I was having a chat with my coworker the other day and it got me thinking... my co-worker is originally from India but she's from a big city there that's very modern/westernized these days. It was common in high school and college there for people to date, etc.
We started talking about dating and she got one of these "modern arranged marriages". Apparently the way it worked was her parents asked around and looked into various guys and their families, values, etc. and passed the information on to her. She would meet with them on her own and assess compatibility. Her now husband they got along well and continued to text/meet up for a few months before getting married.
She felt like modern day dating and romances are too idealistic and I couldn't help but see her point... people date for a while but seem to always be looking for something better, or can't be up front about things like kids, family values, etc. until they've dated for a long time. On the other hand, her marriage was a combination of compatibility and being on the same page and it's going stronger than ever.
What do you all think?