Yes because humans are humans even if some societies are still bit backwards and not enlightened
Come on you are smarter than that. When a woman is not chained culturally, economically and religiously to a man then she has the option to pack up and leave when the man turns out to be an idiot. That option is lacking for most women in ME, Pakistan and other similar countries....hence the "lower" divorce rate. Not rocket science.
As downright weird as this thread has been in general (seriously, posting about your "mates" issues and then ending with how he has made it "impossible to ride her bike to work", this gets a bit wtf from me)... once a night is hardly the end of the world... i'll wager most women on this forum would be chuffed with once a night. 3-4 times a night, every night, is hardly the norm.
We are RD, one of the few perks to the job.
Yes, some would, they are called men.
oops..
maybe that little mortgage kerfuffle in the US had nothing to do with it...
am just reading a book where there is one gentleman, aka Mr Chipolata, who had the 5 minute special.. in this case I can imagine that 4 -5 times a night, continuously, would be necessary...
There is no Perfect solution, you can only go for least worse or adapt yourself to one.
If a man and a woman, after few years decid they cant live with each other any more then that does not give them the right to screw up the lives of kids they are responsible for bringing into this world.
Arranged marriages is a perfect institution as it is worldly possible, you cant just date your prospective partner a few times, have a meal, get drunk, get in bed and then afterwards say "well, you're not my type" .. that "arranged" bit makes sure that you take responsibility for your actions, not just an extra notch on your belt.
The only criticism I have heard of arranged marriages is from people who dont do it i.e. West. In my home country everybody is perfectly fine with it.
Yes there are few odd exceptions of things going wrong, but all in all it seems to work fine.
Slave master relationship is good, you know some people have that kind of fetish Others prefer Boss secretary thing
But out of curiousty, what would you suggest as an alternative?
Everyone should have freedom to make their own right and wrong decisions. It's part of being an adult! Why should a woman be forced to live her parents mistake?
In that case you marry someone who is also ugly
Aren't religious people supposed to be less superficial?
Uh huh.. did I hear "force"... I thought you knew the distinction between a forced marriage and an arranged marriage?!
To tell you the Truth, its a joke we have back home that being a Paki guarantess you 3 things: food, a place to sleep and marriage even if you are an (God Forbid) unemployed cripple or even blind, you still have a very good chance of getting married and even one of your relatives will lend you their kid, if you cant have one of your own.
You know the black burkas they wear, under the veil if you notice we make them wear Hannibal Lecter kind of masks
An arranged marriage can be forced, unforced, semi forced, parent pressure forced etc etc. I know more than you think my friend. Remember I am from Rawalpindi LOL