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Love Marriage or Arranged Marriage? - I hope someone corrects it. I know this issue has been debated several times before by many of us. Still, due to lack of any suitable topic for writing, I decided to write about this. I think love marriage is better in many aspects. Here, I am not talking about the love marriages that occur as a result of young age infatuation. I am talking about the marriages in mature love relationships. In love marriage, we know our life partner beforehand. We know all their strengths and short comings. We also know if we can cope up with them. We can know about the nature of our in-laws in advance. Even if our partner has some shortcomings, we don't panic as the saying "a known devil is always better than an unknown ghost' applies very well here. We can plan many things about our future in detail such as where to live, how many children to have, what jobs to do, etc. All these things are not possible in an arranged marriage. I think arranged marriage is a gamble. If we are lucky to get a good person, our marriage will survive. If it is not so, the marriage will lead to misunderstandings, quarrels and sometimes fights. If we are unfortunate enough, it may eventually lead to divorce. It's always better and safer to know the person very well with whom we are tying the knot in advance, which is not always possible in arranged marriages. The only thing that is good about arranged marriages is that the mediators will interfere, help and control the situation, when the things tend to go out of hands. This may not be possible in love marriages. Considering all the above facts, I am strongly in favour of love marriages. There are many more things that I can write about this topic. But, I have to stop now due to lack of space and time. Anyway, what do you think about this issue? I would like to know. You are welcome to comment on or correct this entry. Good night!
Oct 30, 2014 2:52 PM
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Very well written. Only one minor comment. You use the term "love marriage" and "arranged marriage" in a way that sometimes sounds slightly unnatural.

Here: " I think love marriage is better ", doesn't sound natural. However, what you mean is completely understood. Though admittedly I don't think there is a common term for what you mean by 'love marriage'. So I think that part would have to read like this:

"I think marriages based on love are better in many aspects. Here, I am not talking about the marriages that occur as a result of young age infatuation. I am talking about the marriages in mature relationships. In this type of marriage, we know our life partner beforehand..."

So, because there really isn't a phrase that means 'love marriage', you can see that in the first sentence I described what you meant. Further into the paragraph, I can refer to 'this type of marriage' because it is clear that I am referring to the original description of "marriages based on love'.

Next, in this sentence: "I think arranged marriage is a gamble." it should be "I think an arranged marriage is a gamble." or "I think arranged marriages are a gamble."

Again, everything was perfectly understood and well written, but I hope these minor suggestions help!

October 30, 2014
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