Seriously some of the people here have no idea what some women go through so do not generalise. I have seen bad parents who have arranged marriages for their gain without the thought of their children. What would you do with people who do not believe in educating their daughters forbid them from going to college then university, then arrange marriages with people which do not match their daughters.
When I was in secondary school My 16 year old friend got taken back to Bangladesh and married to a 33 year old that man did the most horrendous thing you can imagine to her, she is now back in the uk and living in hiding after getting a divorce.
While also at secondary school a 13 girl got removed from school and sent back home had her head shaved was beaten etc because she refused to marry a man picked by her parents. This girl was so beautiful mashallah absolutely stunning her parents destroyed her.
Seriously another close friend of mine lives in a shelter and has been in hiding since she was 16 because of what her parents did to her.
Maybe you haven’t met selfish parents but do not belittle the plight suffered by women to say parents do what they think is in the childs best interest, that is caveman mentality and it is you who does not understand. Also when taking advise from people i look at their characters if they are liars and cheaters and break the word of Allah swt then even engaging them in a conversation is beneath me.
For anyone who thinks they will be forced into marriage please reiterate that you do not want to marry that person. Do not go abroad, don’t give into emotional blackmail. Keep your passport and important papers with you. Tell your tutor, teacher, GP, friends that you might be forced to marry someone so if you go missing without any knowledge people can determine what has happened. Worst case scenario would be to go to a shelter but treat this as a last result if your life is threatened. Also contact the forced marriage unit 0207 008 0151