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How Arranged Marriage Works For Some Couples

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An Indian employee arranges floral garlands made from fabric for a wedding decoration. (Sam Panthaky/AFP/Getty Images)
An Indian employee arranges floral garlands made from fabric for a wedding decoration. (Sam Panthaky/AFP/Getty Images)

Amy Bhattacharyya is an Indian-American woman who has been in an arranged marriage for 15 years. Here & Now's Robin Young talks with Bhattacharyya about why arranged marriage has worked for her and her husband.

Also, we hear from Robert Epstein (@DrREpstein), a researcher at the American Institute for Behavioral Research and Technology and former editor-in-chief of Pyschology Today, who's studied arranged marriage around the world.

This segment aired on August 1, 2018.

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