"The history books are full of stories of arranged marriages"
Sure, and also many tragedies and stories of lovers who lost their lives because of them. Sure, there was a time the father owned his daughters - it's very good in most of the Western world we got rid of such uses, and believe people should be free to choose.
Also, read some ancient literature about Love, there's plenty about it, in Latin, Greek, even more ancient languages.
For the matter, the Romeo and Juliet plot is old as Pyrămos and Thisbe - and it was already old when written by Ovid in his Metamorphoses...
Biting the hand that feeds IT
