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3/11/13 Arranged marriages were a way in which many Asian cultures selected a spouse, it is still a common way of choosing today. Arranged marriage is where the man and woman are matched together by someone other than themselves. Marriage is very important in Asian cultures and is a large goal that the parents have for their children. With pressure to find a partner, the Asian people don't always make the best choices in their spouse. Many years ago arranged marriage was different than it is today. It use to be that the bride and groom didn't have much of a choice to say if they wanted to marry the person or not; they would meet the other person for the first time either on the wedding day or one time before the wedding. The modern way of arranged marriage is to allow some freedom in the couple as to whether they was to get married or not.

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Brooke Peters ~ This is an interesting topic, Darren. It's weird to us to think about someone else choosing the person that we're supposed to live with for the rest of our lives.

Tyler Nussbaumer: I strongly believe in having your own choice so the idea of an arranged marriage makes my stomach churn. Even the moderen arranged marriages are not acceptable in my view.

Trevor Byrne - It is crazy to even think about not being able to pick the person that you spend the rest of your life with. This is a very interesting topic. Although there are good and bad things that go with arranged marriages, I personally don't agree with it and think it is a bad idea.

Rachel Shelley-Although arranged marriage seems odd to us as Americans with the freedoms we have, the modern way of arranged marriages where the parents act more as matchmakers suggesting possible spouses rather than picking one and forcing the marriages seems to be more acceptable.

3/25/13 Arrange marriage is a very popular way of choosing a partner in Asia with one third or more of Asian people using arranged marriage to find a partner. Where arranged marriage is found, there are a low number of divorces. Every now and then the parents will allow their son or daughter to refuse the partner that was picked for them and choose someone else.

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Christopher Cuascut - From the US, it seems odd that there would be a low divorce rate. However, the people are matched up partly on compatibility. They might not like the at first, but there is a good chance they will over time.

Taylor Taglieri- I don't understand why there is such a low divorce rate. I don't know how women would be able to put up with a man they don't even know and might not get along with.

4/11/13 The reason that there are less divorces in an arranged marriage culture is that the couples are unequal. The woman usually wont have an education and may not be able to survive on their own so the wont leave their husband. The rules of arranged marriage are changing slightly as the younger generation use dating websites and personal advertisement as a way of "speed dating". Parents are more liberal in their child's courtship. The coined term, "assisted" is now used in the title of "arranged marriage."

http://www.nytimes.com/1995/05/10/opinion/india-s-arranged-marriages-take-a-toll.html http://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/22/world/arranged-marriages-get-a-little-rearranging.html