THE STAR (MALAYSIA) -- Mar 26 -- With the advent of internet dating you would think that arranged marriages among the Indian community are a thing of the past. Not so. Arranged marriages work through family networking. “I feel it’s their job to find me a man since they brought me into this world. I have no time to go looking around. They know me best.” Usually, parents enlist the help of a matchmaker; most are not paid for their services.
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Mark Brooks: Shaadi.com is the most popular of the 'matrimonials' sites.
While arranged marriages are still the norm in India, the trend is declining and the so called traditional 'arranged marriages' are now 'arranged love marriages'.
Success of sites like Shaadi.com prove that arranged marriages are a thing of the past. Although Shaadi.com is not a true dating site, it is akin to eHarmony, True or Tickle Marriage where dating or the process of finding a match is done with an intent to marry.
Dating, friendship & social networking sites like Fropper.com are catching on in India because of changes in cultural attitudes, income etc. The success of Fropper.com today can be attributed to this change.
Fropper is one of India's leading friendship, dating & social netwroking site with half a million memebers and it is quite clear that members here are looking for dates and/or interaction with like minded people but are far from seeking a spouse.
-Navin
Posted by: Navin (Fropper.com) | Mar 27, 2005 at 04:57 AM