Arranged marriage

After a quick research, anyone can find out that arranged marriage is a very old
tradion and its still practiced in South Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Southeast
Asia and East Asia. They are usually decided by parents, or old members of the
family. An arranged marriage depends on a lot of factors, that are considered to
bond the two parties for the rest of their life. Some of the factors are religion,
culture, and of course, wealth.
It is believed that because of these factors, arranged marriages last longer. They
provide a source of common interests between the groom and the bride, that are
considered to bring love and happiness to the marriage.
In my opinion, an arranged marriage comes with certain advantages, as for
unsociable people to find a partner, or a family with financial problems to find a
little accomodation. Studies have been done and results show that arranged
marriages have a rate of divorce of 4% compared, for example, with Australia,
which has reached a rate of 40%.
It is said that divorce occures more often in normal marriages because people
engage themselfes in this jurney controlled only by their passion, not giving a
thougt about an actual future with the person theyve married.
I strongly believe that this is a plausible advantage for arranged marrieges.
Though, I think its improbable for the marriages resulted of machmaking to
reach the well known traditional reason of marriage, which is love. The feeling
that the wedded pair experience might be just a strong friendship, or they might
even transform living toghether in a habit, getting accustomed with each others
presence.
We should not mistake arranged marriages by the forced ones, even though there
is just a thin line between them. When it comes to arranged marriages, both
parties have to agree, in contradiction with the forced ones, where one or both of
the parties get married without their consent.
I also believe that arranged marriages dont fit anymore in the modern times we
are living in. Young people are considered to be able to chose a mate for
themselves based on certain criteria, or based on the hormones our brain
secrete, also known as feelings.
Furthermore, I think marriage is something everyone has to do by himself. I do
agree with parents and friends giving advice, but there is a long way from advice
to matchmaking. Nowadays, though, in normal marriages, parents consent is no
longer important, the new generations considering that its best to live the
moment, not thinking about what the others have to say about that. In my
opinion, this is a lack of respect, but who am I to judge, right?
In conclusion, I believe that arranged marriage has its advantages taking in
account tradition, but as a conclusion I prefer normal marriages, as they only
depend on the two people involved in the relationship. Marriage is a difficult
decision that can imply both maturity and imaturity.
That been said, i will end my essay with an advice. Be wise!

Andrada Pavel
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