Only about 50% of unarranged marriages actually succeed in the United States, a number not to be proud of. In an article Aviva Patz reports a study on marriage, conducted by Ted Huston, professor at the University of Texas at Austin. Huston noted that those couples who remained married after a certain allotted time were more likely to engage in a “business partnership” than a “romantic relationship” (Patz 1177). Instead of learning to love for the sake of getting to know your partner on an intimate level, it has become more of a survival strategy for two people to pay less expensive rent. Furthermore, Huston believed that our culture is responsible for our mistakes and expresses his thoughts on how we condemn our relationships more by believing in a storybook romance (Patz 1178). In terms of happiness, more and more Asian couples these days seem to be happier than they were before because they now have the ability to say "no" and choose another spouse. However, choosing another spouse is not a guarantee that the outcome will be positive. Additionally, unarranged marriages in the United States are slowly becoming more permanent than before. With couples now getting married in their 20s, signs of maturation are being shown and couples are showing more signs of