> The marriage of reason was not, in hindsight, reasonable at all; it was often expedient, narrow-minded, snobbish and exploitative. That is why what has replac

> The marriage of reason was not, in hindsight, reasonable at all; it was often expedient, narrow-minded, snobbish and exploitative. That is why what has replaced it — the marriage of feeling — has largely been spared the need to account for itself. I gave in and watched Indian Matchmaking, where they talk about marriages (what we'd call arranged marriages) and love marriages (what we'd call marriages). What was presented in the Netflix show was pretty sensible: it's like tinder but each profile comes pre-vetted by your family, so as to avoid issues with the in-laws. While some parts of the show seemed a bit antiquated (and sexist), the underlying philosophy of "marriage is between families too" seems like a good idea.