We are supposed to be human beings ,who can be attracted to other human beings...whatever their background,race religion...class or wealth.England is one of the most diverse places to live in now...as far as I am concerned,weve had it with talk about segregation in every form.. including war ,because of it etc etc...we should be trying to save our country and our world not divide it further.Arranged marriages,or forced marriages, itsnot about wheather they work or not..its really about how we work together in our divided communities to work against class divide,wealth divide,RACE DIVIDE,religious divide...you name it.The asain community is on the defence when they practice it...what people are missing here,including Mizz Rahman is that no one culture is better than another,to say people meet when they are drunk(The english acc toRahman) does not represent every english person in this country.
Where are mixed relationships,a hugh feature of our society now.

Jas, nottingham,

If your family give you no choice but to have an arranged marriage (ie you can't marry outside your caste and race) isn't that somewhat forced?

Mark, Reading, UK

er where did you get forced from? did you watch the programme? did lexi seem forced or unhappy? i think not. think first......

simi, leicester, leicestershire

There is a sliding scale of force applied in arranged marriages- remember that forced marriages are also by definition arranged marriages!

The difference is in the degree of pressure applied. Obviously kidnap and assault put an arranged marriage firmly in the forced bracket. What about a girl from eg. a traditional Sikh family who is told she MUST have an arranged marriage, or be disowned? What about an Asian girl who wants to marry a white man- can her marriage be arranged?

The series features only white people being introduced to white people, which makes it very similar to the Asian system. What about white and Asian people who wish to marry?

Anthony, Sollihul, UK

Not sure it will work in British society. In Asian arranged marriages you marry the family not the individual.

Bal, Birmingham,

Sorry David, think you have miss read/understood the idea of this ''arrangement''
This is for people who want to meet someone but find it hard to meet people
I think it is a very good idea and wish my friends would put me up for something like this.

The only difference is in this programme, there will be no pier pressure as we do not have the same problems as Asian people do by having to find partners by a certain age.
Well done to the programme makers and hope many single people find their ideal partners

ALISON , BURY, U.K

Well the first episode showed that apparently introducing two people with similar attitudes, wants and requirements can hit it off. After all, it is what the upper classes and Royal Family have been doing for centuries trying to get their off-spring to marry similar, like-minded individuals. The expression money goes to money is exactly what that was all about and people with things in common are more likely to get on! Good luck Aneela, matchmaking has been going on for centuries and not just in the Asian community.

Fiona, Radlett,

Well, that leaves me out, then, ey? I'm American, over forty, and a very genuine old maid. Interesting concept, though.

Nance, East coast, USA

"Arranged" marriage, David. Not "forced". Please read the article properly and look up the definition of the two words.

Shamaila, Leeds,

You arrange flowers or the delivery of goods. Not marriages
"Broadcasters are keen to test whether the principles from the Asian sub-continent can be applied to Britain."
Why would a broadcaster be KEEN to test such an idea.
We should be discouraging forced marriages not encouraging
them.
Or is it just another piece of banal rubbish from the once respected B.B.C.

David, Devon, U.K.