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Open Thread February 25 - March 3

by Scott Garrabrant

25th Feb 2014

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the success of arranged marriages in cultures that practice them suggests the "right match" isn't that important.

What makes you think these marriages are successful? Low divorce rates are not good evidence in places where divorce is often impractical.

What makes you think these marriages are successful? Low divorce rates are not good evidence in places where divorce is often impractical.

Three main points in favor of arranged marriages that I'm aware of:

The marriages are generally arranged by older women, who are likely better at finding a long-term match than young people. (Consider this the equivalent of dating people based on okCupid match rating, say, instead of hotornot rating.)
The expectations people have from marriage are much more open and agreed upon; like Prismattic points out, they may h

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