replyto@inemail wrote:
>The other guys seemed happy with their wives, but that one made me
>think how awful that you could be given to someone you hate.

Many arranged marriages are predicated on mutual consent between bride and
groom. Many are likewise called off because one or both refuse to consent. The
up side is that brides and grooms have perhaps more realistic criteria for
giving consent than Westerners, who tend to go for specific types or courtship
rituals rather than long-range considerations.

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