Love The One You Love

"With love, there are no rules to follow, you have to go by instinct, you have to be brave". - Chad

Being American, and living in the US, I think most of us take our liberty and freedom for granted. I hope not to offend anyone by my comments or statements that follow. Arranged marriages are still quite the norm here in India. Men are generally married no later than the age of 30 and women are married no later than the age of 24-26 at the latest. I can't imagine marrying someone because my family has arranged/or wants the marriage, and not marrying for love.

I am always being asked why am I 35 years old and not married. People think somethings wrong. LOL

It appears that it is every parent's dream/goal in life is to raise their children and see them get married. So many people feel the pressure to marry, even if they are gay or not even interested in marrying. This is such a shame, since one has to live for their own happiness and not what society or the family dictates. I've read several articles over the past three weeks in the newspaper where young couples who have married out of love have been killed by the bride or groom's family. How can they kill their own child and spouse just because they married out of love and not followed their parent's marriage arrangement?

Perhaps we have over a 50 percent divorce rate, but at least we marry out of love and not necessity or family or even pressure from society. I can't imagine being in a false marriage.