A New Approach for the Mate Selection, Using Multi-Attribute Decision Making Method

This article aims to provide a framework to facilitate the decision-making process of choosing a suitable spouse. In this article, at first, the criteria for choosing a spouse were extracted from the papers. Then, these criteria were given to a number of students and counselors in this field in the form of the Borda count method. Finally, the final list of the criteria was determined. It was tried to make this process more structured by using the dynamic fuzzy gray relational analysis (GRA) as a multi-attribute decision making method. The findings of this study show that self-confidence and mental and physical health of the spouse are the most important criteria for choosing a spouse. Furthermore, being with family, having a good family background and having good financial future also have a high weight among the criteria. Since the process of choosing spouse is a personal decision,the designed process has been applied to a real-world case study. Designed process can make decision for young people in such a difficult decision situation and help them in the final decision. Applying the designed framework to other real situations can explain the extent to which the outcomes of the research are valid.