Arranged marriage: For love or for family?

First comes marriage, a joining of two families, then comes love, all under the watchful eye of friends and relatives. That’s how arranged marriage used to be. Times have changed and now the process often involves blind dates, matrimonial websites, apps and the choice to keep looking for the perfect match. The traditional process has evolved so much so, that a number of young people who may have once shunned it, are now turning to it with its modern twists to find their partners. On the next show we discuss arranged marriage and what it means for people today.

In this episode of The Stream, we speak with:

Ravi Patel @showmetheravi
Director, actor, “Meet the Patels”

Tania and Rajiv Malik @taniamalik
Arranged marriage couple

Jagmandeep Singh and Amika Kler @jagman79
Arranged marriage couple

Wajiha Hyder and Faizzan Ahmad @moondust89_
Arranged marriage couple

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