Good afternoon tisa jyu , getting back to your statement especially last ones. i would have to say that i disagree with: 1. may be all 15 or et al does not apply in arranged marriages. but i can see 1, 3, 4 ,6 , 8 , 11, 13 and 14 being very much relevant. 2. arranged marriages now is not like before @ least from what i have seen. its been totally left upto guys and gals involved to decide on it. so all of those mentioned above in 1 comes in play. and now its notl like before as well that girls are staying home et al. . so obviously they have to think about who is going to stay home if they are having kids @ all. and all that things 3. marriages are rarely in equals. common. you tend to say if you have a phD then you have to find a PhD for your mate. and if you make 6 figures you need your partner to be the same .. common if you start thinking in that fashion then its not MARRIAGE that i know or seen. its more like a business relationships. 4. you do not have to live together. but these questions are contemporary. i will add couple more: a. some females do not want to have kids b. they are against breast feeding c. they want to work. carrear is more important. so, husband has to chip in may be he would like to be the stay home dad (O: just my thought