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Majority Of Pakistanis (85%) Say They Met Their Spouse Through Parents Or Close Relatives; Only 5% Say It Was A Love Marriage
Umer Jamshaid Published October 21, 2019 | 02:53 PM
According to a Gilani Research Foundation Survey carried out by Gallup & Gilani Pakistan, 85% of Pakistanis say they met their spouse through parents or close relatives; only 5% say it was a love marriage
Islamabad (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 21st Oct, 2019) According to a Gilani Research Foundation Survey carried out by Gallup & Gilani Pakistan, 85% of Pakistanis say they met their spouse through parents or close relatives; only 5% say it was a love marriage.
A nationally representative sample of married men and women from across the four provinces was asked, “Please tell us how you met your current spouse?” In response, 85% said parents or close relatives found him/her, 8% said a matchmaker in their family helped them, 1% said a matchmaker lady helped them meet their spouse (for a fee), 5% said it was a love marriage, and 1% said they found their spouse through newspaper advertisements.
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