text: what's the difference between enforced and assisted marriages?   hmmm do you mean forced and arranged?  a forced marriage is one where the bride and/or groom have absolutely no choice to whether they want to go ahead with the marriage or not. basically, the bride or grooms family tell them that they're going to get married to each other and they have no choice in it. if they disagree, some families go as far as threatening to banish them from their family or kill them.  an arranged marriage is one where say the brides family choose a husband for the bride as they see suitable. the bride can disagree if she wishes, she doesn't need to go ahead with it if she doesn't want to.