What is important in an
arranged marriage to work? Arranged marriages are common in our culture. It's
not like you're giving up on love, you just couldn't find love on your own and
now all you need is a little help from your family and friends. This doesn't
make you less cool- you just need to know what you are exactly looking in a
guy, what qualities, what characteristics and then you dive in. Most people we
know to dive into getting arranged married without thinking twice. Setting a
timeline is quiet important, unless of course you're in a rush to get married!
Setting a timeline means selecting a partner though a matrimonial site or
through an arrangement by your parents and giving the other person considerable
amount of time before marriage, so you can get to know each other better. It's
only fair if you have no idea about the person! You can spend a lot of quality
time together, finding out your likes, dislikes, habits and other important
things. If possible, try and live together for a bit. It will definitely tell
you a lot about the other person. They say if you marry someone in India, you
marry their family too. So, it's quite important to spend adequate amount of
time with the family too. If you think you can adjust around them and they
treat you well, and you get along fine, it's definitely a green flag. Remember,
you will have to deal with her family for the rest of your life too, so make sure
you know them as well as you know her. This is an important aspect in today's
day and age and it would have been important.