Do arranged marriages work better than our western societies typical love marriage? I don't think so. Good afternoon adjudicator and classmates. Arranged marriages statistically seem to work better than a traditional, Las Vegas, marriage but morally they don't work at all. An arranged marriage is basically a marriage which is arranged by someone other than the couple themselves, usually parents. Arranged marriages are quite commonly recognized by people all around the world, although mainly in China, India and Pakistan in nowadays. These marriages have been performed for centuries and have always had their advantages and disadvantages, although it will be shown that arranged marriages may not be as perfect as they seem.
In East India arranged marriages were established by social leaders thousands of years ago who expressed their concerns as love-marriages started to fail. This was the fault of the bride as her decision was largely based on the groom's appearance, family wealth or fame. Arranged marriages became extremely popular as the parents or eldest of the house was able to choose the groom for the bride to be, and it was quite likely that the bride and the groom would only see each other for the first time, after their wedding. These marriages are still common though in lesser numbers than in the past. Marriage arrangement began at the age of 11 years for the, "to be" couple, but the bride and groom did not start living together until they were in their late teens. But today if the boy and girl were to get married young, it would be dreadful because the girl would be forcefully removed out of school, which means she wouldn't get to finish her education and she would be placed as a stay at home wife for the remainder of her days. In a novel written by Janet Lewis called "The wife of Martin Guerre", the female protagonist Bertrande` de Rols has an arranged marriage with the son of the Guerre household, Martin Guerre.
