It just may be time to try something new…rather, something old: arranged marriage. That's a drastic change from traditional arranged marriages where the bride and groom were entitled to less input, if any at all, and often met at the altar.

In some cases couples genuinely get to know each other before they wed.

I was too busy thinking about the future and what it would be like if I married him. " Before Ruchi Gadia, who's been married in New York City for four years, met her now-husband, she wondered, "Will I have enough time to decide if I like him? She stresses that it's just a more practical approach: "A person enters an arranged union knowing that there are many unknowns, and that adjustments will be necessary to make the relationship work.

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There are several reasons why arranged marriages can have a polarizing effect on our society.

One of the torch bearers of this rapidly changing attitude towards arranged marriages.