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An Indian colleague of mine who studies human mating told me that in India once a son or daughter has refused multiple arrangements, they are told to find their own partner. Forcing their children to choose their own partner is considered a punishment by both children and parents. Families spend a lot of time searching possible partners for their children, matching them on a variety of characteristics, and communicating with the families of the possible partners. He describes a system in which men and women have a lot of say in their own arranged marriages. (A system very different from the one linked in the OP).
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