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marriage where the algorithm is your parents and the training data is centuries old.
means a marriage or match set up by family or a matchmaker rather than initiated by mutual romantic pursuit, though modern versions usually let both people say no.
from from old french arengier, to put in rank or order; marriage as social logistics long before it was framed as fate finding its soulmate.
global prevalencestill over half of all marriages worldwide
divorce dataoften cited as lower, though comparisons are shaky
modern twistapps now function as digital matchmaker aunties
consent shiftmost contemporary versions require both parties agree
for instance
indian matchmaking netflix — 2020 show turned the process into global reality tv
orthodox jewish shidduch — formal matchmaking system still active today
royal european unions — centuries of thrones secured through pre-negotiated marriages