![]() ![]() After the initial introduction, some families grant the prospective groom and bride a chance to meet in private, under supervision others allow them to get to know each other on the telephone, via text or email. The traditional period of courtship is relative from culture to culture, family to family. Before any potential candidates are considered, families as a unit decide the values and characteristics that potential spouses should have so the couple have a satisfying life together. The expectation is that the seed for love is planted and will continue to bloom after the marriage. Since, generally, Muslims do not “date” in the popular Western cultural sense, many couples look to arranged marriages as a means to wedded bliss. Men and women who are ready to get married may meet their future spouse through family or friends. Arranged marriages are the cultural norm for (many) Muslims across the world. ![]()
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