Of "frightening cultural relativism" and "regressive cultures"

[Kazuaki Shimazaki II]

At the same time, she realizes that what is happening to her is not right.

One must wonder though, how would the author know this? Did he read the girl's mind?

Did every person in the world in our entire history who was married through omiai or any other form of arranged marriage, or political marriages ... etc, feel that way?

It is probably possible to use utilitarian calculations to create an argument for free marriages by suggesting that the amount of love (happiness) flowing will generally increase. But how can the author figure the girl will "feel something is not right."

Why does he then proceed to assume that the man is completely oblivious to his wrongdoing? Why does the girl get to feel it is "natural but not right" but the man must feel "natural and right" to an immoral act?

Love Is a Word from the Decadent West

As for the arrogance of assuming that love is something invented by Western society ... assuming that a biochemical process is "invented" by Western society ... sigh.

It is probably accurate to say that in a society of arranged marriages, love is subordinated to other priorities (with the female's love generally more subordinated). But that's a whole different case of lemons.