Have you ever thought about your wedding day? What would it be like? Who are you going to marry? and what's your dream house going to look like? People now are married late because they think it's crazy to marry too young. But during the 1940s to 1960s they married at the age of 14. Which is crazy but what can you do when it just happened that way, also some cultures arrange your marriage and other cultures don't. Some people prefer arranged-marriages and others prefer non-arranged marriages.
Some cultures are very strict about the person you are going to marry for the rest of your life. When you have an arranged marriage your parents are the ones who are going to choose your soulmate. Many people disagree with this. They will probably say "That's not fair. You are the one who should pick your husband or wife!" But your parents are not that crazy to let you marry some drunk, or a psycho person. They also are very careful when they pick your husband/wife. They know what they are doing for their child. Arranged marriages are mostly within religions. The girl who marries doesn't know who she is marrying but she does get to see him. The girl's parents get to talk to the guy's parents and when they do agree, they plan the wedding. When you think about it arranged marriages are better. If you have noticed arranged-marriages have lasted longer than non-arranged marriages.
However there are many advantages to non-arranged marriages. You do get to choose the person you marry. If it's a love marriage then you're given a chance to experience what love is all about. When you have a non-arranged marriage, you get to know the person. If you do fall in love with him/her you can marry them. Also your parents will approve. Not always but they will discuss it with you. But sometimes you can be blinded by love and not really know the person. In this case a non-arranged marriage may not work out. Even though this might happen non-arranged marriages have worked out and people stay together for a really long time.
Culture is very important when you're getting married. Non-arranged or arranged, culture is important when you marry someone. In some cultures they require arranged marriages and they look down on divorces. Therefore the marriage works and it lasts longer. In a non-arranged marriage it might not work out sometimes and people tend to seperate. This is when a non-arranged marriage fails. Arranged marriages don't have divorces because your parents pick the right people. People do get along when they are married arranged and that's what marriage is about:learning to get along and being happy with that person.
Getting married is a huge responsibility in everyone's life. It's the most important decision you will make in your whole life. You might as well make the right decision by telling your parents to choose your soulmate for you. Arranged-marriges haven't failed all these years and they don't fail now either so when you come to that point to make that huge decision: do it right. Arranged marriages have lasted longer and people are happy. You have to have joy with the person you love not sorrow so make the right decision. You will be happy with them for the rest of your life.
