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When arranged engagement causes panic attacks before wedding planning

My parents arranged my engagement six months ago and I keep having panic attacks whenever we discuss the wedding date because I barely know this person but everyone seems so happy about it.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The chasm between collective joy and personal terror reveals how arranged marriage can exile one from their own experience.

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

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