I just spoke to my college crush recently, she got married to a guy she met on bumble. Pretty happy overall, and also knows others who did the same.  
  
 I know a few couples about to get married too, also met on apps.  
  
 There's a wide variety of people and experiences out there. And always some exceptions to the rule too.

Consultant

Generalist

Software Developer

Too late discovery. Matrimony apps are like online shopping. The best products don't come to the market place. Only commodity products are avle for sale. And they sell based on offers. 
Many people buy cheap alternatives and end up disappointed. A product that doesn't move off the self within a month, probably never get sold.

Product Manager

I recently came across this post by a very popular Instagram page.   I personally believe love is coincidental, doesn't matter where or how you find it, what matters is you find the one.   But I'm ...

I recently came across this post by a very popular Instagram page. 

I personally believe love is coincidental, doesn't matter where or how you find it, what matters is you find the one. 

But I'm a hopeless romantic, y'all may share your opinions here.

Finding a soulmate, online?

Finding a soulmate, online?- Grapevine

I have been online on a lot of sites (shaadi.com, Bharatmatrimony etc) for 2 years now but it’s been really hard to get a guy.

There have not been many expectations, just a decently well educated guy who can talk with respect to ladies (I find it really hard to get guys of the latter, on these sites)

Those who were successful in arranged marriage, how did you do it? Any tips please. Should I pay some matchmakers? Suggestions are welcome.

How to find a hubby?

Software Engineer

Found a "multinational" organisation which claims to find you a partner and soulmate (both apparently in one) 
The need to write this is so Indian 😆 

Look at their membership plans (different for different nationality)
https://www.vowsforeternity.com/membership/MembershipIndian

Not associated with them, found it funny so shared here

Global soulmate search

Welcome to Office Gossip's Private Community

When I go to the office, all of my colleagues talk to me very kindly. It's as if they're reassuring me that if anything were to happen, I have nothing to worry about because these guys will manage everything, including my family. However, when there's a need for teamwork, these guys behave as if they belong to different departments and do back bitching all day.

Outside of work, clients try to get close, almost like cousins (I know they want referrals), but during review meetings in front of their bosses, these guys act like FBI agents or like they are doing some type of favor on us.

In college, when our group of friends used to go on trips, we would enjoy every time like kids. But now, everyone is more interested in knowing how much we earn and Judging based on the brands of our clothes and watches.

People often ask me why I don't go home on long weekends. Well, I live in a joint family, and when I go there, everyone bombards me with questions about when I'm going to get married. Man what the hell, I don't want to get married, plain and simple. My uncle, every time he sees me, asks about my annual salary increment. What's the deal? Didn't we have this conversation just three months ago? Who gets a raise every quarter?

Finally, I decided that I'll take some time for my personal life, and if I find a soulmate, I'll consider marriage. But here's the thing (sorry if it's not appropriate): it seems like everyone these days is only interested in one thing, yes Se*. What's wrong with our generation? Doesn't anyone want emotional support anymore? Isn't anyone interested in enjoying the sunset with someone they love or gazing at the sky while lying on the grass?

People often ask me why I don't go outside or try to be more social. Well, I've tried everything, and I'm really happy at my home in my favorite pajamas.

Everything's Awful These Days

How to find true love? 
Need genuine suggestions. Please help me

Right Partner

Data engineer

Does anyone have an interesting story of how they met their life partner?

How you met your life partner?

Is it true? Has anyone gone through this sort of emotion.

Self love fuels romantic love ❤️

Technical lead

“You should get married on time”

To the married folks, would it be different if you would have married later in life? From a personal or objective POV, what’s your take

32+ M here and not yet married.

“SHAADI waqt se ho jaana chahiye”

Grapeviners, can you, with all honesty convince a non-believer like me into getting married and having children. If you do, my parents will send a million blessings your way. 

About me: 
- Female, 28
- mostly introverted, very selectively extroverted
- single and normally attractive
- Jinxed when it comes to relationships
- Financially independent, Net worth: 1 cr
- not bragging, but I'm decently intellectual and I can have smart conversations

My reason to resist marriage is: I'm scared it won't work out and will cause bigger problems than being single. Have seen too many unhappy marriages in family and friends. Dating scenes in recent times have only made things even more unimpressive.

Convince me to get married

Founder

Nothing related to work , i want to know how much looks matter in arrange marriage like everything is fine but i am definitely not drew to the person How do i marry such person what if i do not like him ever Please i am not being a jerk I am just ......how do i put it Not into him .....he looks much older than i am my family is like how long will you wait according to them i am already at an ange where i even should have settled with everything which i agree like okay i am 28 but i feel if we are not getting to a kind of person we do not like it's better to not marry at all. I know a person's behaviour is all that matters no money no looks nothing matter it should be a good person i agree but what if i end up not like him ever , i am 28 but Marriage just scares me to the core and also what i am also being made to believe if i look for a average to a bit good looking person he will definitely cheat on me. genuine opinion welcomed please ignore rather than commenting bad.

Finding partner

Analyst 

Not sure if this is real. They released gaming feature, so this might not be far from happening. 

Influencers be like "I found love on LinkedIn. This is what it has taught me about B2B sales" 😆

If you can't find job, then find love instead 🤐

Analyst

Is it difficult to live without a partner or find the right one, especially when you are introverted, at the age of 29?

Singelhood

Technical Specialist

“When you’re young, you believe that there will be many people with whom you’ll connect with deeply. Later in life, you come to realize that it only happens a few times. A few moments, frozen in genuine beauty, where you look at someone and you know, from a place deep within yourself, that they are going to mean something to you, that they are rare.

