Exploring the Dynamics of Arranged Marriage in a Cultural Context

Arranged marriage remains popular in many regions due to its emphasis on maintaining harmony in the family. Based on attachment theory and life course viewpoint theory, this study looked at how arranged marriage works in a cultural setting. The study used the descriptive correlational research design. There were 57 married couples who responded to the research instruments. The questionnaire on love developed in marriage was based on Johnson & Rusbult (2019); and the items on fulfillment in marriage was adapted from Gottman & Silver (2015). To organize the data, descriptive statistics, Kruskal-Wallis and Spearman’s rho were used. The results indicated that most of them had been married for at least five years. Marital satisfaction did not significantly differ considering the number of years married, the level of educational attainment, and the age of the participants when they got married. A strong positive link was found between the perception of love growth and marital happiness, suggesting that as love grows, so does marital happiness with communication, emotional closeness, and resolving conflicts between partners as important in their sense of fulfilment as couples.