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by R.A. Scott
Created on: June 27, 2008 Last Updated: April 18, 2009
Love is a many splendored thing; or so I have heard. Eyes meet, hearts beat, birds sing and the world
by Rose Conrad
Created on: November 10, 2007 Last Updated: February 24, 2011
Stop for one moment and imagine yourself in this situation. You are a 16 year old girl, born in the
Created on: July 13, 2008 Last Updated: February 24, 2011
Romeo and Juliet is a classic example of why an arranged marriage is outdated and ends in tragedy. The
by Lisa Fillers
Created on: October 10, 2007 Last Updated: November 02, 2008
Arranged marriages should not only be an outdated notion but an illegal activity! This was often practiced
Created on: July 18, 2007
I would never have said arranged marriages were a "good tradition". But nor would I have said they are
Created on: March 21, 2008
My heart goes out to people who have had their marriages arranged because of a tradition. For a young
Created on: April 11, 2009 Last Updated: September 21, 2010
No third party can understand the workings of a person's heart better than they can themselves. All
Created on: January 18, 2008
In a society where "personal choice" seems to be one of the more important aspects of life, it seems
by Henri Zimand
Created on: April 30, 2010
Arranged marriages are an outdated notion in most parts of the world .What people forget is that they
by Patricia Cox
Created on: January 10, 2010 Last Updated: June 25, 2010
For a long time, arranged marriages were considered normal.
During the time period that arranged marraiges
Created on: June 04, 2009
The idea of an arranged marriage is taboo to a lot of people these days. Many people feel that
Created on: November 12, 2010
This story is about a friend of mine who came to America because she was selected out of sixteen candidates
Created on: April 29, 2008
This is a pendulum question because the answer is yes and no to both sides.
When a government or status
Created on: October 29, 2009
In a society that is constantly making new strides in social activity and development, arranged marriages
Created on: June 11, 2009
Arranged Marriages Outdated
Arranged Marriages are only good for the rich and the people that
by Nadia Khan
Created on: February 18, 2008
If you asked me this question a few years ago, I would directly tell you that arrange marriage is nothing
Created on: August 27, 2007
I can't believe that people still believe that marrying a spouse for the unification of two families
Created on: February 15, 2008
Outdated, definitely. To have an arranged marriage? How do you know those two you have arranged a marriage
by Lester Nixon
Created on: August 20, 2007
I have personally known many couples from various cultures and countries that were in arranged marriages.
Created on: July 18, 2007
Arranged marriages are a slap in the face to modern society. These types of unions were used primarily
Good
Created on: July 18, 2010
In times past many cultures embraced the arranged marriage but today only a few cultures still honor
by Swarna K
Created on: June 11, 2009 Last Updated: March 08, 2011
Well, with people getting narrower in their thought, their views have also been narrowed and they find
by Amni Abu
Created on: December 21, 2010
If one who has been born and raised within a Western environment is asked this question, the answer
by padma
Created on: October 02, 2008
I strongly support and advocate arranged marriages and feel that most of the times they stand the test
Created on: May 21, 2008
I say good, but there is a caveat. If a person is from a strong cultural background, especially in a
by Ria Bikash
Created on: July 30, 2007 Last Updated: February 14, 2011
Arranged marriages have been and still are, the norm in much of the eastern world. The term 'arranged
Created on: March 15, 2010
All marriages are arranged, to start with, aren't they? Boy meets girl or girl meets boy, they like
by Nidhi Bhatt
Created on: August 22, 2007 Last Updated: April 29, 2009
I can see why 81% of the voters feel that arranged marriages are outdated. It is because of the common
Created on: February 27, 2009 Last Updated: February 28, 2009
I will get married to the girl I love in 6 months.
Even while growing up in India, I hated the idea of
by Bhavya Dabas
Created on: October 14, 2009
I grew up in a country where arranged marriages are still the norm in rural areas and not uncommon in
by R Shimoda
Created on: February 28, 2009
Too many folks now days believe all that drivel on TV and in movies about the infamous "love at first
by Ebey Soman
Created on: October 29, 2009
When people think of arranged marriages, they think of the worst cases and the forced marriages of the
by See Ing Or -
Created on: June 28, 2008 Last Updated: July 11, 2008
Arranged marriages are good tradition and not outdated
Marriage is the first institution established
Created on: February 14, 2008
Arranged marriages can be good but it all depends on what one considers to be an arranged marriage.
by Hugh Jorgen
Created on: April 02, 2008
Prior to the advent of the germ theory of disease, most people died before reaching what we now call
by Maen Qasas
Created on: October 16, 2007 Last Updated: February 22, 2011
In the Middle East, arranged marriages in the late 1800s and early 1900s was letting your parents search
Created on: July 19, 2008
The Pros and Cons of an Arranged Marriage
In the beginning of preparing this article I had grim views
Created on: November 10, 2007 Last Updated: September 28, 2008
I don't agree with arranged marriages at all. To gain some insight to this topic, I've read up on it
Created on: September 28, 2007
The more I look at today's typical marriage in America the more I think arranged marriages are a good
Created on: July 17, 2007
People in general tend to disparage arranged marriages saying a lot of unpleasant things about this