Preparing for a Muslim Marriage — or Any Other Sort

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I will be attending a bridal shower tomorrow for an arranged marriage between two Muslims, and I wish both of them the very best, lifelong marriage.
So I was thrilled to receive a Google alert this morning about an excellent article in Pakistan Daily about preparing for a Muslim marriage.
For those of us who are not Muslims, it may seem remarkable that Muslim Americans, many or most of whom marry people they’ve never dated and didn’t fall in love with before the wedding, and who don’t consider staying marriage a religious requirement, have a lower than average divorce rate of 33%.
Whether you practice Islam or not, the article makes some very good points about preparing for marriage and not just the wedding.
I learned the divorce rate is slightly lower for Muslim Americans, but still a discouraging 33%. The author offers some good advice about preparing to remain in the other two-thirds.

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Patty Newbold

I am a widow who got it right the second time. I have been sharing here since February 14, 2006 what I learned from that experience and from positive psychology, marriage research, and my training as a marriage educator.

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Patty Newbold

I am a widow who got it right the second time. I have been sharing here since February 14, 2006 what I learned from that experience and from positive psychology, marriage research, and my training as a marriage educator.

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