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Whether to expect verbal affection in arranged marriage relationships

My husband never tells me he loves me even though we have been married for six months and I do not know if that is normal in arranged marriages or if something is wrong.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The absence of expected tenderness raises questions about what love looks like when duty comes first.

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“Where Are You with Arranged Marriage and Family-Mediated Partnership?”

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