Arranged Marriages Were Better Than Modern Marriages
1. Your parents made sure you were mature enough to get married.
its not like nowadays when we see kids marrying and breaking up
for the littlest of things. in those days parents and in fact the
community assessed the husband-to-be to be sure he had matured
physically and more especially mentally before picking a wife for
him. The same went for the woman.
(****please note this post does not include/condone child
marriages that take place in the north and in certain religions.
those guys are on their own)
2. Your parents made sure you were ready financially for the
marriage. In my place, the man would be given a piece of land to
till and also a small hut to take care of his future family before
considering marriage. So there was shelter and sustenance
prepared already for you and your new wife.
3. Your parents did a thorough interview and investigating of the
proposed in-laws before even considering approaching them. this
included the type of family, whether they were hot-tempered,
whether the girl could cook, whether they were known for fighting
their spouses, whether the men beat their women, whether there
was mental illness, convulsions, barrenness, courtesy,
industriousness, etc. by the time they were through most times the
family going to pick a bride or accept a groom knew what they
were going in for.
4. Both marriage partners had clearly defined rules of what their
duties were in the house. There was no crossing of boundaries and
each of the partners knew what they were expected to do t make
the marriage work, if they failed in their responsibilities for any
reason, they could easily be reported to the immediate or extended
family.
5. Last but not the least, they were usually not blinded by love not
to see each others bad sides. Falling in love is sweet and all, but it
really makes you not to see the fault in your partner until it is too
late. IN arranged marriages the love came afterwards. and it was a
more matured and tolerant kind of love and not the mushroom love
we see nowadays that can barely stand the pressures of everyday
misunderstandings.

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