Love Marriage and Arranged Marriage

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Love Marriage and Arranged Marriage Marriage is a tie between two people, is a relationship which a male and a female promise to be companion for the entire life. Marriage is not only the union between two individuals but also between two families. Moreover, there are two types of marriage which has been known as Love Marriage and Arranged Marriage. Love Marriage is the marriage that a male and a female have their own rights to choose their life partners. Love marriage occurs when two people get to know each other well and reach the stage that they feel comfortable when staying together. Arranged Marriage, on the other hand, is the marriage that the life partner is chosen and arranged by the elder relatives of the family such as parents. This kind of marriage, the boy or the girl has no rights to decide who they will spend the rest of their life with, and they have to follow their parents’ decision. Nowadays, arranged marriage is still being practiced in some countries. However, many young people in this new era prefer love marriage. In love marriage, the lovers know each other for a long time, so they have enough time to learn the weakness or the strength and even the nature of their partner which make it easier for lovers to develop a comfortable feeling after marriage. In contrast, in arranged marriage, the couple didn’t know each other, so they try to understand one another after marriage; thus, even though they find out that they cannot live together, but it is too late by then. Moreover, in love marriage, the man not only love but also respect the woman whereas in arranged marriage, the man sometimes consider woman just as a commodity that may be loved but not necessarily respect. In conclusion, love marriage is rather a better choice compared to arranged marriage because it provides more freedom for people to choose whom they truly
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