A Quote by Leo Tolstoy
The only happy marriages I know are arranged ones.
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There is no denying that unhappiness - even violence - exists in some arranged marriages. Or that some arranged marriages are borne out of cruelty. And part of that six percent global divorce rate can be attributed to the powerful stigma against divorce that's present in countries where arranged marriage is common.
I'm a believer in arranged marriages. I mean, mine was kind of an arranged marriage. My sister introduced me to my husband. You know, kind of set it up.
I don't think I will go for an arranged marriage, but I am not against arranged marriages.
Arranged marriages get a bad reputation. Do they always work? No, but that's true of all marriages. As long as you aren't forced, who cares how you get together?
Arranged Marriages don't always have to be risky. Get to know your future in-laws. She's bound to be like one of them.
As a Punjabi, you only have to look at your own family's past to find horror stories about arranged marriages and brutality.
The only thing that I find repetitive is the number of marriages I have arranged in films. That is one thing I stay away from in real life.
Marriages had different meanings back then than they do now, they were used to cement agreements between families, business deals and things like that. The idea of marriages being arranged for love is some sort of modern idea, really.
Most Kikuyu marriages were arranged on the basis of what is described by anthropologists as the bride price.
I think I've become the brand ambassador of arranged marriages, especially for working Indian women.
Arranged marriages are ones where you got to learn who the person is after you actually get married, which can be challenging.
My parents grew up in a village where they didn't even have running water. They are first generation immigrants who are proof that arranged marriages can work, although I wouldn't want one.
The destiny of mankind is arranged for happy moments every life has such but not for happy times.
Yes, many people in rural parts of India are very orthodox and have arranged marriages. But I won't - I want to fall madly in love with someone and be whisked off my feet.
My parents are proof that arranged marriages can work. It is a great part of my culture but I grew up in a completely different place, so I wouldn't want anyone to arrange a marriage for me.
The idea that your spouse or your parents don't know where you are at all times may be part of the past. Is that good or bad? Will that make for better marriages or worse marriages? I don't know.
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