Marriages-made in HEAVEN?

The Indian culture, apart from being very old and respected world wide, has some of these very rigid thoughts and mindsets associated with marriages.Apart from the fact that marriages are made in heaven, Indians truly believe that marriages do not just apply to the GIRL-GUY compatibility, but also the GIRL's parents-GUY's parents compatibility. It isn't just about the guy loving the girl and vice versa but also the guy's family loving the girl's family and vice versa. Even though taking the best of the measures before marriage so as to find the best family (less importance to finding the best guy/girl) for the girl/guy, there are always post marriage issues related to families of the couple more often. I understand that every norm set by the society has a reason behind it for it to exist at all, but to think about it, this whole concept of giving more importance to family than the individual guy/girl is beyond my understanding.With all this exercise, sometimes the whole fancy idea of 'Marriages are made in heaven' practically loses its viability. Falling in love and marrying the love of your life and living happily ever after is confined only to the movies. Are marriages really made in heaven? This is not true in all respects. They made right here with two parties deciding whether they can satisfy each one's ego. I sound very biased, I know, because the number of couples indulging in love marriages is increasing every day. But the fact is that the Indian society has not accepted the concept of love marriages openly even until date. We will have to wait to see our country become open to LOVE MARRIAGES.