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safeinOhio

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5. I've had friends from the MiddleEast that were in

Reply to Cartoonist (Reply #3)

Wed May 1, 2019, 05:06 PM

May 2019

arranged marriages. Most of them told me it worked out way better than they ever expected and fell in love later. I'd bet my parents would have made better choices for me than I did.

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Arranged Marriages [View all] Cartoonist May 2019 OP

A question I asked a couple of years ago..... Soph0571 May 2019 #1

I don't object to financial reasons or many others. Cartoonist May 2019 #3

I've had friends from the MiddleEast that were in safeinOhio May 2019 #5

Its none of my business of what goes on in another country so long as there is no force ... marble falls May 2019 #2

I am the second generation result of an arranged marriage. no_hypocrisy May 2019 #4

When women are regarded the same as property, withholding consent isn't an option Major Nikon May 2019 #6