Arranged Marriage: What It Can Teach Us

Arranged Marriage: What It Can Teach Us

Reva Seth, author of First Comes Marriage: Modern Relationship Advice From The Wisdom of Arranged Marriages wrote a piece for Tango on the divisive issue. Point number one:

1. Stop Drifting! Decide What You Want From Dating.

We research colleges, plan our careers and even comparison-shop for groceries, but most of us are still incredibly uncomfortable with the idea of objectively thinking about what we want from our boyfriends or partners.

Instead, we just drift into relationships with the men that we happen to meet and be attracted to. Arranged marriages are specifically designed to prevent this type of infatuation or short-term thinking.

Before any potential candidates are considered, families decide the values and characteristics that potential partners should have to see what type of life the couple might have together.

Making a list of what you are really looking for in a relationship and partner will change the way you date! It will help you recognize the right men for you, figure out where best to meet them - and what you need to do to interest them.

Deciding to have a relationship with someone is a big decision - isn't it time we started to treat it like one?

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