Parents are thought to be able to play a pivotal role when it comes to marriage. While some greatly influence their kids’ fate and pick the spouse, others let their children do it themselves. By delving into this topic, I aim to explore the potential benefits and shortcomings of this particular trend.
At first, let us examine the advantages. Mainly, adults deem that they have a deep interconnection with their kids and, therefore, know what is best for them. It seems to them that they will undoubtedly opt for the most suitable life path and make their children feel deeply grateful for it. Furthermore, it is a widely held belief that sons and daughters are more bound to persevere the partnership not only due to the sheer respect towards their parents, but also owing to the affectionate relationship between these two generations. However, in some cases people are obliged to marry a chosen partner on the religious grounds even though it is a relatively rare occasion these days.
Conversely, in spite of all the positive aspects that arranged marriages possess, many drawbacks can equally be attributed to them. The key disadvantage lies in the freedom of choice as the parents are not the ones who are going to live the life with the selected person. As an illustration, numerous families tend to fall apart after being forced to get married in such regions as East Africa, where this old-fashioned and prejudiced tendency is still present. Besides that, during the conflicts and disagreements, which are inevitable in the live of a couple, it is often the parents who are blamed for them as they were the ones who initiated the marriage.
To summarise, having examined the drawbacks and advantages of the touched upon issue, it is obvious that the former outweighs the latter. Despite some presence in less developed countries, arranged marriage is pretty much senseless and completely unviable due to its irrelevance in today’s world.