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Individuals in Western cultures usually get married in a way referred to by the rest of the world as "love" marriage. The individuals meet without any pre-determined intentions to get married, begin dating, fall in love, become very involved in one another's lives and sometime get married. If things don't work out they break up and move on to another relationship.
By contrast Eastern cultures have in the past used a system referred to as arranged marriage. In this system the parents or guardians select the bride or groom and the individuals getting married have almost no say in the selection process. They fully meet one another only after being married. However, what the new generation of easterners now practice and still wrongly label as arranged marriage is really what we like to call planned marriage.
In a planned marriage the individuals getting married meet with the pre-determined intention of possibly getting married. They usually have a good idea of the type of person they are looking for and search out only those individuals matching their preferences. After initial correspondence to determine mutual interest, they meet, possibly date, and decide whether a continued relationship through marriage is likely.
Planned marriage is unlike arranged marriage in that the individuals getting married have an active role in the selection process and it is unlike "love" marriage because the individuals meet with the pre-determined intentions of possibly getting married. Planned marriage combines the best of both worlds. Most people these days actually want a planned marriage, but may still be incorrectly referering to it as arranged marriage. The term arranged marriage has developed a lot of negitive connotation in the West and should never be used as a substitute for the term planned marriage.
The Internet is the perfect medium for individuals seeking planned marriage. It provides them a global reach along with fast and free communication. The combination of an inexpensive ad on www.matrimonials.com and a web based email account such as www.hotmail.com is all that is needed to get started in finding the perfect match.
And remember: if anyone ever asks you "Did you have an arranged marriage", tell them "No way, it was a planned marriage" :-)
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