don't believe you can term arranged marriages as simply right or wrong. Many cultures consider arranged marriages a proper way of coupling a man and woman, and it used to be quite common in the United States and Great Britain as well. Royalty often used arranged marriages to consolidate feuding nations and keep wealth in the family's hands. It certainly goes against the common belief that love should be the primary factor in marriage, but considering the high rate of divorce in the U.S., arranged marriages should not be discounted entirely.