Yinko
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Depends. I've seen it used to solve a number of social ills. In some cases, I've seen teens be paired off as a means of preventing promiscuity. In others, it's used for if a son of daughter seems incapable of finding a spouse on their own.in theory it's "We want to strengthen families bounds together." In reality it becomes more of "I sell you my son/daughter" for your prized pig/thier weight in gold/X acres of land ect. Again pretty much a more sophisticated form of prostitution.
Ideally what I'm talking about is two kids essentially being raised for each other.
People focus a lot on the family aspect of it, and tend to ignore the the social motivations for it. Plus, there's a lot of emphasis placed on love in our society, but research into lasting marriages doesn't seem to support the "romantic" angle, and instead tends to suggest that people learn to be together and that most people would probably end up in a pretty decent relationship with most other people if they went into it with the right mindset.