Arranged Marriage Novels & Stories

"No! Malinaw na malinaw na tinanong kita kung sigurado ka ba at sinagot mo iyon ng oo! You volunteered to take your sister's place, and I agreed because it was your own choice! I already signed a paper regarding this, tapos ito ang ibubungad mo sa akin ngayon? Aril probably heard your hesitation a while ago! Hindi ka man lang nahiya!" My eyes widened. What? There's an actual writing of this arrangement? I didn't expect it! Akala ko naman ay wala! Arranged marriages like this usually don't involve any documents. I was so used to it being just a verbal agreement between two families. Kaya talagang hindi ko inaasahan na gano'n. I was confident earlier of talking

Tiningnan ko ang babaeng pakakasalan ni Freak. "Sabi nga nila, marriage is a bonding of two pure souls where the couples swear to spend their entire life with each other. We all have the right and the capability to pick the one that we want to be with for the rest of our lives. It shouldn't be someone else's choice." Hindi makapaniwala ang Don sa sinabi ko at lakas loob na nagpatuloy ako sa pagsasalita. "Yes, sir. I am still a child compared to you but you have no right to impose any rule or say that arranged marriage is good for her and your grandson," nakangiting sabi ko sa kanya.

He whisper cold in my ears making me feel the shivers all over my body, my hands which is holding the ring shakes as i look at the man's dark eyes, glaring at me. Because of fear I was force to marry him.. "I--I do" I lost, I can't run away from him now..if I know his real identity before then I shouldn't agree with this Arrange marriage... Now I'm OFFICIALLY married to him, I'm afraid that I can't live my life like I used to.. My family are in danger, my life is not the same.. Why did all of this happen to me? What did I do wrong to deserve all of this.. I'm a good person, I didn't hurt anybody.. Why me? I want to live a normal life, I want to study and travel all around the world, I want t

He can feel it in his guts that this whole thing is a big deal. " To meet someone." He clenched his fist in annoyance and frustration. Mukhang alam na niya ang kung saan tatakbo ang usapan. " Who?" " You future wife." Wife? Marriage? Then it all came down to his head. Ang magaling niyang ama ay ipinagkasundo siya sa isang babae na hindi niya naman kilala. Arrange marriage are still a common practice among their kind but to be bethrothed to an outsider, something surely smells fishy in that.

Siguro dahil sarili kong gawa na pinaghirapan ko din, at di ako sigurado kung lasang… fruit salad nga ‘to. Tumunog ang phone ko. Napatitig ako sa screen ng phone ko… yung sinet na schedule ni Secretary Taki tungkol nga sa unang paghaharap namin ng babaing yun. Ngunit ang haharap talaga sa babae, ay isang trahedya. Tsk. Arrange Marriage, isang klase ng pagiging social climber ng isang pamilya. Akala nila makukuha nila ang hinahangad nila ng ganoon kadali.

HIndi ba dapat, iwasan din ako ng taong ito kagaya ng pag-iwas ko dito? “Hmmp, kaya nga dapat, ngayun pa lang, gumawa ka na ng paraan para makumbinsi mo ang lolo mo na huwag nang ituloy ang gusto niya. Sa panahon ngayun, hindi na uso ang arranged marriage. Hindi na uso ang sapilitang kasal para lang mapagbigyan ang gusto ng magkabilaang pamilya.” Sagot ko din naman kaagad dito ‘”So, ayaw mo talaga? Paano kung hindi ako papayag?” yamot din nitong sagot sa akin

Sinara ni Shannon ang pintuan ni Calvin saka humarap rito. "I know your dirty little secret, baby." saad nito na tila nangaakit at nagbabanta. "What do you mean?" "It was just an accident actually. I asked Dion and Oscar about you and your fiancé Carly, and they told me that you were on an arrange marriage. I felt pity on you at first but I think -- I think I could help you out." "I'm not asking for any help." "Shh.. I can help you to escape on that bullshit arrange marriage, Calvs." paglapit pa niya kay Calvin at halos pumayakap na siya rito.

"Amoy hindi nahugasang pu ke yang lintik na bunganga mo at sa harapan pa ng maraming tao mo ako hinalikan bwisit ka" "Gago! inunahan mo lang akong mag salita pero yan din ang sasabihin ko sayo", sigaw nito pabalik. "Sa susunod na halikan mo ako baka umuwi kang walang bibig dahil gagadgarin ko yang lasang bu rat mong labi". Kakatapos lang ng kasal namin. Arranged marriage. Sa harapan ng maraming tao at sa harapan ng media.

“Wag kang malungkot, Mariette. Buti nga at nahuli mo agad kung anong klaseng basura siya.” Napangiti si Mariette nang mapait. “Ang haba naman ng buhok ng lalaking iyon kung siya pa ang iniisip ko. Iba ’to, girl. Pinipilit pa rin ako ni Papa sa arranged marriage na gusto niya. Hindi ko na alam tuloy kung anong gagawin ko.” Napakunot ang noo ni Flora. “Marriage? Anong marriage ‘yan?”

Pagkatapos, maingat niyang inilapag ang isang folder sa mesa. “An arranged marriage,” sabi niya sa wakas, malamig at diretso. “Simple. Say yes, and everything changes.” Nanatiling tahimik ang mag-asawa, ngunit hindi sila umatras. “Mangyayari lang ito,” dugtong ni Miguel, “kung sasang-ayon kayo sa plano kong ipakasal si Lea sa akin.” “Arranged marriage?” ulit ni Doña Rosa, bahagyang nakangiti na parang mas interesado kaysa nagugulat. “Hindi ba… old-fashioned?”