My View Of Arranged Marriage

Arranged Marriage vs. Free-choice Marriage"Happy marriages begin when we marry the ones we love, and they blossom when we love the ones we marry" (Tom Mullen, 2005, p.1). It is argued that free-choice marriages based on love or romance, offer more independence and freedom as compared to arranged marriages where the man and woman are chosen by the parents and so there is pressure and is not so suitable and independent. However, no marriage is necessarily an ideal sort of marriage. Therefore, it becomes difficult to predict the ideal sort of marriage. The decision is upon the individual, whether he or she wants to be part of an arrange or free-choice marriage. There are two main types of marriages that are practiced in various societies and

Definition of culture is a wide range. Culture is language, art, food, cloth, lifestyle, and believe. I was born and lived in Japan 19 years. When I came to the United States, I was surprised how Japanese and American culture is different. Japan and America is different language, food and lifestyle. There is a Japanese culture that American culture should adapt for social benefit. That is arranged marriage. There were many countries that arranged marriage is popular around the world. However, recently, arranged marriage is no more popular because society, and people’s idea changed, and many people think arranged marriage is not respect their children. In Japan, arranged marriage is very popular since long time ago. A few decades ago, arranged marriage was forced marriage, and wealthy people do that for keeping family well-off. However, definition and style of arranged marriage changed recently. Arranged marriage is more like matchmaking. Parents do not force marriage anymore. They encourage to find good partner for daughter or son. “Arranged marriages in Japan are now in the minority because one reporter says that over 70% of Japanese marriage are based on love. The remaining 30 % are arranged.” (Arranged Marriages in Japan) From this date, Japanese still arranged marriage. Arranged marriage is beneficial American society because fast, low divorce rate, no trouble, and marriage with ideal person.

Introduction: Arranged marriages is a great way to get engaged with people because of many reasons.

A common issue seen with this is the concept of arranged marriage. Some might think that this tradition only happens in third world or foreign countries. This is not the case. A journalist from Harvard, Anita Jain, writes about her difficulties and her parent’s persistence to get her married. Anita said, “My parents, in a very earnest bid to secure my eternal happiness, have been trying to marry me off to, well, just about anyone lately.” Although this could be seen as her parents trying to help her and find her a spouse, think if it was you in that position.

Marriage is a union between a man and woman. Selecting a husband and wife is one of the most important decisions of a person’s life because a marriage can bring either a happy or unhappy life. Choosing the best partner is one of the keys to get a happy marriage. For some people they may choose to get married with the person whom they love, which is love marriage. Actually, there are two kinds of marriage that are love marriage and arranged marriage. Arranged marriage is when the parents or family will choose the partner of their child or relatives. Arranged marriages occur in around the world especially in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. In many cultures believe that marriage is not always love. Those people claim that the couple who are getting married still young and have less experience. In this sense, some cultures believe that the best choice of the child’s partner is made by his or her parents. However, it is still controversial among people that choosing arranged marriage is the same with forced marriage. In this sense, the couple do not have a freedom of choice to choose their own partner. They have to follow their parents decision to get married with the person. In some countries, people do not agree with arranged marriages, especially for the Western people. They believe that every person has their own choice to choose their partner in a marriage. Adults seem always think that love before marriage

Love is portrayed in society as a perfect bond between two people and that they live happily ever after but that is not always the case. In the story “Once upon a Time in a Tent” written by Tim Neville talks about his time living in a tent in his backyard and his journey through his three relationships. In the story “The Arranged Marriage” written by Mira Jacob she talks about how her parents are in an arranged marriage and never showed any affection towards each other.

Is there real love existing in an arranged marriage? Are arranged marriages successful in the long-term? These are some questions that many people think about before entering one. But, what exactly is an arranged marriage? According to New World Encyclopedia, an arranged marriage is, “a marriage which involves the parents in a process of selecting marriage partners for their children, with or without the help of a matchmaker.” (New World Encyclopedia) (show visual). You don’t hear the term ‘arranged marriage’ quite often here in North America. Why? Well, mainly because it’s rare in this part of the world. Where it is common though is in the Middle East. They have strong cultural traditions and values, and do not allow themselves to necessarily

