Corey Pintado_1_DQ1&2
I believe that the reason that divorce rate is lower in India than in the US is because people in India realize the truth that if they divorce, it will look bad and they will not get another shot. They realize their position and then communicate effectively and actually learn to love one another so they may live 'happy' lives. In the US, people are free to choose who they are with, even if they are already with someone. Due to this fact, people in the US can roam and marry whoever without consequence. This makes divorce way more probable in the US as the statistics show.
I believe that parents should not arrange marriages. The reason is because it makes an otherwise free person feel trapped. It makes one want to bust out and rebel, especially when romance is involved. I believe that a parent should have approval rights on marriages though. The marriage should still continue with disapproval if the person still wants to be with the other, but they parents' say should have weight. I feel in my current romantic choice, I have all the freedom in the world, but I still seek for my parents' approval. It is important part of who I am. My partner is much like me in personality traits, but is simply not as loud or talkative. The longest we've been away from one another is 3 weeks.
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posted by Anonymous @ 9:06 PM
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I completely agree with you on the statement of parental approval, and with how it shouldn't become mandatory to get married with such approval. Furthermore, within ourselves, most of the time, we seek to find approval from others whether it be our parents, or random strangers. Not to say we are attention seeking, but that we inspire ourselves to become happy with our decisions and promote others to feel the same way.
I actually do not think that couples should continue on with marriage if their parents disapprove because I have personally seen such marriages, and they are not very good ones. Those marriages have either ended in divorce, or the couple is just very unhappy. However, with that being said, I do know that not all parents have the best intentions for their children; some parents disapprove of their children's choice of partner not out of wisdom but possibly just out of spite or selfishness. Generally, though, I think that the approval of parents is incredibly important and should always be taken into account, especially in the matter of marriage.
You are right when you say that parents should approve marriages and not force them to happen. There are too many cases in which people live frustrated lives because they are merried to the wrong person. Love should be the decision-maker.
I like how you state your opinion on the parent's role. I'm not one to put my parents say into a relationship, but I agree that it needs to be there. To be honest, I would rather have my friends approval instead of my parents, because they know me better. My dad is extremely old-fashioned and wanted to make sure that every guy that ever wanted to date me asked for permission. With the freedom of college, I don't have to worry about that and hopefully he sees that, but I don't believe that the fear of parents are a reason for the rate of divorces. I don't know if you were going that far with it, but oh well!
I respect your opinion about it though!
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