Answer:
Advantages: Parents have a higher level of experience, assurance of social status, financial security, cultural similarities between partners, more rational than an emotionally based decision, strengthened family connections, similar ethics and values, religious fits, and no stress in finding a partner.
Disadvantages: Love is often not a factor, there may be no connection between partners, higher divorce rates, separation may be more difficult, potential distrust between partners, unhappiness, family problems, lack of personal choices, may promote gender inequality, emotional stress, and lower life expectancy.