Very intresting Im not going to lie I enjoyed reading your piece its always good to look at things from a different perspective. I no longer feel as strongly as I did about arranged marriages being wrong, but Im still not for them. I feel that people need to experience for themselves the search of a mate and being in different types of realtionships and what they want in a partner. I think that no amount of counseling can prepare someone for an arranged marriage especially since you dont know that particular person all that well and in my experience after moving in with my wife who at the time was my girlfriend I learned alot of things i didnt know about her and for some the negative may out weigh the positive and cause

Most girls in these circumstances are younger than me. If I had to have my parents choose my lifelong partner, I would change my name and move to Mexico. If our society was like India’s people, there would be no way I could settle for that conformity. There is no law saying the girls must follow through with marriage; however, whether they would like to or not, girls still do it for their parents and tradition. Indians do not see arranged marriages as being wrong. They think that “brides are the embodiment of that family's honor and pride” (“Arranged Marriages and Dowry”). But, us in the West see this tradition as an unnecessary custom. Rejection from your own blood, your own friends, and your own people, is not right. No dowry in the world could pay for love. Love is an emotion worth more than all of the money in the

The concepts of arrange marriages seems impractical to American society, but in India it is a culture that is still being practiced to this day, and still preferred even though modernization has been changing India. Arranged marriages are a good way for the family to make sure there son/daughter marry into the right religion, social order, and class. To make sure that no mishaps happen the boys and girls are often separated. Meaning going to a different school, girls are faced with more restrictions in some cases talking to boys is frowned upon. To insure the female doesn’t get to promiscuous she is married off early on even before the legal age 18. I found an article that looked at the statistics taken from a survey “found that 74% of young Indian women (18-35 yrs) prefer an arranged marriage over free- choice.” And “90% percent are arranged” (2015, November). As a young women growing up in the American society and the way our culture is free willed marry whom you choice to make a life with best blessings and all. And learning about the Indian culture, at first the feelings I felt were 1) offensive as if we cant choice our own mate for our self but chosen for us. 2) Confusion of why the culture chooses to do that.

“The love of husband and wife is, at its best, a hint of the deeper love between a human being and God” (The Biblical View of Marriage). A marriage has always been a sacred act, marrying two people together and knowing that they will stay forever. In some cultures marriages are arranged between two political figures to ensure the future of both families or to reunite. In some cases marriages are sometimes seeked out to actually find a reason to love the other person without any loose ends. In the novel, Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen’s views on marriages is depicted through the protagonist Elizabeth Bennet. In doing so, Austen reveals her own ideas of marriages against society’s views of marriage.

Americans should consider a less conventional way of meeting a potential partner that would one day be their future husband/wife. An arranged marriage is another option people should consider when finding a person to settle down with. Such arrangement is not forcing anyone into marriage instead it is a mutual decision. A professor of Sociology conducted a study that showed 35% of 200 married couples in America would press a button that could dissolve their marriage if they were given the chance to (Folsom 1). Marriages that suffer a serious dissatisfaction are due to the premature knowledge of their spouse and impulsive actions. It is safe to say, that over one-half of all marriages in the United States are unhappy. Thus, Americans should

In American culture the view on arranged marriages are not looked at very favorably. This is because we have grown up with the knowledge that when it comes time to marry we will have chosen our spouse of our own free will. The match will be a love match and one that is chosen through our own needs. Young men and women in India grow up with an opposite view on marriage. They know that when it comes time to marry their parents will find them a suitable mate and it will be considered scared and a lifelong commitment (Agence France-Presse.) A total of 74 percent of respondents from across India voted in favour of traditional "arranged" marriages, according to the poll by private television channel NDTV. In the Hindu faith, marriage is

“It was against all scientific reason for two people who hardly knew each other, with no ties at all between them, with different characters, different upbringings, and even different genders, to suddenly find themselves committed to living together, to sleeping in the same bed, to sharing two destinies that perhaps were fated to go in opposite directions.” ― Gabriel Garcí¬a Márquez, Love in the Time of Cholera

Marriage is a union that has been around for as long as humans have walked the earth. The human race depends upon the union of its members, and as such, the subject of marriage has been an issue that receives more intense scrutiny and attention than many would likely believe. In today's day and age, with humanity continuing to move in a modern direction, many argue that marriage is a union that should be entered into freely and should be based exclusively on the love between two people. However, I argue that arranged marriage, which has taken place throughout the ages and throughout the world, is a union that offers its observers a marriage based in support, longevity and love, and is an institution that should not be frowned upon.