My American perspective on the concept of "arranged" marriages
Kill "arranged" marriages. Stop slapping a label of "Indian culture" to cope with and justify it. These "marriages" are a thing because men and women do not want to put ANY effort into actually finding someone meant for them, someone compatible for them. Deeper emphasis on the men: They do not want to put ANY effort into learning how to speak to women, what a talking stage is, or how to be desirable enough to attract and impress her. No, you can't just ask your mother to "find you a partner" because you are unable to attract women, unable to talk to women, studied like a total nerd in hs and college and thus "didn't have time" to date. Stay single, bro.
Also wanna talk about the gap between the first date and the day of the wedding. I say date, but it's more of a job interview, lol. The first date and the day of the wedding is literally 2 months. HOW on earth does someone decide a big decision like marriage when you barely know the woman, you don't know if you wanna spend the rest of your life with her, and y'all literally live in separate houses with your parents.
This shit should be illegal in the US for freaks sake