Americans and Arranged Marriages
March 8th 2009 11:59
I used to think that the idea of arranged marriages was a crazy, foreign concept. However, the more I read about them the more I wonder about whether it might work for Americans.
This concept has been popular in many countries, India especially and when you look at the statistics, they definitely speak loudly. Their divorce rate is much lower than ours. Are they on to something?
I watched a show about it the other day on some random cable channel. They were showing how they run ads in papers (the parents). In their ads they don't talk about how cute or sweet someone is. Instead they focus on what their education level is, what they do for a living and what hobbies they enjoy.
My youngest son was married once and then divorced. I remember meeting his girlfriend and I remember clearly thinking....she's very sweet and nice but not for him...She'd be more like someone I'd pick for my older son. Well, as it turns out, I was right. They didn't make it and I saw it coming. So I guess there is something to be said for the parents knowing what is best for their child.
Of couse my sons would never go for it, but if they did, I think I could do better at picking a mate for them than they could.
This concept has been popular in many countries, India especially and when you look at the statistics, they definitely speak loudly. Their divorce rate is much lower than ours. Are they on to something?
I watched a show about it the other day on some random cable channel. They were showing how they run ads in papers (the parents). In their ads they don't talk about how cute or sweet someone is. Instead they focus on what their education level is, what they do for a living and what hobbies they enjoy.
My youngest son was married once and then divorced. I remember meeting his girlfriend and I remember clearly thinking....she's very sweet and nice but not for him...She'd be more like someone I'd pick for my older son. Well, as it turns out, I was right. They didn't make it and I saw it coming. So I guess there is something to be said for the parents knowing what is best for their child.
Of couse my sons would never go for it, but if they did, I think I could do better at picking a mate for them than they could.
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