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    Well it was also meant to obtain property or for strengthening social/business ties, including among the lower classes. Both parents would be involved in the decision: the father on who is most advantageous, and, depending on the mother, whether or not she thought the couple-to-be would get along and learn to love each other OR whether she should just shut up and accept it. Very rarely a mother would push to not have her daughter married to a monster, but we see all three of these dynamics still existing in this day and age in various cultures.