It’s a good question. It may have to do with the homogeneity and insularity of certain communities.
It may have to do with the parent-child relationship- how well does the parent know his/her child and what he/she needs in a spouse? How much is the child like the parent? how much does the child trust the parents and rely on their judgment to identify his/her B’shert.
I think the prolonged dating comes in to play when the single is relying more on his/her own judgement than his parents’.
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