tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694528935051171677.post6689470076996948595..comments2023-10-29T17:56:22.387+05:00Comments on beanbag tales: Celebrating Marriage: Guest post by Ahsan and SadafFarheenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02573835329559419583noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694528935051171677.post-75400458414997422832011-07-02T12:50:56.582+05:002011-07-02T12:50:56.582+05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Arya Samaj Mandirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15502351694296848461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694528935051171677.post-36752202894925612882011-03-23T20:46:52.721+05:002011-03-23T20:46:52.721+05:00Farheen, thanks for your comments on this subject ...Farheen, thanks for your comments on this subject on my blog. From your description, it sounds like your parents just introduced you but if you did not "like" each other would the marriage go ahead? In Africa, this also happens quite a lot, especially in rural areas. It is not uncommon for someone's parents to 'bring' them a wife. Sometimes the marriages work out well, sometimes they don't (I guess that is true with all marriages regardless of how the couple met). We also tend to confuse arranged marriages with forced marriages and sometimes use the two terms interchangeably even though they mean different things. I wish you all the best in your marriage!OtienoHongohttp://reflectionsanddeflections.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694528935051171677.post-18494365468479554722011-03-22T21:26:07.447+05:002011-03-22T21:26:07.447+05:00Interesting take on marriage. Not sure about the a...Interesting take on marriage. Not sure about the arranged versus love thing, I would imagine it matters but then I have never really talked to people in an arranged marriage so would not want to judge. I recently reflected on marriage in this post http://reflectionsanddeflections.blogspot.com/2011/01/points-to-ponder-take-3-on-staying.html <br /><br />regards,OtienoHongohttp://reflectionsanddeflections.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com