| Even in today's fast paced world where gender bias | | | | about the person you would want to share the rest |
| and illiteracy are thankfully on the decline, there are | | | | of your life with. People trust their intellect enough to |
| still geographical regions in this world where educated, | | | | gauge who would be Mr. or Ms Right. It is undeniable |
| aware and successful career men and women opt | | | | that family, cultural individuality, educational |
| for marriages arranged by parents or well meaning | | | | preferences and social profile of every individual |
| elders. | | | | defines who he or she is. |
| Many of these marriages become real life stories | | | | Yet, nuances of personal oddities, characteristic |
| where "they live happily ever after". The reasons | | | | gestures and general mental and emotional make up, |
| behind the success of arranged marriages can | | | | besides physical appearance will help you decide what |
| become lessons to be learnt for any marriage that | | | | you are looking for in a partner. The choices made |
| needs that little something to make it successful. | | | | here are extremely personal and so, involving a third |
| In successful arranged marriages | | | | person to decide what is best for you, is out of |
| - The partners get to know each other better only | | | | question. |
| after getting married. It could be a beautiful journey | | | | Whether the cons outweigh the pros depends on |
| of getting acquainted with each others preferences | | | | individual perspective, but after a marriage, ever |
| and attitudes | | | | couple sincerely strives to keep the partnership going, |
| - The families of the partners stand behind them | | | | successfully and happily. If the partners encounter |
| through thick and thin. Any adversity is coped with | | | | obstacles and stress in this endeavor then there is |
| the material, emotional and professional support of | | | | always help available |
| these family members | | | | - As friends and family providing much needed |
| - Partners can start married life without any | | | | support and understanding |
| impediments of culture shock. Culture shock (when | | | | - As professional counselors who can analyze the |
| either partner has to accept a different living style of | | | | problem and offer a practical solution that is custom |
| the spouse) is almost absent in arranged marriages as | | | | made for the particular scenario |
| the partnership is between like people from near | | | | - As books that can help solve the problem without |
| similar backgrounds. | | | | involving other people. |
| There is a different school of thought that feels | | | | The last option provides you with millions and millions |
| arranging marriages is a barbaric practice. How can a | | | | of books, both hard copies and online, that can help |
| marriage be arranged by someone else, argue some, | | | | alleviate the problem successfully and confidentially. |
| when it is an intensely private physical and emotional | | | | E-books are here to stay and you can find books on |
| relationship and bonding between two people? | | | | all subjects under the sun. Some of them are |
| The strongest dissent against an arranged marriage is | | | | genuinely effective in helping people with problems |
| that the arrangement is a well camouflaged business | | | | help themselves. satisfied readers claim to have |
| deal between two families that stand to gain from | | | | found their bearings once more, after facing difficult |
| the marriage. | | | | situations, with the help of well written e-books. |
| It is you and you alone who can make up your mind | | | | |