Arranged Marriage

The Reality of Arranged Marriages

Executive summary about arranged marriage by Lacey Savage

Arranged marriages have been a topic of interest for centuries. Authors across the ages have explored this theme at length, and it still surfaces in literary works today. What's the appeal? We strive on the element of danger, of the forbidden, while an arranged marriage is usually a safe way to ensure a family's approval of a union.

Arranged marriages are commonplace in a number of countries, such as Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Japan and India. Young people in countries where arranged marriages are commonplace are told from an early age that their spouse will be chosen for them. To deny an arranged marriage is seen as a sign of disrespect toward the family. But how are suitable spouses chosen? Property or land with the aim of securing social status sometimes seals marriage agreements.

Do arranged marriages work? Opinions tend to differ. Statistics place the divorce rate for arranged marriages much lower than those in the United States, where marriages out of love are the rule. Can love grow out of an arranged marriage? Absolutely, and in the same way that love can grow in romance novels from a marriage of convenience. Love can grow for many reasons, from lust at first sight to friendship that develops over a long period of time. 

Arranged Marriages – Boon or Bane

Executive summary about arranged marriage by Sukhpreet Sawhney

One topic, which has always raised many arguments, is whether an arranged marriage is a boon or bane? In a love marriage, one strives on the element of danger, of the forbidden, while an arranged marriage is usually considered as one of the safest ways to ensure family's approval of a union.

Arranged marriages are often compared with marriages of convenience. Although an arranged marriage does not begin with love, there’s always that sensual tension cooking beneath the surface.

Arranged marriages are a common practice in culturally routed countries such as Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Japan and India. If one denies an arranged marriage, it is considered as a sign of disrespect towards the family. Now the question is whether an arranged marriage is a boon or bane? As per statistics, the divorce rate for arranged marriages in these countries is much lower than those in the United States, where marriages out of love rule.

The concept of arranged marriages is a very popular norm in India. The concept of arranged marriages may sound unreasonable to the Western world but for Indians it is something they prefer. The system has originated from child marriage, which has been a custom in India since ages. Arranged marriage has its pros and cons. In arrange marriages, knowing your life partner is not given as much significance as much as parent’s approval. There is also a different positive side to arranged marriages. As there are parents who love their children and are concerned about their life and take the consent of their children when they decide their marriage. Arrange marriages are successful only when the parents don’t force their children to marry whom they don't want to marry. In a marriage there should be mutual consent and understanding from both sides than only a marriage can sustain. A successful arranges marriage happens when the parents support and help their children to find their respective spouses as per their desires and likings.

More than a love marriage or an arranged marriage, what is more important is the fact that a relationship cannot grow if there is no mutual consent and understanding from both the parties. Be it a love or arranged marriage, people look for the perfect life partner. 

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