Arranged Marriages

Arranged Marriages

Many people believe that arranged marriages offer protection and security to women. They say there is a great amount of pressure for women to love their spouse. However, women have been known to stay in abusive relationships for the sake of family pride and respect in society. In fact, traditions and family are two major reasons why arranged marriages are still used today.
First of all, love marriages offer more independence and freedom compared to arranged marriages where the girl or boy is chosen by the parents so that there is pressure to conform to parental expectations like producing a male heir, taking part in family rituals and traditions, putting up with sister-in-laws, contributing to family expenses, and so on. One of the usual questions against an arranged marriage is: “how can you marry somebody you don’t know?” Knowing somebody before marriage allows partners to have better respect and un...