no problem with arranged marriage why do you?

And as if what I have submitted is not evidence enough of God's providence of arranged marriage, I will also add to that that God, the Father of Jesus Christ, also selected and prepared the bride of Christ.

It is not a forced marriage because the children are ALLOWING their parents to make that decision. Why does everyone just keep bringing up the woman? The man is allowing his parents to make this decision too! Contrary to popular belief women of this culture actually want a man to take care of them and make major decisions such as financial ones. They want their parents to find a responsible male that is capable of these things.

You clearly do not understand how these cultures work at all. They know because of their family structure. Just singling out the extreme and rare cases, does not make arranged marriages wrong.

Part of the reason for success in an arrange marriage is that they find a match that has similar beliefs and values. Therefore, they do not have the petty arguments over money, children etc.

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.

Lol..................

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAA

I laughed at that one!

not.

I said I would make sure a woman is a good mother, wife etc. Read what I said. Actually read it VERY carefully and then tell me whether or not I said OTHER people or ME in a LOVE marriage.

How the hell you study if you can't even read???

Ohh!! And you KNOW that do you?

Been watching too much T.V.

In arranged marriages people are forced to marry that person.

No they're not...

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

Not in arranged marriages

People should choose who they marry.

That's right!

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

Lol hippy.

Not everything revolves around America.

Arranged marriage doesn't negate anybodies choices.

Arrange marriages are not forced. Both parties agree to them willingly. Secondly, arrange marriages have a much higher success rate because families find other people with the same or similiar values as themselves. So, you are wrong by saying that they do not choose someone they are happy with. Picking someone 'your going to be happy with' as you call it has over a 50% failure rate in north america. Divorce in an arranged marriage is almost unheard of.

So what you're saying is that you wouldn't listen to God?

If he recommended somebody, you wouldn't marry them?

If you did - great no problem

if you didn't - great no problem, you also wouldn't take God's POV into consideration??

I think you have been less than fair in your response to this debate. And while I recognize your justification for you view, I too recognize something that may require further consideration on your part.

As a Christian you cannot deny the arrangement of the marriage of Adam and Eve. Not only was Eve made from the rib of Adam, but God brought her to Adam. (Gen. 2:21-25)

Also, the scriptures of the Bible affirm that Abraham (the friend of God) sent a servant to choose Rebekah, by her own volition, as a potential wife for Isaac. Now, if God himself has no problem with arranged marriage why do you?

And as if what I have submitted is not evidence enough of God's providence of arranged marriage, I will also add to that that God, the Father of Jesus Christ, also selected and prepared the bride of Christ.

Yo dude read the previous posts

You have a choice in an arranged marriage.

I ain't no somalian if that's what you're getting at.

LOLOLOLOL at you retarded monkey brain peoples. All the parents in my family were arranged marriages. No money, land or power in return for that marriage. You don't know anything about arranged marriages except probably the worst case scenario forced marriages you hear on T.V. I live in a culture where arranged marriage is the norm for most Indian born people. Family politics is never usually a part of it. Do you actually know anybody who's had an arranged marriage?? No. So how can you speculate?

Ummm no an aranged marriage leaves the woman and man to have a choice if they want to spend the rest of their lives together. If they don't want to.. then they can say no.. however if they do want to then they can say yes. Nothing forced about that.

But for the record incase any idiots decide to say that arranged and forced are the same things.

Arranged marriage is where the parents make at the minimum the introductory and the maximum are allowed to make the decision (allowance given to the parents by their child).

Forced marriage is where the man and woman have no choice in the marriage.

Some people say that forced marriages are arranged marriages.

Let's just make a statement for the sake of needless stupid arguments, all arranged marriages that are not forced marriages are beneficial.

Just to make that clear...

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.

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

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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