What are your thoughts on an Arranged marriage .

@Paschar: it's nice

@AirSupply: I wonder if youtube would have an example

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Good for you sweetie!!

I was thinking the same thing.

😁Anyone I suppose...

I think the fact that it might be just a partnership doesn't bother me so much, more than it is consensual between two adults, which it isn't always, your poor friend, hope she's okay.

@ajoite: She eventually left her father's house and married an American man.

BEST ANSWER , also the view point I can relate to . Shalom my Friend

Yeah but many times it's because they are afraid to break up, very strong family pressure and culture to remain married. I knew an older lady here in the USA who was pressured to marry an engineer, her mother had cancer and refused to speak to her until she consented to marrying this man that she didn't even know, she married him, her mother died and she felt obligated to keep her word...miserable life and she suffered an auto-immune illness with it's root in stress because of her husband...and this happened here in the USA.

This may be before your time but I remember cases of Vietnam War Brides who would wed to a G I just to get out of Vietnam .

@Paschar: marriage is still the fastest way to get the papers..however,people abused it so much ,the regulations are crazy these days.

@Paschar: Well this is true, and in some cases the marriage won't go ahead without consent but in some cases it will, depends on where you are from or where you originated from or more specifically the community to which you belong to

@ajoite: Jewish Tradition for example : A Rabbi will have young wife chosen for him

@Paschar: Does that still go on in certain places? I'd have to go to google to confirm numbers but in the UK hundreds of Asian girls go " missing" each year in my country, usually at the age of 12-14

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