02-09-2006, 08:46 AM
Herr Mullen Wrote:Anonmon Wrote:This is one of those times I think our civilization needs to come up with new and better methods of identifying prospective girlfriends/boyfriends.
Arranged Marrages. Those are fantastic; play with a young/boy or girl in your neighbourhood during your childhood, as soon as one of you hits puberty you get seperated until you ask your parents to find you a bride/groom, at which point they begin investigating your childhood friends of whichever gender and seeing how they stand money-wise. Then you're introduced, and you can accept or reject your prospective partner. Or likewise. Then, you're married and you gradualy fall in love with each other. It's an effective system, when people aren't stupid enough to marry two complete opposites together.
It's actually not that effective because you'll get married off for money. That, and because little kids of opposite sexes are often encouraged into activities so different they can never become friends. And a whole host of other reasons we did away with arranged marriages.