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In India 95% of people still have arranged marriages. A father sends the word out that his daughter is up for marriage once a males father has sent him a letter telling him a little about his son, the women's father will set a meeting up where they get to meet and the father decides if this man is suitable for his daughter. Once the father agrees the daughter has no choice but to say yes if she denies to mary the man her father choices she becomes shameful to her family and or disowned. (Arranged Marriages, Matchmakers, and Dowries in the India) In India the father of the Bride will offer up a dowry (money to the grooms father for taking on the daughter) for thanks of taking her into their family after the marriage is done and set the bride goes and lives with the groom. There are bad parts to a dowry. Sometimes the brides family will be in debt for having to pay the grooms family so much money then sometimes the bride will commit suicide to relive her family from their debt. Most of the time if a family doesn't offer a dowry there daughter has a less likely chance to be married. (Arranged Marriages, Matchmakers, and Dowries in the India)



Marriages in America are based off of who we fall in love with. We meet the guy or girl on our own and based off of or feelings we have with them decide if we would like to be married. Unlike in India in America our groom doesn't necessarily always have to be wealthy we marry who we want and as we please. In America 45% to 50% of people who get married will be divorced. In India if a women marries then divorces she takes all the kids and has to be able to shelter and feed them with no job. Women in India dont get opportunities like we do in America so if divorced you are most likely to struggle. Indian women cant go back home if divorced to their family they feel like there daughter is no longer a priority to them they had already paid a dowry and they are done with them.(Divorce Rate)

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In india same sex marriages are legal after a big protest the government decided to legalize gay marriage. But did the government change their prospective on gay marriage or did they do it to keep public calmed down and hushed?? Straight marriages in India seem to be a lot easier to come across where same sex marriages seem to be more difficult to find someone who will actually marry them. In India more of the lower class people have same sex marriages but unlike America where we have same sex marriages and are ok with it in India same sex marriages are looked down on. Cops and families harass these couples over and over again until they committee suicide. There are some cases where they can pres charges on the people harassing them but in many cases the case is dismissed and life goes on. India does allow same sex marriages but just because their government says its ok doesn't mean that they want it.

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