So, I woke up this morning and saw my mom stressing out due
to her friend needing a couple of weeks off from work. Me being pretty curious,
I asked for her friend's reason to see if I had a suggestion to relieve my
mom's stress. She then proceeded to ramble about her friend's country as well
as their culture. I say “ramble” because she was talking about things that I didn’t
ask her about such as the food, vacations, etc. So I ignored it. One thing she did
mention that caught my attention about her friend was that she’s from Islam and
her parents finally decided to proceed with her arranged marriage. That was the
reason her friend needed a few weeks off. I was very close-minded about it at
first because all these questions popped into my head like “What if they’re not
compatible?” or “What if they don’t find each other attractive?”. My mother saw
my face and explained that in an arranged marriage, you’re not allowed to see
or even meet your partner until the day of the wedding. Now that statement was
the one that really blew my mind. I just kept thinking how I would never do it
and that I feel bad for people who do have to go through that.
As the day went by, my mind was racing about the situation because
it was all so new to me. Did you know, that the percentage of divorce rates for
arranged marriages is ONLY 4% while comparing to the U.S and Canada which is
40-50%! (“everything”)
Apparently, most studies say that arranged marriages tend to
last longer than regular marriages. Now, I’m not too sure about the insides of
an arranged marriage but that does sound tempting… Maybe I’ll actually consider
going through an arranged marriage when I get a bit older. I mean who knows, I might
find my prince charming through my mom!
WORK CITED
"What do arranged marriage statistics tell us?" Everythingengagement.com. ND. Web. 31 Aug. 2017
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