And my personal take on this matter is that marriage is not about compatibility, but about being able to live with the incompatibilities. No matter how long you know a person, there are bound to be issues after marriage. Its how you cope with them that determines if you can live together ever after. Even if you don't really know a person, when you marry him, share life with him, get to know him, you will start loving him :) .
I strongly believe in the institution of marriage. If I happen to seriously date someone in the near future, I'd get married to him. If not, my parents (and to much lesser extent friends) will try to set me up. I don't think I will ever date anyone casually, it will always be with a strong possibility of a lifetime commitment.
I have seen both the cultures: Indian and western. I decided to stick with the former :-)
