Arranged Marriages

From the streets of medieval Rome to the farthest reaches of the galaxy in the distant future, arranged marriages are a frequent topic for TV writers.

Rather than submit to the pressure, and risking the love and support of her family, Iman Achhal refused to go through with an arranged marriage and fled to America to become an MMA fighter.

This parenting advice column counsels a man stuck in a relationship where he pays the bills, watches the baby, and does little else. We also let a young couple know that there is no law against arranged marriages in the U.S.

An investigation of the origins and evolution of marriage. Includes a look at how today's major religions view marriage and influence it, and what may lie in the future for the institution.

An analysis of arranged marriage system in India, the high success rate, and the happiness factor.

This article argues the benefits of the arranged marriage.

To those of you who wonder how an arranged marriage works at all, I can give you our example and tell you it works just fine.

Different types of marriage are accepted in other areas of the world and each of these types of relationships serve their own specific purpose.

Many countries, especially India have a concept of Arranged Marriages. People in the West, who are not aware about the concept, will find it unbelievable.

Arranged marriages also existed in the United States in the 1700 and 1800's hundreds. It occurred, predominantly, in the southern states and often to first and second cousins. This was thought to keep the blood lineage of an aristocratic family line to stay pure.

Bali Rai's novel (un)arranged novel looks at an Indian-English boy, Manny, whose family tries to force him into a marriage.

A book about an Indian woman's fight to keep her violent ex out of her life.

When it comes to marriage between two people in love commitment is in order. It seems harder for couples in America to stay married even to the person of their choice.

In many cultures throughout history marriage has been about money. Can it be about love, too? This paper shows both sides of the argument and comes to a conclusion on whether marriages in American society work.

Even though in western countries it's known as rare, in other parts of the world arranged marriages are still known as a normal way of finding your life partner through families. When you marry someone, you marry their family too.

It's easy to see the marriage norms in the United States are going through change. This article looks at past changes in marriage norms as well as current trends, and what this may mean for relationships in the future.

Easier, cheaper and safer in the virtual world, online dating has transformed the process of human attraction and courtship.

Would you marry a man even if you weren't in love with him?

The reality of being in a marriage when the love has gone

A fairytale in line with an Aesop fable or an expansion on a tale told in the Canterbury Tales. A whimsical and cautionary tale.

Marriage by proxy is a convenience for U.S. citizens who desire to marry non-U.S. citizens in the United States.

Given the assumption that two people are incompatible, how to make a success of this marriage between the two?

Marriage seems to cause more problems than it solves. Why not do away with it altogether?

First we must consider what is sacred? Is this a religious word? Is religion even involved? Is marriage involved?

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People looking to marry for love face daunting odds. Non-love marriage frees a couple from unrealistic expectations.

Why is the idea of submission despised by most women?

This article exclusively discusses about the matter s of teh marriage and and finds out the causes of failure of marriages or divorce and finally recommneds the measures how to escape the failure in Marriages.

An annalysis of Tristan and Isolde's love for eachother and how it was not compatible for the ethics and morals of their time period.

Literature has always been a way to express love. In England, love wasn't always easy.

Anthropologists have studied the cultures of the world and have come to the conclusion that indeed, it does seem that marriage, in one form or another, is universal in all cultures.