Knowra Arranged marriage Arranged marriage A marriage in which families or intermediaries select or help select partners, while the prospective spouses may have varying degrees of choice and consent.
Matchmaking : The process of introducing or selecting people as potential romantic partners. Families and intermediaries arrange introductions or assess compatibility before proposing a match.
Love marriage : A marriage in which the spouses choose each other through a romantic relationship, rather than a family-selected match. It contrasts family-led partner selection with spouse-led selection, though both forms can involve family approval.
Marriage : A socially or legally recognized union that establishes rights and responsibilities between spouses. Arranged marriage is one way societies form and regulate marital unions.
Social capital : Resources and opportunities available through relationships, networks, and group membership. A family-mediated match can join networks and strengthen ties between households.
Family systems theory : An approach that studies how relationships and roles within a family influence one another. Family expectations and relationships can shape how a match is proposed and negotiated.
Dating : A practice in which people meet socially or romantically to explore a relationship. Dating can let partners assess compatibility before deciding whether to marry.
Kinship : The system of relationships created by descent, marriage, and social ties. Marriage arrangements often connect families and kin groups as well as spouses.
Marital satisfaction : A person's evaluation of the quality and contentment of their marriage. Studies compare satisfaction across marriage forms, but outcomes depend on more than how partners met.
Consent : Voluntary agreement to an action, given with adequate understanding and freedom to refuse. A proposed match becomes an ethical marriage only when both prospective spouses freely agree.
Endogamy : The practice of marrying within a defined social, religious, ethnic, or other group. Families may use partner selection to preserve marriage within a community.
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