Forced marriage is not “totally different” from arranged marriage but can run into it along a continuum.
I know several Hindu couples who had arranged marriages, but freely entered with a chance to meet, become acquainted, and decline. They seem very happy.
A few centuries ago, England had to write laws to prohibit forced marriage among its own people - whether forced by guardians or by kidnapping. So maybe it’s all a matter of time, nothing a few hundred years won’t fix.
I don’t care a fig about arranged marriages, I simply like the idea of the “freely entered” part the most.
Sure, they can be quite successful, maybe more so than our traditional method of cruising the bars for a suitable mate. But that’s not the point.
The real point is that muzzies often leave out that ever-important “freely” part, preferring the honor-killing method for those who refuse. Well, for the woman, anyway.