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Scenario

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.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

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

Your guide for this
Mira
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Worth thinking about

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

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