I've never seen the show Cat. It reminds me of arranged marriages though. The divorce rate is actually lower in arranged marriages than marriages based on love and choice.

I'm not sure if I would do it, but given my history of unsuccessful romantic relationships and marrying for love, if the conditions were favorable, I might consider it. I knew a couple where the arranged marriage actually grew into a very loving strong relationship, they were from a different culture that practiced arranged marriages.

The love and respect that grows between two people working together for a common purpose could very well be stronger than when people join for romantic reasons. There's no pressure to "prove" your love or do romantic things because you're together for different reasons.... If it shows up later, it's more natural and has the potential of being much more intense because of the foundation already formed.

I think it would be difficult, especially for those who are romantics at heart, like me... you might struggle in the beginning because there's no lovey dovey stuff that other couples get to experience. There's also the problem that if you were to develop romantic feelings with the one your with and it doesn't happen for the other, the relationship could begin to suffer.

It's a risk either way!