I suppose at one time, they may have had their place, particularly among royalty, where it was more important to keep kingdoms intact or maintain peace than the individual happiness of the couple to be married. And, too, in other cases, it may have been a way of ensuring survival, the strongest and the fittest families would not die out quickly.
However, for the most part now, I would hope that most people everywhere would be free to chose their own husband or wife, and while there's more to consider than just physical attraction and emotional attachment, that love would be a greater part of those decisions than an arranged marriage might have.
There's no guarantee that the marriage will last, or that the couple in question will choose wisely. That's as much a part of life as anything else. But we all should be free to choose, especially when those choices are so fundamental to our happiness, our well-being and our future.
So, i would hope now that arranged marriages, for any reason, would be a thing of the past, and that young and old would be afforded the right to choose who they will marry, and build a life with.
I suppose at one time, they may have had their place, particularly among royalty, where it was more important to keep kingdoms intact or maintain peace than the individual happiness of the couple to be married. And, too, in other cases, it may have been a way of ensuring survival, the strongest and the fittest families would not die out quickly.
However, for the most part now, I would hope that most people everywhere would be free to chose their own husband or wife, and while there's more to consider than just physical attraction and emotional attachment, that love would be a greater part of those decisions than an arranged marriage might have.
There's no guarantee that the marriage will last, or that the couple in question will choose wisely. That's as much a part of life as anything else. But we all should be free to choose, especially when those choices are so fundamental to our happiness, our well-being and our future.
So, i would hope now that arranged marriages, for any reason, would be a thing of the past, and that young and old would be afforded the right to choose who they will marry, and build a life with.
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