Do you think this trend will ultimately be harmful or beneficial to relationships? Please explain.
  1. The few valid studies that have compared the marital satisfaction of arranged marriages versus autonomous marriages (“love matches”) have had conflicting results. It is particularly difficult to compare divorce rates since societies vary greatly in terms of the ease with which marital partners, particularly women, can divorce (Hatfield & Rapson, 2005). We do know that there appears to be a global trend away from arranged marriages (Dion & Dion, 2005). Do you think this trend will ultimately be harmful or beneficial to relationships? Please explain.

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