To her marriage is a beautiful thing no matter who you marry as long as you love that person. ... But Nnaemeka knows it won't be easy: "They are most unhappy if the engagement is not arranged by them. ... I know that in my town everyone would disapprove or it would create friction within the town, if there was a person who wanted to marry a non catholic. ... But if you grow up in a strong religious or traditional family you should keep in mind and understand what is expected from you from the beginning. And if you do decide to take the road like Nnaemeka did the parents have every rig...

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The rates have really risen since then because it is felt that if a person is not happy in a relationship that this person should end it. ... She did not know that he was a mobster because that was a part of his life he kept a secret. ... When I asked her what If my father wanted to marry again, she said then she would most definitely get a divorce. ... Sometimes they just do not marry so they will not have to go through all that court system and not having to put their children through it also. ... All these decisitons should be taken into consideration of children if they are involved. ...

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As does Rose, when her marriage is about to end and she learns her worth, she too learns to shout. Lindo marries to keep a promise to her mother but gets out of it and marries a man (who, we presume) makes her truly happy. Waverly marries a Chinese to make her mother happy, divorces, and now wants her mother's approval to marry a man that will do the same for her. ... Waverly asks June if she ever played the piano, knowing full well she did. ... She tries to make it sound like she really cares about the copywriting and there is nothing she can do but you know she secretly enjoys "kicking...

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But she said she would leave the family if they didn't allow her. ... She tells us what should do and what we should not do in life. ... Because she always worries how I"m doing in a totally strange place where I don't know anyone. ... I"m living off-campus and don't know how to prepare the easiest meal. ... If love is defined to be a search for your other half, why it matters that half is male or female as long as you feel happy. ...

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Even so if a man or woman does not fall in love, there is pressure from the family to keep the marriage together. ... In the novel " The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri, Ashima agrees to marry a man who is a stranger, since her mother appointed her for an arranged marriage. ... Additionally it shows how the love between Ashima and Ashoke does not exist. Lahiri said: And then a man's voice: " I love you, sweetheart.... Once she was married and lived with her husband's family, she noticed how her arranged marriage turned her life for the worst. ...

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"If your good and do everything your told, your prince will come and rescue you." "If your a good little girl you will go to heaven." "If this, if that, you can't do this, you can't do that." ... Unfortunately, I have always surrounded myself with people who think they know what is best for me. Who do everything in their power to get me to conform to how they seem to think I should live, and should have lived my life. ...

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We are shown how they should and should no­t behave, as a daughter, wife, and widow. ... She is demure, quiet, respectful, and has many suitors, yet she is the one who uses her femininity to manipulate her tutors, and eventually elopes, potentially bringing great shame to her father. ... True, she is sharp with her tongue, and speaks out when perhaps convention tells her to be quiet, but she does her duty to her father and husband, agreeing to marry petruchio despite his eccentric behavior, and in so doing, allows her sister the chance to marry. ... It is important to note though, that she...

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If, and only if, the bride approves, the parents accept the proposal. ... The parents then meet again and arrangements are made for the actual wedding ceremonies and to agree upon how much money will be given should the marriage fail. ... Then the priest goes to the groom to do the same thing. ... I think that both sides are correct, on one hand you should love the person you marry, but on the other hand you should respect your parents at the! ... Hopefully I will be able to satisfy the wishes of my parents while at the same time satisfying the wishes of myself, but who knows. ...

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Also, she does it again when it comes to Toula taking over her aunt Voula's travel agency. ... One such situation was when Ian was sitting with the Portokalos family doing the invites, Maria asked him if he was hungry and he said he wasn't and she said, "I"ll make you something". ... We know this because when aunt Voula heard that Ian was vegetarian, she thought it was the strangest thing and she said interestingly," she"ll cook lamb". ... He says, "give me any word and I will tell you of how it originated from a Greek word". His perception of a role of a Greek man is to cook and mar...

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A person believed, what the church said about how they should live was what god wanted and dictated in the Bible (Scanzoni #103). ... If the men were fighting, then who was producing supplies and ammunition for the war? ... If a woman did the same she would be considered a slut. ... If the woman did get pregnant, than for it to be accepted she had to marry. ... If you had to select one period of time in history where you believed families had it best, what era would that be and why? ...

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In areas of India and Africa, children as young as six years may marry other children and sometimes even marry and adult. ... So with all this variety, how does one define family? ... But the majorities of shows still portray that love overcomes all adversity: "If you just love each other enough, you'll overcome any problem."" ... So why do we need families? ... Few people us know us as well as our family members do. ...

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