Love marriage and forced marriage

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Love Marriage and Forced Marriage
People get into marriage for different reasons, although a majority argue that they get married for love. However, this may not be so for a person who is forced into marriage although love might develop over time as they live with their partners. Paul Bentley, however, argues that arranged marriages are bound to develop into lasting love supposed to people who marry for love. Before getting into the marriage, a great deal of research has gone into ensuring the compatibility of the partners; this can be done by the parents or the matchmaking person. Hence when getting into marriage, you might not love each other, but you sure have a lot of things in common that gradually will always bring you together and eventually you will fall in love and even develop a much stronger lasting love for each other.
On the other hand, David Brooks in an editorial column of the New York Times explores the three views of marriage. He argues that when getting into marriage the three main things to consider or to carry along is to look at the endeavor from not just an emotional perspective but also through a psychological lens, ensure that you are okay with the current situation say the behavior of your partner as some of this more so the negative attributes are not bound to change. There also the need to appreciate the romantic lens as love is the only thing that is left behind when being in love fades away hence its crucial to cultivate love as well.

Lastly the moral lens this explores the different reason for getting in marriage, could be spiritual among other but not necessarily for companionship or procreation. Hence the need to allow and support each other in their growth.
The two articles employ the persuasive technique in bringing out their point to the audience. Marriage is a covenant between two people, who agree to live and grow together. Hence despite the different reasons for getting married, the partners should always be ready to accommodate each other and help each other grow. This will cultivate love, and their marriage will be a happy one despite the circumstances that brought them together.
Works Cited
Paul Bentley for the Daily Mail. “Why an arranged marriage ‘is more likely to develop into lasting love’.” Daily Mail Online, Associated Newspapers, 4 Mar. 2011, www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1363176/Why-arranged-marriage-likely-develop-lasting-love.html.
Brooks, David. “Three Views of Marriage.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 23 Feb. 2016, www.nytimes.com/2016/02/23/opinion/three-views-of-marriage.html.