Loving your spouse in an arranged marriage...(Brick Lane)

[uzair1]

Re: Loving your spouse in an arranged marriage…(Brick Lane)

@AngelEyess

I had a love cum arranged marriage with my husband, he was my first cousin, we had liking for each other. Our engagement lasted for almost 4.5 yrs and yes, we got close, i loved him, but i wont say that i was in head over heels in love with him, not until we got married. When i got to know the true him, the liking changed to love and respect and now i cannot even imagine my life without him. It takes time for the love to become stronger, then it gets mingled with so many other factors and becomes eternal. True love does exist, and it is nothing without respect. I guess its a gradual realization.

you dont need to spend much time with someone to fall in love.
you had a relationship with him for 4.5 years and didnt fall in love with him.

you werent head over heels in love with him because you werent attracted to him.