Note: Before reading the following arguments, please understand that they are not what I believe. On Wednesdays, I deliberately argue for wrong ideas, challenging my listeners to call and defend the obvious right answer, which is usually far harder than one would expect. This is a summary of what Wacky Andrew will be arguing, not a representation of what real Andrew believes.~Dating is unpleasant.
~They reduce pressure on you to find one yourself.
~No need to try the milk before you buy the cow.
~People could afford to be honest rather than all the deceptions that go on in dating.
~The Father arranged a marriage between you and Jesus. Are you complaining that you didn’t get to choose for yourself?
~How is the current system working for us?
~They have a lower divorce rate.
~Involuntary relationships like family are really important.
~You can learn to love anyone. Do you love your children less because you don’t choose them?
~It’s not what you have that counts, but what you do with it.
~If parents pick, then you are guaranteed a parental blessing, which is hugely important.
~If the community is going to be involved in helping you make your marriage work, why not get that same community involved in creating the match in the first place?
~Other people don’t have their judgment clouded by your emotions.
~Because it allows others to ask the uncomfortable questions about a person (money, sin, reputation, etc.) it’s the romantic equivalent of doing a background check and getting a credit score.
~Do you use a dating service?
~Parents have a much better sense of wisdom from their own experience about who is a good pair than you do.
~Good marriages are built on mature commitment and unconditional love, not emotion.
~You should enter marriage to serve, not receive.
~Marriage is something you make, not something you find.
~Love is a choice, not a feeling.
Links:
Arranged marriage by Wikipedia
Arranged marriages and Dowry by Pardesiservices.com
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