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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington
Having worked in Women's Health,I know quite a bit about the abuse women suffer in their own communities.
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How could I have forgotten - obviously you will have had lots of experience over the years of this kind of thing.
Saying that, I have two Indian families for neighbours on our farm and while they have both organised "marriages" for their eldest daughters -taking them over to India to meet with the prospective husband for only a short visit before the wedding, they seem to be working out very well. Both young women seem really happy with their husbands (and vice-versa) they have young babies now too. The girls did have a choice, however, and could have refused the families choice for partner if they didn't like them.