I am straight and I might not fit in most or all of the above .. The matrimonial page has moved from paper to internet . Shaadi.com, Marry.com , Marry even if you don't like etc are a great hit but the psyche of the male/female in the Indian subcontinent has hardly seen a shift.
If you have not visited the matrimonial page yet please do so (even if you don't qualify - how does that matter ?) since its a got barometer test to find how things in general are moving forward and what's the _mood_ of the people looking for prospective partners !
"Tall" , "dark", "handsome" , "smart" , "homely" are relative terms . Even boys with 5 feet height can boast (or may I say have the right to boast) of a "good" height. In the Indian context it might be true. And then till date there has been no agency which could do a background check on these attributes and muster courage to propose : please do not claim to be "tall" if you are not "tall" ..
This can be a good business venture though , any takers ?
Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder so lets not debate on "smartnesssss" !
"Homely" is another word which needs closer scrutiny . This generally applies to the ladies .It might refer to somebody who is willing to stay at home and never come out ? or may be sometimes or ...
Money is honey (I mean it honey) and so this surely needs to be there in matrimony advertisements. How many zeroes would you like ? Choose this with care and if the number of zeroes are making you feel embarrassed then add your fathers salary + brothers + ... (It's the family income anyways ?) ...
Appending Dollars or India Rupees can make a sea change so ..
How about this : Wanted a Tall , dark , handsome , smart , green card holder ,owns a Mercedes back in the Bay area , traveling to India in June and .... (what more hints do you need duffer ?)
Caste statistics play a part as well but then this hardly provides the spice I'm looking to scribble an article on and I've safely omitted politics here .
This has been my favorite over years : Required a homely , very very (the two words are there for purpose) beautiful , convent educated , mix of modern and traditional values ( take that ! ) girl ....
"Convent" is a place where Nuns stay (Oxfords official definition) and so "homely" might have some connection there but I could not establish one . The rest is self explanatory ....
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lol .. amazing one .. this should be read by all such "wanting" people ! :)
hahahahaha, hey Aseem, Ravi here, nice one dude. Well, I tried to visit some such sites, some of the profiles and their requirements were really amazing(I mean funny), but behind them I see some serious innocence. People are not aware of what they actually want, they just follow the rat race, they even copy paste the requirements from other profiles. And please don't forget the photos these websites put in their ads, man they can convince any one to get married :). Well I would love to see Maharaj's comment on this one.
lollzzz....u got time to read matrimonial s and scribble!!! :sigh :sigh
Nice one...
abe why are u reading matrimonial sites .. u r already father, and isint it too early to start looking for daughter-in-law ??
Bhai abb Dr. saab ne kaha hai to, I have to comment(vaise to yeh humara pesha (profession) hai. The basic problem in the whole program called marriage is that everyone's emphasis is on what I want? What I can take from others? Nobody talks about what I can offer? It's now a kind of business deal. See I have this, and I want that! In case of women they are more confused on the issue (not all!), they look for every bookish attribute, but they are ultimately carved to be driven by emotions. I know lot's of gal who went for a predefined groom and found themselves in a trash. It's a pitiable situation! Well I can write on it till dawn, but I hope I have conveyed the essence.
Cheers!
this was a great article. The demands that guys make..
Ha..ha..ha. Good analysis of matrimonial section.
If anybody is hopeless finding good match for himself, no way, he will have to consult matrimonial site.
nice one...keep on....
its one year of wait for new one....
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