Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/08/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Good point, B.D. The issue is one of how one looks at marriage. Is it a decision made by two individuals, or one that results in two families coming together? In much of the world, and certainly until very recently in the West, marriage has a much broader dynamic than romantic love. I'm not sure if we gained a lot by changing our concept of marriage, and I think that good arguments can be made on each side of this issue. I'm sure that the God-like intervention of our moderator is imminent. Mark On 8/2/05, B. D. Colen <bdcolen@comcast.net> wrote: > Isn't the important question, Mark, not whether one form of marriage > results > in more or less divorce or abuse, but whether one allows adults to make > their own decisions - foolish or brilliant - about the course of their own > lives? > > > On 8/2/05 3:17 PM, "Mark Langer" <langeratcarleton@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I'm unaware that there are any studies that demonstrate that arranged > > marriages are less successful than the kind predominant in the West. > > The kinds of abuse that Nathan attributes to arranged marriages can > > easily be equalled by abuses found in our system of marriage in the > > West. Frankly, I suspect that parents wanting a good future for their > > children may make more rational and mature decisions than the children > > would themselves. I also find it strange that this should be likened > > to female circumcision. Here's one North American who is with you on > > this matter Jayanand. > > > > Mark > > > > On 8/2/05, Jayanand Govindaraj <jgovindaraj@eth.net> wrote: > >> You equate an arranged marriage with female circumcision? Wow! Liberal > >> European thinking!! > >> Cheers > >> Jayanand Govindaraj > >> Chennai, India > >> (who has been happily married for 27 years through an arranged > >> marriage, and > >> has had no problem with it) > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >