Again, one of my friends told me his ex-girlfriend (actually she is not his real girlfriend but merely sexual partner) accepted the marriage arranged by her father and got married in Thailand. Although the marriage was arranged for economic reason, she told him that she is perfectly happy with the situation and enjoying a happy family life with her husband. And their families formed mutual business relations with promising benefit. .
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What's more, according to the scientists the love affection for a partner could only last 18 months, which means after you have been in love with him or her for 18 moths you would be fed up. So what's the meaning of marrying for love since sooner or later you will find you don't love your spouses anymore.
But we can't deny that some of the arranged marriages have disastrous consequences.
Britain is a multiracial country, so arranged marriage still exists in minority communities. In mosque families, some parents misinterpret teachings. "They see that it is permitted to marry your cousin and they think it must be done. People take it as an example of perfect marriage. Fathers of the families choose the husband, usually from his nephews. .
But forced marriages between Pakistanis and British-born Muslims do not always work. The treatment of some of these women is nothing short of barbaric. In some cases, their husbands have left and married again without consulting them. Others are victims of domestic violence or adultery. This would generally cause the marriage break down. What's more some of them have committed to suicide.
Here come an example,.
After her husband poured scalding water over her legs and feet, a Pakistani woman went to a Birmingham mosque to ask for a divorce. .
She had had an arranged marriage in Pakistan and arrived in Birmingham in 1986. Her husband swore at her, beat her and accused her of having affairs. He said she was useless because she had not become pregnant, although doctors had found him infertile.
