Greetings for all.
I went through the story initiating this topic but did not go through all replies/comments simply because I feel sleepy.

Anyhow, the point is that marriage is subject to various factors related to culture and habits.

What we should care for is the result which is the percentage of divorces/seperation and compare it to the way marriage was initiated, whether it was arranged or after a nice relation.

I will be surprised to find a European couple having arranged marriage. on the other hand, it is normal to have a huge percentage of arranged or semi-arranged marriages in the Arab world.