>>81969622you forget that many arranged marriages were between people who knew each other since childhood, it was usually between two families who knew each other for a long time
the stereotypical view of an arranged marriage where two people who've never met each other are forced to marry by their families was very, very rare
it was something practiced by the rich for wealth, politics and all that gay shit and even then it wasn't taken to the extreme you seem to be thinking of
your view is cynical not pragmatic, it's biased and doesn't take into account that most people don't share your views of marriage and relationships
the average father did not treat marriage like a business transaction, his daughter/son's happiness also came into account
>'s simply not going to fuck happen, you're not going to meet your "soul mate" in a bar and grill an hour away from your house.you don't need a soulmate, you just need someone you are compatible with, there isn't a single soulmate out there that's perfect for one person only, but there're hundreds if not thousands of possible, compatible partners