In some countries, marriages are arranged by the parents but in other cases, people choose their own marriage partners. Discuss both systems and state which you think is better.

In some part of the world it is

believe th

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is believed

at spouse are selected by their parents.

However

, in other instances, individual choose their sou

lmates. I

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soul mates

n my opi

nion I co

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opinion, I

nsider that it is better people select their life partner. On the

one

hand, persons who opine that ind

ividual ou

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individuals

an individual

the individual

ght to be the

one

to organise their partner do so because adults have the right to make their own decision and I agree with

this

view. Simply put, they are gro

wn-ups an

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grown-up

d are in bet

ter position to

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a better position

know what they want and make app

ropriate and favourable decision fo

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appropriate and favourable decisions

an appropriate and favourable decision

the appropriate and favourable decision

r themselves.

Thi

s likely, w

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This, likely

ill make and sustain a successful

marriage

for a longer period of time. Exa

mple ca

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An example

The example

n be seen in a research conducted by Adewale T e

t al

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T, et

, on principle of marrying well in the Western Nigeria. The study showed that 85 percent of relationship which was arranged by the couple themselves stand the test of time than the

one

selected by their parents 35 percent.

Hence

, the need for persons to select their sou

lmates.

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soul mates

On the other hand

, societies which believe that parents should be the

one

to organise

marriage

for their children do so because of cul

ture an

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cultural

d social norms.

In other words

, they tend to follow str

ictly the tradition of

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strictly to the tradition

their land with the hope that

such

arrangements will be beneficial to the couple and most importantly preserve the relationship.

For example

, many

mar

riage in

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marriages

the tra

ditionalistic pa

one who adheres to traditional views

traditionalist

rt of South Sudan were organised by their parents. In conclusion,

although

some parents choose lif

e partner fo

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a life partner

r their children

as a result

of culture and tradition of their society, it is sensible to conclude that it is better individual select their mates for

marriage

because they will make a rightful and positive decision for themselves. 290 words.