Arranged marriages. Do they work?

When I got to know my mother was getting me engaged to a girl I had never even met I was sick to my stomach. I remember I was attending a birthday of my a good friend when I got that message and all the life drained from me. My friends thought I was having a seizure. I was a guy who used to enjoy socializing with different girls hence the thought of arranged marriage was very repulsive at the time.

When I did meet my fiance for the first time (forcefully) I was pleasantly surprised that she was not the monster with fangs, red eyes and whiskers as I had thought but a very normal person whose company I would enjoy had I met her some other place. We became friends and very quickly I grew more and more fond of her. She was smart, witty and could match me word by word. In short in a couple of months I fell in love with the same girl whom I so despised even before meeting her.

My mother gloats now when she sees me happy and going out with my fiance so often. The saying is mostly true. Parents do know whats best for their children (most of the time). I cant really answer if arranged marriages work or not. It is more to do with how you get along with your partner and the mutual trust and respect you build for each other. Arranged marriage, love marriage it all boils down to mutual respect and understanding. Women arent your property, men arent your ATM machines. Know that and live a blissful life.

This blog is dedicated to Sugi, the only person who can smack me in the head and live when im biting my nails or cursing at crazy truck wala drivers.