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Alpha Dude
Forced marriage where either of the two are unhappy = bad.
Arranged marriage where they are introduced and have mutually agreed to continue = good.
I don't think any sane person will disagree with you.
Sane people will not disagree with you. Unfortunately, there are many out there who would simply because you describing a way to do things that is different than what they are used to.
There are also many people who will confuse an arranged marriage with a forced one. In their mind, they think "how can anyone agree to an arranged marriage? Surely the bride must be forced". The truth is, most are not forced.
This is yet another non sense of the modern western society. Total liberty is pushed to the extreme (including encouraging divorce for trivial issues) and the idea of love is idealized and seen as the ultimate objective. There are even multiple dating services where you have to pay money to let a stranger make a match that will not work anyway. Yet, trusting close family members who truly have their children's best interests at heart make those arrangements is seen as bad by some people.
Maybe the problem is deeper and it is simply that many westerners simply no longer believe parents want the best for their children. After all, how could they since children do not pay parents to take care of them!
It is saddening how much some people seem to be unhappy in their life.