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How to talk to your parents about marriage without it becoming a fight
The conversation goes badly for a predictable reason, and it is not the one either side thinks.
29 September 2026 · 6 min read
What to actually ask at a first meeting
Most first meetings are an hour of polite questions that tell you nothing. A few questions tell you everything.
29 September 2026 · 7 min read
Why your photograph should not be sitting on a public matrimonial site
Once a photo is browsable by anyone who signs up, you have lost control of it — and most people find out too late.
28 September 2026 · 5 min read
Horoscope matching: what it decides, and what it does not
Plenty of families match horoscopes and plenty do not. Both are normal. The problems start when the two meet.
27 September 2026 · 6 min read
How to tell a genuine profile from one that is not
The tells are consistent, and none of them require you to be suspicious of everyone.
26 September 2026 · 6 min read
What families say they want, and what they actually decide on
The written requirements and the real reasons a family says yes are rarely the same list.
25 September 2026 · 6 min read
Marrying outside your community: having the conversation
It is usually not the objection you expect, and it is rarely about the person.
24 September 2026 · 7 min read
How long should you take to decide?
Too fast and you are guessing. Too slow and you are avoiding. There is a usable middle.
23 September 2026 · 5 min read
Asking about money, gracefully
Nobody wants to raise it and everybody needs to know. There is a way to do it that does not sound grasping.
22 September 2026 · 6 min read
How to say no
Most people handle this badly, and it costs them more than they realise.
21 September 2026 · 4 min read
The first meeting: where to have it, and who should come
The arrangement matters more than anyone expects. Get it wrong and you learn nothing about each other.
20 September 2026 · 5 min read
Things worth noticing early
Not dramatic warning signs. The quiet ones that people talk themselves out of.
19 September 2026 · 6 min read
When you and your parents disagree about a match
Both sides are usually arguing about something other than the person.
18 September 2026 · 6 min read
Matches abroad: what to check before anyone books a ticket
The distance is not the hard part. The things nobody verifies are.
17 September 2026 · 7 min read
Second marriages: what actually changes
Less than people fear, and more than they prepare for.
16 September 2026 · 5 min read