I’m Western, so on a level I don’t “get” arranged marriages. But, some of my East European ancestors were in some.

An alliance, or the families meeting, IS NOT A MARRIAGE. No vows have been broken. No Karma initiated. The families meet to make sure all is well. Life is still open ended.

My Great Grandmother, like yourself, broke off an engagement. She was 17 and saw that he was acting “just like a typical Romanian man”, so dropped him. If she stayed with him, I would be a different person (or not exist!) and wouldn’t be writing to you LOL! So I’m glad she married my “foreigner” Galatian great grandfather!

So my advice to you is to marry the next likely girl your parents show you!