The Fallacy of Arranged Marriage || Acharya Prashant

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00:00Papa is dating the girl you want to marry.

00:02That's what arranged marriage is about, right?

00:04The girl you want to marry is meeting Papa.

00:06And Papa will then decide whether or not the girl can enter your house.

00:10And don't we know of the horror of arranged marriages?

00:13I'm not saying love marriages are any less horrible.

00:16But the horror of arranged relationships is special.

00:20Very, very unique.

00:21If a young man and a young woman cannot meet as a man and woman,

00:26how are they ever going to strike a relationship?

00:29I'm asking a very practical question.

00:30Please tell me.

00:31First of all, they have all the freedom to do that.

00:34Secondly, if you take away that freedom,

00:36what will happen to the most foundational of human relationships?