Marriage for Survival

I think marriage is not just for binding two people in love but rather a way to support two people, or two families, together. I am a strong supporter of arranged marriages because many of my relatives have been in a set-up marriage. In countries where this is popular the divorce rate is obviously much lower because they look at marriage as combining two families, and not just two people. Marriage is not based on their own satisfaction but more on their parents. Marriage comes first and then love. By giving away a daughter to someone elses son this creates a relationship amongst the parents which allows support for eachother through the families. Tradionally some people call them "bridesellers" because its kind of like selling a bride. If a family is struggling they may decide to give their daughter away in marriage which could lead to an opportunity of her marrying into a wealthy family. This way the family is letting go of their daughter but receiving a higher status, more wealth, and stronger realtionships.

Now if a couple in love from a tradition family like this decided to get married, not arranged or without approval, they would be completely detached from their family and wouldn't receive any support from their parents. My dad was actually the first person to break the arranged marriages in my family and he married out of love. Although he came from a wealthy family, my dad was cut off from his familyfor a while and had to make a fresh start from nothing. So overall I definitely think it is risk for people living in those situations.