Deleterious effects of love marriage

The greatest attraction between two people of the opposite sex is love. It is after discovering the nuances and getting to know the other person, discover things about them that make a relationship exciting and challenging.

In a love marriage, all of that takes place before the couple even comes under a relationship, as a result, the marriage turns out to be nothing more than a formality to fulfil in the eyes of society. The charm and charisma of discovering the other person is lost.

Obviously, in a love marriage, instances of courtships of an individual happen with various people. You don’t like him, move on to another, don’t like him, move on to another and so on and so on until there comes a time when the heart becomes hardened and love ceases to exist and the only thing a person seeks is compatibility. The standards and expectations of a person are raised so much, that in search of a ‘perfect’ spouse, the person abandons hope.

Also, there is the serious matter of jealousy to consider. How would you know if the person you courted and married is not still interested in a person that he or she courted before you? How do you know that you will not regret marrying someone you had met in your prior courtships and as a result deprive the person you are married with of love and attention in your reminiscing of a better partner you left in search of an even better one?

And then, due to this scenario, doubt creeps in into a relationship, with the other person not knowing if she or he still converses or is interested in a prior relationship. One would feel as if being cheated upon, and as a result of this doubt sets in, the love that was once there, slowly subsides and the only thing left between two people is doubt whether you married the right person.

As in an arranged marriage, where one partner slowly discovers the person that is his or her spouse, that journey of discovering each other’s soul is gone and vanished, because everything was discovered. What else is left?

Marriage, which is a communion of souls, just becomes something dreary because the communion has already taken place, as a result, marriage loses its charm.

There is no spark in love marriages. In arranged marriages, you know, that a person destined for you, knows only you and you know that person, as a result, the emotions shared and exchanged are unique to no one except the couple who have taken the journey of love for the first time together.

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You must be young and single my friend.....or at the least, inexperienced in these matters with rose-colored glasses on for the way you think things OUGHT to be. I hope you find what you want. But you seem a bit misguided here.

I am the lucky wife in a love marriage. Our love has done nothing but grow since we married. There was the spark and all that prior to marriage. After we married, we faced and overcame infertility, discovered the joys and the stresses of parenthood, supported each other in times of crisis, laughed together at life in general. In short, our love has grown. The spark has changed but is always there.

Dont kid yourself into thinking that the only way to true love is to marry a stranger. That serves to keep things more interesting only for 6 months to a year and then the playing field is even. And in a marriage where your mate is a stranger, you're more likely to be met with unpleasant surprises after the "get-to-know-you" period is over.

Theres good and bad to both ways of marriage here, dont get me wrong. But lets stick to reality here.

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Well said!! :k:

but … what about the couple that falls in love for the very first time?.. the couple that has nvr been in love with anyone else before? The couple that soon after falling in love decide that they should get married? wouldnt they experience the same thing as mentioned above?

Btw im all for arranged marriages…

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MO3

Don't you wish you had married that cool guy you met in college when you were 23? He was educated, kind and decent...

How about the one you met when you were 24? He was exciting, fast and was a great kisser...

Or how about the one you met when you were 25?

How about your husband? Did he like someone before he met you? Loved her, cherished her, desired her with all his heart...Before he met you...

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:cb: he isnt young nor single

Arranged or love…either way the marriage can end up successful or end in disaster.

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once again....what if her husband was her first and only love....it is possible u know. Dont assume that just because someone had a love marriage that they have dated and been in love with many. Its not like that with everyone.

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The argument is that it is OK to fall in love many times before deciding to see who you love more...

I am not doubting MO3's sincerity, just questioning her argument about how love marriages are better than arranged...

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Lajjo, kyaa baat hai, feeling lonely and melancholy today? I would only suggest that you don't make gross generalizations, you can't fit everyone and every situation into the same mold.

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AE, you are quite right. The thing is dedication and respect.

Mr Lajo, answer to all your queries is emphatically NO. I am so very lucky to have met, fallen in love with, married, and had children with this wonderful man who is my husband. I had relationships prior to meeting my husband which make me appreciate even more the great man I married.

As far as my hubby, yes, he did have relationships with others prior to his relationship with me. And this makes me feel that much more loved since he chose me above the others.

I'm not saying here that I disagree with arranged marriage. Just that its not for everyone and make sure you understand all the intricasies of marriage before you go bashing one way or the other.

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Lajjo, here’s the difference, in the west, peopld don’t just fall in love or think they’re in love with every other person they happen to see or date. In the east, men and women seem to fall in love at the drop of a hat, they may THINK they’re in love, this behaviour is called “dil phenk” behaviour.

Over here, people KNOW when they’re in love for the most part, they don’t just think they’re in love with everyone that smiles at them. So by the time they are ready to admit love, they are ready to get married. Anyway, I hope you find a nice young lady in your search for an arranged marriage.

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^^

That seems like a good argument for teen pregnancies and unwed mothers...

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Dude, why do you have to insult everyone who doesn't agree with you? It's so cheap. Where in my post did I mention sex? Why is it that your mind automatically assumes that dating=sex? Do you EVER have an emotion that originates above the waist? I've had enough of you and your cheap arguments to promote your agenda whatever it may be.

You are a child, you obviously argue like a child, leaving out that little thing called reason. Why not just let people be happy? Why sit here and tell MO3 that she was wrong or try to insult her? Let her be happy and you can be happy doing whatever you want to do. Nobody is FORCING you to engage in a love marriage.

Grow up.

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Lajawab.....arranged marriage end up the same way as love marriages in SOME instances. That excitement and curiousity your talking about can very well die down as years go by just like it can with a couple who has had years of "courtship". In other words, if the couple doesnt put effort into it..be it an arranged or love marriage...the honeymoon period will eventually come to an end.

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btw…Alhamdulillah Lajawab is already married :hula:

in case you all missed the big news!!

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Lajawab always seems to have a negative outlook on life in general and feels the need once in a while to nit pick on every imaginable issue.

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:eek:

Really? :crying: i was just about to send my parents over to Lajawabs hous:(

Congradulations Lajawab, I wish you the best in life InshaAllah

No idea what to write at this moment , am tired :smiley:
tata folks :smiley:

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no need for bashing…stick to the topic :halo:

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Thank you…The bolded part will do just fine…

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/\ I hope you understand I was just teasing you yar :hehe:

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What do you call this Ange Eyes, not bashing? Positive argument? It’s cheapness.