--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Jan 15, 2007, at 2:08 PM, Vaj wrote: > > > Oh come on Sal, wouldn't you have loved your parents, as your first > > gurus, to arrange your marriage partner for you! Mother knows best! > > :-) > > > > (heaven forbid if you were gay) > > I don't really have many problems with that particular tradition. > It's appeared in most cultures all over the world, and, in general, > seems to have worked better, at least historically, than what we've > been able to manage in modern times. That's at lest one reason why it > lasted so long. > > The problems come in when people deliberately match their kids with > others they can pretty well guess will be unsuitable, because of wealth > considerations, or whatever. But the tradition, when practiced > responsibly, seems to have produced fairly stable families and > cultures, at least in many places outside of India. > > Sal >
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