Married at The First Sight
I am fascinated by the marital model and the success rate marriages in the Tv show Married at First Sight. I think I would be terrified to allow experts to marry me off to a stranger, whom I would have to meet at the end of the aisle of my wedding. My perception of a marital relationship is that it has to go through all or some of the relational development stages mentioned in Chapter Nine. That is initiating, experimenting, intensifying, integrating, and bonding. However, these states are completely neglected or overlooked in the premise of Married at First Sight.
Marriages in this show are typical modern arranged marriages. They are similar to traditional arranged marriages in that another person primarily does the choice of a partner. In the show, couples do not meet until the day of the wedding, like Asian traditional arranged marriages (Xiaohe & Whyte, 1990). However, in the traditional model, a partner is vetted by family members, while in the Tv show, partners were selected by experts. Also, a legal divorce is acceptable if the marriage does not work out after five weeks, while in a traditional setup, divorce is seldom accepted.
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I think that the success of a relationship is a sum of many factors and decisions, among identifying similarities and saying, “I do.” For instance, a couple may exhibit similarities and agree to marry, but lack the commitment to maintain the relationship. A partner may bring the horsemen identified by Gottman in the marriage, causing marital demise (The Gottman Institute, 2009). Therefore, a successful relationship requires a combination of attraction factors and relational maintenance strategies such as commitment, effective communication, conflict resolution, among others.
References
The Gottman Institute. (2009). Making Relationships Work | Part 2 | Dr. John Gottman [Film]. United States: The Gottman Institute.
Xiaohe, X., & Whyte, M. (1990). Love Matches and Arranged Marriages: A Chinese Replication. Journal Of Marriage And The Family, 52(3), 709. doi: 10.2307/352936