There are only two problems with Life (the real thing, not the magazine): it does not have an ending, and you can never win it—the best you can do is delaying your ultimate defeat (like tetris).
And that is why real-life love stories don’t work well. For every story to work, it must end, and if it’s a romance, have a sweet ending. Love stories don’t end in real life. You fall in love and you get together, leaving all your family and friends. Now what? If you are together, it’s not going to be a perfect story—in fact there’s a very good chance your story will only go downhill.
Arranged marriages (usually) do not have the problem. When you marry someone you hardly know, there’s going to be a lot of time for learning, and exploration (yeah, yeah, that too) and so much mystery.
So if the husband and/or the wife aren’t totally trying to kill one another and act sensibly most of the time, the marriage will probably work out better than an average love story.
But there’s an exception: intercultural love marriages. They bring so much excitement and newness to the marriage, that they are as good as arranged marriages. So, if you love someone from your own culture, don’t marry him or her; if he/she is from a different culture, you are safe, so go right ahead.
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