The Negative Effects Of Love Marriage

In Afghanistan nearly all marriages are arranged. They are tied up by the decision of a boy’s or a girl’s family. Generally speaking, there is negative perception about love marriage. In such an environment, when two individuals are thought to be considering love marriage, they face resistance, disparagement and hatred from family, relatives and the larger society. This is especially true in rural areas where such type of relationship is believed to be a huge sin. Saying that there must be something wrong with the girl; how she can choose her life partner without her parent’s decision, and how she can disrespect her family’s dignity by marrying her own choice person. Eventually, they will severely punish her and some may even take it to the death penalty which I consider a complete inhumanity. Marriage is a lifetime commitment; two people have to know each other and must have trust, understanding, and respect towards each other and their families before knotting ties. Achieving all of these is possible if one get love marriage. These things are the foundation of a firm and a happy married life those who are making arrange marriages are

It must be made and planned very carefully with family’s approval and satisfaction. Marriages are relied on trust, good understanding, and love. When a couple is happy in their relation, they would do anything to last their relation for lifetime. This is not the case in arrange marriages because the foundation in this kind of bond is not love, it is a kind of imposed contract to just live with one another. Life without love is like a body without soul as was reiterated by Mahatma Gandhi as well. He once said “Where there is love, there is life”. It means love is needed along with trust and understanding to live life fully. Therefore, adults should be given chance to choose love marriage over arrange