Matrimonial website
Matrimonial websites or marriage websites or matrimonial apps or marriage apps are websites that allow users to meet individuals to establish a relationship that leads to marriage.Das, Sreashi. "Shifts in Perceived Control in Indian Matrimonial Websites" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the NCA 94th Annual Convention, TBA, San Diego, CADatta, Damayanti. [http://indiatoday.intoday.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5743&issueid=46 Netrimony: The new mating game]. India Today. 13 Mar 2008. Matrimonial websites contrast with dating websites in that matrimonial websites have marriage as the goal of the meeting of two persons, rather than short-term or casual relationships.{{cite web |last1=Madhukar |first1=Jayanthi |title=Why has Gen Z turned to matrimonial apps to find meaningful dates? |url=https://lifestyle.livemint.com/relationships/it-s-complicated/gen-z-matrimonial-apps-meaningful-relationships-dating-fatigue-111700809899917.html |publisher=Mint |access-date=22 October 2024 |language=en |date=24 November 2023}}
Usage
Matrimonial sites register users, after which they are able to upload their profiles onto a searchable database maintained by the website. Those users looking to find suitors search the database with customized searches that typically include nationality, age, gender, religion, and geographic location, as well as the availability of photographs.{{cite book |last1=Kalyanam |first1=Chandran |title=Seeking an Alliance |date=2004 |isbn=978-0-595-31384-6 |page=48 |language=en |quote=All cover the basic fields such as age, religion, and area of residence.}}
In addition to being popular in Eastern Europe (particularly Russia and Ukraine), matrimonial sites are popular in South Asia (India, Pakistan and Bangladesh) and among South Asians settled overseas.{{cite book |last1=Karis |first1=Terri A. |last2=Killian |first2=Kyle D. |title=Intercultural Couples: Exploring Diversity in Intimate Relationships |date=14 February 2011 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-136-91542-0 |language=en}}{{cite book |last1=Charsley |first1=Katharine |title=Transnational Pakistani Connections: Marrying 'Back Home' |date=2013 |publisher=Routledge}}{{cite book |last1=Zug |first1=Marcia A. |title=Buying a Bride: An Engaging History of Mail-Order Matches |date=7 June 2016 |publisher=NYU Press |isbn=978-0-8147-7181-5 |page=222 |language=en}} According to the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry in India, the online matrimony business is expected to be a $250 Million business by 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2014/12/17/saying-i-do-goes-high-tech-in-india.html|title=Saying 'I do' goes high-tech in India|first=Gauri Bhatia special to|last=CNBC.com|date=December 17, 2014|website=CNBC}} According to The New York Times, there are over 1500 matrimonial websites in India.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/10/world/asia/reader-tips-on-finding-a-partner-using-indian-marriage-sites.html|title=Reader Tips on Finding a Partner Using Indian Marriage Sites|first=Shreeya|last=Sinha|newspaper=The New York Times |date=May 9, 2015}} Matrimonial websites have been used often by men in the West for the purposes of marriage tourism, and by people in Eastern Europe and South Asia for the purpose of finding a spouse overseas.
Criticism
There have been reports of abuse of information obtained from matrimonial websites.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090413005836/http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/07/stories/2008110757241200.htm] Blasts accused used fake documents to get SIM cards{{cite web |url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/how-im-used-wouldbe-grooms/382295/ |title=How IM used would-be grooms - Express India |access-date=2008-11-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010102751/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/how-im-used-wouldbe-grooms/382295/ |archive-date=2012-10-10 }} How IM used would-be groomsMan forges divorce papers, marries 6 girls in 2 yrs http://ibnlive.in.com/news/man-forges-divorce-papers-marries-6-girls-in-2-yrs/100115-3.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090831141035/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/man-forges-divorce-papers-marries-6-girls-in-2-yrs/100115-3.html |date=2009-08-31 }}
See also
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Further reading
- {{Cite journal|author1=Adams, Paul C. |author2=Ghose, Rina |name-list-style=amp |journal=Progress in Human Geography|volume=27|issue=4|date=August 2003|pages=414–437(24)|title=India.com: the construction of a space between|publisher=SAGE Publications|doi=10.1191/0309132503ph437oa|s2cid=146524440 }}
- {{Cite news|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020506/login/main1.htm|work=The Tribune|title=Shehnai please, it's Webbing time|author=Peeyush Agnihotri|date=2002-05-06}}
- {{Cite news|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20041218/saturday/main1.htm|work=The Tribune|title=The mating Game|author=Gitanjali Sharma|date=2004-12-18}}
- {{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/00/08/circuits/articles/17matr.html|work=The Tribune|title=Arranged Marriages, Minus the Parents|date=2000-08-17|author=Reena Jana}}
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