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The idea of an arranged marriage can save you from the exhaustion of courtship. It is a type of marriage where the match is arranged by someone other than the people getting married. It is not necessary that parents are always the matchmakers. It could also be someone whose sincerity you have always trusted. But the latest trend is taking help from matchmakers of matrimonial agencies
The tradition of arranged marriages is ancient. The concept is to generate a family to live with. People believe that presence of a family beautifies the journey of life and saves a person from the anxieties associated with loneliness. It is because of this and other reasons that parents start to panic if their child remains unmarried after a certain age. The tradition can easily be observed in South Asian countries.
In order to arrange the most suited match for you, the matching will be based on certain factors. Such criteria’s will determine the compatibility in married life. Some of the basic factors included are the education, wealth, profession, reputation, physical appearance and religion.
Traditional arranged marriages
This marriage has its grounding based completely on the religious community one belongs to. Here the marriage is arranged with person of same religious or communal ethnicity. Kundli matching may be one of the factors of outmost importance here.
Modern arranged marriages
In today’s changing society there are certain families that do not give much importance to the caste system. They believe that the couple should have a relevant life-style and profession in order to have a harmonious married life. In such cases apart from the personal character and appearance, economic and professional statuses are sufficient grounds to arrange the marriage.
But unfortunately some people are abused in the form of Child marriage, Forced marriage (person marriages under threats of either disinheritance or murder by parents in case of refusal) and the Shot Gun weddings on the name of arranged marriages. Shot gun wedding are observed if the girl is pregnant with the child of the guy who is refusing to marry her.
Nevertheless, it is a beautiful culture and its composure must be maintained.
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