Threadstarter isn't a Westerner, barbarian Isn't TOR in the west? I'm not a barbarian. I will never get an arranged marriage. I'm sure one of us has had an ancestor who's tradition is to enslave someone. Guess what, it was thrown away because people don't like it Well it is still around. Therefore, they must like it? Just a question. If x generation did not like it, why would they force it on y generation (kids)? Who says all arranged marriages are like that? Most of them actually love each other and junk. I will admit that there are quite a few that do not, but I would not call it barbaric. I am in no way supporting arranged marriages.