Another interesting aside. Many Christian guys I know have married or would want to marry a woman from central Asia or the far East (christian, of course).
Not to derail, but have you any guesses on why?
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I don't think people with mistresses are "accepted."
Depends upon their social sphere. Those higher up are scrutinized far more (on the political scale, not necessarily on the wealth scale).
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Well you also must consider that countries where arranged marriages are common are also extremely unaccepting of divorce. A divorced woman would be a social outcast, shunned even by her family. Thats not a good way to measure the success of a marriage.
The question then becomes, are there any countries which support both arranged marriages and divorce, and what are there divorce rates? I agree we need to work to eliminate other explanations (such as the society being against divorce).
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Those Christian men who married central Asian girls were of a more meek, intellectual temperament and they obviously didn't relish those western women who were likely to bring an unspoken contract to the marriage that they needed to be treated as 'a person in their own right'.
Or it could be that they were just more attractive.
Sometimes I do think that feminism has been passed down the genes to produce a typical anglo-saxon who is appearing more and more sexless.
I was going to say more, but I've changed my mind....
The question then becomes, are there any countries which support both arranged marriages and divorce, and what are there divorce rates? I agree we need to work to eliminate other explanations (such as the society being against divorce).
I've been told by a Saudi that the divorce rate there is 40%.
On Muslim boards I've been told that divorce is a way of avoiding a worse evil - adultery, resulting from disatisfaction.
But then , I've always thought of Islam as a religion that is good at managing sexual desire, rather than sanctifying it.
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