I have friends who are Afghan who have had arranged marriages so this led me to be curious to ask, why does this practice still persist into the 21st century?

  • richieadler@lemmy.myserv.one
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    6 months ago

    I understand in theory the benefits. But I practice for me It would be a nightmare. Being unable to get away from toxic family members would be horrible. And being the outsider… I’m dating you, not your family. I find the idea of “entering a new family” worrisome and distasteful.

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      6 months ago

      I don’t know. There’s an even chance my parents would have been better at picking my husband than I was.

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        6 months ago

        Eh. There’s a BIG difference between you making a questionable decision on your own and someone else forcing you into their questionable decision

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            6 months ago

            You do know the two overlap rather consistently from the context of the females’ choice in most cultures where it persists, right?