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According to the party who selects mate there are two types of marriage viz.
- Arranged Marriage: It is the marriage where marriage mate is selected by someone other than those being married but with the consent of the boy or the girl involved in marriage. The match could be arranged by parents, a matchmaking agent, matrimonial site, or a trusted third party. Majority of the marriages in India are fixed or arranged.
- Love Marriage: A love marriage is a union of two individuals who themselves choose each other to marry based upon mutual love, affection, commitment and attraction. The concept of love marriage has never been foreign to India. But still, love affairs and marriages have always been discouraged in the Indian society. However with time, the Indian society is becoming more and more tolerant to love marriages. The love marriage is no longer a taboo in Indian society, especially among younger generation.
A love marriage turned into an arranged one is the best thing that can happen. If a love marriage gets the consent of the family members it can really turn into a beautiful relationship. Same way if in arranged marriage, both boy and girl are given the freedom to spend some time together before getting married and to decide for themselves, it would work wonders. The bottom line is that be it an arranged marriage or a love marriage, both the partners should realize that no one is perfect. There is no clear answer about which one is better than the other; it all depends on one’s personal circumstances and personality. Love, trust, loyalty, patience, respect, understanding, appreciating are some of the keywords of a successful marriage, if all this is there in a marriage then be it an arranged marriage or a love marriage, it is bound to be a happy and an everlasting one.
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