Love marriage appears to be a valuable cultural value in many countries throughout Europe, North America, Australia, and New Zealand, as well as many other modernized societies around the world. However, it was not always true in history. In the 20th century, […]
The cultural evolution of marriages coincides with the evolution of societies from traditional collectivistic societies to modern individualistic societies. This evolution was fueled by certain ecological, economic, and social factors, such as increased social mobility, economic wealth, and others. All these circumstances […]
For generations, Pakistani families and marriages have been endogamous. Their parents or other family elders arranged their children’s marriages. These were the “arranged marriages.” Currently, marriage is still a family affair in Pakistan. Despite modernization, arranged marriages are still widespread. Parents and […]
Traditional Pakistani family relationships and marriages have been endogamous for centuries. The boys’ and girls’ marriages were all arranged by their parents or other family elders. They found a suitable mate for their adult child, planned their wedding, and wished them well. […]
For generations, traditional Pakistani family relationships and marriages have functioned as endogamous unions. All marital matters for the boys and daughters were arranged by the children’s parents or other seniors in the family. They found a prospective mate for their grown child, […]
Traditional Pakistani households and family unions have formed and run as endogamous marriages for many centuries in the past. In the arranged marriages, the children’s parents or other senior relatives arranged all matrimonial issues for the sons and daughters. They selected a […]
Through the centuries, traditional Pakistani families operated as arranged endogamous marriages, in which parents or other senior family members arranged the marriages of their children. For pragmatic reasons, young men and women married whomever their families selected for them. Romantic love or […]
Traditionally, Pakistani families were formed by arranged marriages. Most of them were endogamous marriages, when parents or other senior family members arranged marriages between the groom and the bride within the same extended family or community clan. Consanguineous marriages ensured the family’s […]
Traditionally, families in Pakistan functioned through the customary type of arranged marriages. These were mostly endogamous marriages, in which parents or other senior family members arranged marriages between men and women within the same extended family, clan, local community, or tribe. Such […]
For centuries, traditional marriages in Pakistan have functioned in the culturally customary manner of arranged marriages. These were primarily endogamous unions, in which spouses were married within an extended family, clan, or tribe. The marriages were arranged by parents or other senior […]