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.
I'm talking about normal cases. For a girl to like someone, usually she has to be around that person which inturn means that usually she will be in a place like a university/school/office where there are other guys as well. I am not saying that every girl goes around meeting guys, she can make an opinion just being near or around them. Not much wrong with that.
There are obviously some cases like first and only love and then other cases in which the guy/gal never actually meet, but have a distanced love relationship. No offence, but I have observed it to be pretty common for both girls/guys to check-out/meet a number of people from the opposite sex before settling down with the one they like.
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.
You have a love marriage, good for you and I wish you all the happiness and success in your marriage. Obviously, some love marriages turn out to be really great and I hope that your's turns out to be great as well.
Other than that, I think that people who fall in love, get that person and lead a happily married life are very lucky. Personally though, I'd prefer arranged marriages.