When it comes to this kind of connection, it’s important to understand that energy cannot be created or destroyed — that is a scientific fact. If the depth is there, it cannot be denied, cannot slip through your fingers, cannot be something you successfully run away from due to fear of exposure or battle wounds. You can try to dismiss it, can try to stay protected and hidden from the warmth, but your hiding spot is never watertight — it always catches up to you.

And if it’s not meant to fit within the soul of you, if it’s simply not your love to hold, no amount of bargaining with your heart will anchor it. That is the beauty of discovering the things that stay, the things that fall into place. In a world of billions, in a world where we are all seeking connection but avoiding eye contact, there are remarkable points of impact where you manage to crash yourself into someone who ends up breaking through the exterior. Someone who makes contact with your heart, who grows roots within it. Together, you beat the odds.

If you have found human beings like this, I hope you protect them. I hope you risk your heart for what you feel. I hope you believe that you are worthy of something full, and pointed and real. I hope you never settle for less, because certain people are truly just rare, beautiful drops of borrowed light that find their way to you. You don't feel alien with them. The otherness never arrives. There isn't a version of yourself you have to shed in order to feel connected to them. They see you clearly. You are held there. (Continued...)

Extremely Beautiful quote on finding connection

Hi folks, this is an average looking single male in Bangalore, been so long since I talked to a female. Tried bumble, tinder, hinge, got a handsome total of 0 matches. 

How do u deal with it? Any other apps you can suggest?

How to find a partner?

Hello! 

I am 26y old currently living in Bengaluru, working in startups, fair compensation. I am looking to find a partner for the intention of marrying in around or less than 2 years of time. 
Have used Bumble and Hinge a lot, went to like 30+ dates in past 2 years, dated few girls but nothing serious came out of it - I think it’s the platform’s problem (anyways, there can be a separate debate for this)

There are old platforms like Shaadi.com, jeevansathi and new platform like betterhalf. I am not very sure on how to go about it? 

Can anyone guide me on this???

Where to find a partner for marriage?

Growth Manager

I don't know whether this is the right platform to post. I find myself in a unique situation where I am seeking for a companionship with a man who identifies as gay but has a straight appearance or someone who is asexual. I'm a techie and I am specifically looking for a partner who is in Bengaluru. It is important to me that this person does not have any plans for biological parenthood, as I am seeking a relationship that allows us to prioritize our individual goals and aspirations. But I'm okay with adoption or surrogacy in case the person wants to have a baby.

I am a confident and independent individual who values authenticity and open communication. I believe that this kind of arrangement can provide both parties with stability and support while allowing us to maintain our personal identities and freedom. Mutual respect and understanding are crucial elements for me in navigating this journey.

If you are a man who aligns with the qualities I am seeking and are interested in exploring the possibility of a companionship, I would be open to connecting and discussing our compatibility further. Let’s embark on this journey together with honesty, understanding, and a shared vision for our individual happiness and fulfilment.Please mail me at truecompanionship24@gmail.com if you want to connect further.

P.S: Straight people please don't judge me, I'm someone who is still in the closet due to some personal reasons.Many women who are lesbians by nature ended up getting married to men due to various reasons, social reason being predominant. I don't want to make anyone's life miserable and don't want to cheat someone so took this decision.

Looking for Gay in Bangalore who is still in the closet

How many in 30's struggling to find a life partner via matrimony apps,the only available option .... Hit the Like button 😂

Finding partner via matrimony

Help your brothers

Security Analyst

from a guy's point of view:

1. You will get rejected by girls you want and you will reject the girls who want you, it's an endless cycle. 

2. Caste/religion/job/location/money/face : everything matters.

3. When you start talking to a girl, assume she is already talking to 5 guys at least, that's how it works.

4. All the things you want in a person, will start vanishing with each person you talk to, so don't be rigid. You don't know what you want, it will keep changing.

5. People are going to lie about their age/salary/past etc, do your due diligence properly. They are going to pretend to be someone they are not.

6. Be ready for rejections and getting ghosted, hearing absurd rejection reasons.

7. They like to keep their options open, you are not their first priority, sooner you find that out the better or you need to put efforts to become their first priority. 

8. Keep your expectations to a minimum, otherwise it will become the reason behind your frustrations.

9. Don't be desperate. Keep your attention to a limit, if you gave too much, then you would come off as desperate and not likeable.

How to deal with it?
1. It is what it is.
2. If it didn't work, it wasn't meant to be.
3. No effort is a sign of no interest, stay away from such people. They are putting effort for someone else.

If you have someone in your life, keep them close, put in efforts, don't come to matrimony apps.

Matrimony Apps Saga

Senior software engineer

M29 / Never felt love ever in my entire life 

I’m a M/29 good looking , well educated and in a good paying job. All through my life I’ve never felt loved or been in a proper relationship. Ive been respected , valued but never really “loved “. Ive got a really good friends circle and good parents who love me but this is different . I’ve liked a couple of girls in the past , spoke to them for a while but never took off until a relationship level. I’m also not a person who would shoot a shot at every girl just to be in a relationship . 
Currently I feel really desperate to be loved . I love myself but there’s a constant desire to be loved by someone . sometimes even a small act of affection from opposite gender makes me wonder if it’s love . People would know constantly ask me why I’m single even after being a well qualified bachelor which hurts even more. Looking for some genuine advice how to get over this feeling or if this feeling is valid .

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