Thanks for your reply, batleykhan. I do accept it is an entirely personal choice how someone goes about finding a spouse, and certainly understand the cultural expectations on her. Can anyone comment on the actually legality of it all? Both the mother and the groom are going against the stated inten...

This could go here or on the Tier 4 board but think here might be better, very much need some opinions and advice on this (bit long) story... Our family are friends with a girl originally from Pakistan who settled in the UK after an arranged marriage to a cousin. She suffered years of abuse from the...