5 things you should know about matrimonial sites
I’ve seen tonnes of negative reviews of matrimonial sites. The more people spend on them, the more disappointed they feel. How do I know this, you ask? Because a lot of these people come to M.B.A. after they’ve tried out pretty much everything available in the market. Before people can shell more money on me,…
M.B.A. assisted search – now invite only
Marriage Broker Auntie is always evolving to address gaps in the matrimonial markets, and to provide greater value to customers, just as any start-up. One such endeavour was launching the assisted search service on M.B.A. Assisted Search I created and managed people’s matrimonial profiles, and made introductions to relevant prospects by helping them them cut…
Why matrimonial apps aren’t the last resort
We go from kindergarten to primary, high school to college and college to a job quite seamlessly. It’s hardly a decision we’ve to make, at least not in India where our parents pretty much take care of designing and executing our lives. However, getting married is a decision we consciously make, and for the first…
The 5 by 3 partner preference prioritisation principle
In the last few months, I cannot count the number of times I have tried to help people prioritise their partner preferences through M.B.A. So, I created this 5 by 3 principle which helps people in sorting out their preferences. I know it works when people genuinely follow it. In fact, this might work for just…
Making a matrimonial profile
Eons ago, I was out clubbing with some friends and I saw this boy, who was swaying to some metal, with his eyes closed. He was carelessly holding a beer bottle in one hand, and carried this non-challance that was so attractive. That was his signal (besides the fact that he had a fancy degree…
Signs your arranged marriage date ain’t into you.
The biggest problem with the arranged marriage process is that it is an excruciatingly long process, especially if you aren’t lucky. You have to meet so many people before you start to see some hope. Now, the number of people you see is not something you can significantly influence, although the duration you see them…
So you’re 30 and still single, what now?
With the recent shutdown of Mint on Sunday, my column died too. My dream of having a column in a national newspaper about love and relationships was pretty short-lived, but lived nevertheless. Sigh. So I shall continue to publish my works here. A couple of months ago, I wrote that the average age at which…
Hobbies, habbits and hobbits
In the past, women were made to sing or have their hobbies like tailoring/ crochet skills praised at the bride seeing ceremony because most of the time these women were going to be housewives and had to justify how they would spend time productively at home besides cooking and tending to the family. Today, both…
PG rated spouse hunting
Despite pivoting from matchmaking to matrimonial advisory, I continue to get tonnes of calls everyday from some aunty or another about their son (not daughter, mind you!) who is in the market. I try to explain what I do but somewhere through the conversation, I just give up and tell them to ask their wards to get…
Spike that arranged marriage coffee yo!
A friend of mine has been in a the market for a while and has just not been able to find anyone remotely interesting. Knowing the sort of women he has been with or fancied in the past (only counting the ones while he was sober), I think he has a type – the quirky…