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Times Roman
In Afghanistan, marriages are arranged by the parents. Not sure exactly how it works, but it does seem to work. if it didn't work, I'm sure the birth rate would plummet.....
the other advantage to this type of arrangement, is that it avoids the emotional rollercoaster of having to fall in love first before getting married, like typically happens in most western developed countries. What I mean by this, emotionally, is that what goes up, must come down. Most relationships start off with both parties wearing "rose colored glasses" that only filters in the positive aspects of that particular person. And after time, the "rosiness" wears off, and this is when the intensity of the emotion is diminished. this is quite often a driving factor for sex outside the marriage, and even divorce. But with afgnans, the emotional bond doesn't swing wildly, and is therefore more even keel. More stable. The traditional roles for husband / wife are much more defined, and predictable. there are definately certain advantages to this type arrangement.