Nancy Young wrote:
>
> ... I learned later how much he made her suffer with beatings.
>
> 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.

Problem is abusers get married in our system as well. Been there and
have the divorce from my ex who turned abusive after the wedding to show
for it.

At least with an arranged marriage on set of parents have your best
interest in mind and are able to make a more objective judgment. If
they are looking at the possibility of abuse they have a slightly
better chance of avoiding it. There's no way my parents would have
agreed to me marrying my ex if they thought they had a veto in the
process.