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Arranged Marriages: Do They Work?

It is common practice in modern Western society for a couple to fall in love and spend time together in order to get to know each other well before deciding to get married. In other cultures, religions, and societies,…
My Family is Racist

I'm a young black woman, who comes from an educated middle class family. I've been dating this white guy in secret for a few months, we have literally been running around creeping, hiding from my parents in order for ou…
Lessons From the Domesticated Animal Kingdom

Just now I was sitting on the couch at my parents house, which is empty, thinking about relationships. And I looked over at my cat, Gretel, who had just been joined by our other cat, Hansel, and I've been watching them…
Pirate Wants Arrranged Marriage With 13-Year-Old in Exchange for the Release of Hostages

A little over a month ago, a Danish family ventured into the infamous pirate-infested waters off of Somalia. The father of 13-year-old Naja Johansen had a brilliant idea: to sail along these dangerous waters on his expe…
What Makes Marriage Last?

I haven't been in too many long-term relationships due to the fact that I feel being financially independent in a career is more important than having a relationship to fill an empty void. I look at my parent's arranged…
Arranged Marriages Intrigue Me

Arranged marriage has always intrigued me. I know couples who have married according to their family's wishes and I know a lot of couples who married because they loved each other. Of course culture is the determining…
Would You Rather: A Lover Who Never Leaves, or a Husband Who Does?

I’ve been thinking a lot about different cultures and thoughts on relationships and marriage. Such as in Eastern countries it’s frowned upon to have a boyfriend, but often get married at eighteen, sometimes to people…
To Date or Not to Date? Plus Bonus Question

Well I am a typical nerd-wannabe. Above average grades. The type where no one really remembers you and not many people know you. My personality is pretty weird. I write poorly written pieces on my free time and I am c…
Learn About Arranged Marriage

An arranged marriage is a marriage arranged by someone other than the couple getting wedded, curtailing or avoiding the process of courtship. Such marriages had deep roots in royal and aristocratic families around the wo…
Arranged Marriages in America

(Originally posted on my other blog here.) In South Asia and in the Middle East, arranged marriages are a part of tradition. Before the crossing to America, in aristocratic and royal families in Europe - and still somet…