Marriage is a very popular and most followed
social institution. Each individual wants to have a perfect match to spend his/
her life with, but the criteria for choosing the partner is different. In love
marriages, individuals prefer to choose their partners on their own, while in
case of arranged marriages prospective brides and grooms are chosen by their
family or parents. There has been a debate on which is better so let’s analyze
the two.
Love marriage
- Both individuals know each other already and mutually decide to spend their whole life with each other.
-Couple is responsible for its choice and they cannot shun the blame on their parents or family if the marriage fails.
-Couple is aware of each other’s likes and dislikes and understands each other well enough to want to get married to each other.
-Such marriages can help in eradicating social evils like dowry because they have the independence to take such decisions at their own level.
- Such marriages can also curb the unhealthy ritual of extravagant spending since the couple can decide not to go ahead with a lavish wedding, thus saving money and time.
- Both individuals know each other already and mutually decide to spend their whole life with each other.
-Couple is responsible for its choice and they cannot shun the blame on their parents or family if the marriage fails.
-Couple is aware of each other’s likes and dislikes and understands each other well enough to want to get married to each other.
-Such marriages can help in eradicating social evils like dowry because they have the independence to take such decisions at their own level.
- Such marriages can also curb the unhealthy ritual of extravagant spending since the couple can decide not to go ahead with a lavish wedding, thus saving money and time.
Arranged marriage:
-Arranged Marriage is not a contract between two individuals alone but a confluence of two families.
-Two families involved in arranged marriages know each other very well and are assumed to be compatible with each other.
-Because there are more people involved in arranged marriage, the conflict between the couple can be effectively resolved or mitigated.
Both ways have their pros as well as cons but getting married is a lifetime decision and must be carefully weighed, reflected and considered.
Though
families are involved in most of the marriages, it’s the couple which has to
live together ultimately. So, the decision to choose life partner should be
left to the individuals. In the end, marriage is a gamble- whether arranged or love.
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