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An '''arranged marriage''' is one in which a third party, usually parents, suggests or chooses a person's spouse.  Arranged marriages were frequently practiced in Biblical times and among the medieval European nobility.  Currently, the practice is more common in South Asia, the Middle East, and among [http://www.jodilogik.com/wordpress/index.php/Arranged-Marriages/ orthodox Jewish] communities in the US and Europe.  

An '''arranged marriage''' is one in which a third party, usually parents, suggests or chooses a person's spouse.  Arranged [[marriage]]s were frequently practiced in Biblical times and among the medieval European nobility.  Currently, the practice is more common in South Asia, the Middle East, and among [http://www.jodilogik.com/wordpress/index.php/Arranged-Marriages/ orthodox Jewish] communities in the US and Europe.  

Supporters of the practice say it leads to fewer [[divorce]]s than the "love match" common in America (see [[divorce rate]]).  Opponents say that it is contrary to individual liberty.<ref>''[http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/012/266jhfgd.asp?pg=2 Polygamy versus Democracy]'', Stanley Kurtz, 2006</ref>  

Supporters of the practice say it leads to fewer [[divorce]]s than the "love match" common in America (see [[divorce rate]]).  Opponents say that it is contrary to individual liberty.<ref>''[http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/012/266jhfgd.asp?pg=2 Polygamy versus Democracy]'', Stanley Kurtz, 2006</ref>