This article will have many new revelations for those who feel matching points for marriage is an orthodox astrological term or a restriction or may be just a mathematical scorecard via media to convince each other or others that they can marry after getting good matching points in horoscopes. Marriage needs perfect compatibility between two soul mates. It starts with matching points in two horoscopes to which I give a maximum 15% weightage, and the rest depends on compatibility between the main Doers of Marriage. So the most prevalent question floating around: can we marry if points are below 18: or do higher matching points in horoscopes guarantee a successful marriage assumes low importance, in my opinion. In my experience of about two decades on marriage astrology, I have recommended many cases as good marriage alliance with even 10/12 points matching and discouraged many proposals where the horoscope matching points were even 28/30. You will understand this when you read two examples further down.