No, I'm not confused. I was referring to the cases of families finding a groom/bride in an arranged marriage. They do that by looking at all those practical criteria. If the bride/groom consents to the marriage going ahead, then to my mind it's an arranged marriage.
If the family makes the choice and the person doesn't really agree, but they accept the choice and go along with it, even though they don't really want to, then to mind that's a forced marriage.
So I haven't been confused at all. I know that there's a difference between arranged marriage and forced marriage.
My comments related to arranged marriage, which is the subject of this thread, i.e. "What can you say about arranged marriage?" so my comments were relevant. Dude.
If you want to talk about marriages where the young person doesn't really want it but feels forced into accepting it, then that's a forced marriage then that's a totally different subject and it's you who's confused.
No, I'm not confused. I was referring to the cases of families finding a groom/bride in an arranged marriage. They do that by looking at all those practical criteria. If the bride/groom consents to the marriage going ahead, then to my mind it's an arranged marriage.
If the family makes the choice and the person doesn't really agree, but they accept the choice and go along with it, even though they don't really want to, then to mind that's a forced marriage.
So I haven't been confused at all. I know that there's a difference between arranged marriage and forced marriage.
My comments related to arranged marriage, which is the subject of this thread, i.e. "What can you say about arranged marriage?" so my comments were relevant. Dude.
If you want to talk about marriages where the young person doesn't really want it but feels forced into accepting it, then that's a forced marriage then that's a totally different subject and it's you who's confused.