You are obiously confusing arranged marriages with forced marriages. The majority of decent families I know of would never let their girl get a taste of whats out there, hang around with boys before finding "the one".
Are you saying that girls who end up going for a love marriage get a "taste" of whats out there & hang around with boys just to find one special person. No offence but that's bullcrap. Just because a girl ended up liking someone & letting her parents know that she is choosing a guy herself doesn't means she is out there "tasting" boys. That's such a rude statement.
Moreover, arranged marriages are not really forced marriages as mentioned above. Usually the guy/gal can meet in the presence of someone and get a feel of whether they are compatible.
The biggest disadvantage of love marriages in my opinion is that when the prospective guy/gal are around each other, they put on their best attitude and I hardly think that you can *really *get to know in a couple of weeks/months.
I am not against arranged marriages as I know that either one can work fine or either one can go horribly wrong. But I do know that people who think love marriages don't last long have no knowledge of what they are talking about. What makes you think that people in our culture who end up loving a guy or a girl hang out with each other 24/7.
Second this is not one of your college dating games where a person puts on their best behavior & the other person falls for it knowing if something goes wrong they can break it.
Mine's wasn't an arranged marriage but before getting emotionally involved with my then fiance I did an Istikhara which came out positive. I asked my parent's for their opinion & if they would have said no I would have completely respected their decision & not gone ahead with it. My mom says it herself that she is sure that even if they were to find a son in law by themselves they would have never been able to find such a nice guy on their own. We have known each other for 3 years & with every passing day I find my husband to be more loving & respectful. Alhumdulillah & MashaAllah for that.
Just because you are doing a love marriage doesn't means you are not supposed to use your brains.