Arranged Marriages
Is arranged marriage forced?
Background info
- Some have strong relationships
- Some families provide support for the two "lovers" marriage
- Sometimes the family might try to force marriage onto a person
- sometimes arranged and forced marriage are considered the same
- the person will be put under peer pressure by family
Pros
- No chance of fighting or break ups before marriage
- Some marriages end up with a person being more accepting towards another religion
- people sometimes get support to help them with their marriage
Cons
- Sometimes Suicidal
- high divorce rate
- lack of trust
- sometimes abusive
- might end up drunk some of the time
- less acceptance
- less understanding
Sabatina James
Bibliography
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