Indian Matchmaking on Netflix - anyone watching?

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone explain why the dad of the Sikh divorced lady said 'no' to the biodata of the Sikh divorced guy with a kid and an American ex-wife? His son-in-law is AA. Also, is there a stigma against blended families among Indian families? What would happen to the children of women who marry another divorced guy?

Probably because her sikh husband must have cheated with an American. Dad probably thinks that Americans have loose morals and anyone picking up an American wife in the first place is also not a moral person.

Dad might think that this person must have cheated on his American wife.

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I don't think there was anything wrong with Rupam's dad's denial/reaction. He wants someone for his daughter who is connected to their community, faith, culture etc. He has certain standards that need to be met.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't think there was anything wrong with Rupam's dad's denial/reaction. He wants someone for his daughter who is connected to their community, faith, culture etc. He has certain standards that need to be met.

There's nothing wrong with having standards, but he does need to keep in mind that, as a divorced mother, his daughter is not going to meet the standards of many families in their community. It's not round one for her, so he and she should probably keep an open mind.

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone explain why the dad of the Sikh divorced lady said 'no' to the biodata of the Sikh divorced guy with a kid and an American ex-wife? His son-in-law is AA. Also, is there a stigma against blended families among Indian families? What would happen to the children of women who marry another divorced guy?

Probably because her sikh husband must have cheated with an American. Dad probably thinks that Americans have loose morals and anyone picking up an American wife in the first place is also not a moral person.

Bingo!

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Okay. I just started this so I’m not gonna read the thread til it’s over. Apart a is obnoxious, Nadia is sweet and Pradyhuman I do not think is on the market ... at least not on this market

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone explain why the dad of the Sikh divorced lady said 'no' to the biodata of the Sikh divorced guy with a kid and an American ex-wife? His son-in-law is AA. Also, is there a stigma against blended families among Indian families? What would happen to the children of women who marry another divorced guy?

Probably because her sikh husband must have cheated with an American. Dad probably thinks that Americans have loose morals and anyone picking up an American wife in the first place is also not a moral person.

Bingo!

+1. I also think the fact that the Sikh guy had an American ex-wife period didn’t sit well with Rupam’s dad. He probably saw it as a sign this guy wasn’t “fully” into the community, culture, and tradition. While it may certainly not be true, that would likely be Rupam’s dad’s reaction despite his AA son-in-law.

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I also didn’t think it was inappropriate of the Sikh dad to ask why the guy got divorced. That is important information and I don’t know why he wouldn’t ask that. I wouldn’t date anyone long term without knowing why they got divorced, much less get married right away.

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I noticed when they showed the bios for Pradhyumans first
Match, He had no entry for occupation while she did… Is he not working? Kind of working for that family jewelry business?

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Anonymous wrote:Nadia is gorgeous. No body but a face to die for

Oh she has the body too. Slim, tall, with curves? Her coloring and build are pretty ideal in Indian culture. Aparna is on her way to dumpy middle age.

She's already there. She's fat, she's arrogant, she isn't pretty, and she's uptight. Yes, she had a moment with the goat yoga, but that was just a moment, and then she was back to herself. Anyone else notice her TINY one-story house squished between two normal-sized houses? Or how she and her mom walked the dog in a stroller?

Aparna is a straight up bitch.

DH and I were also wondering why her house was so tiny. We laughed at the dog stroller. She definitely seems like a total b*tch. No personality whatsoever, and really unpleasant.

I thought it was very strange how they kept panting to the outside of her house – I did not notice them do that to any other participants. Couldn’t you essentially locate her house if you tried hard enough then? Not advocating this whatsoever, I just didn’t understand why the series showed it

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Anonymous wrote:Indian-American here. My DD and I watched this series and were addicted. It is like a train wreck that you cannot tear your eyes away from. OMG!!

I knew of families like Pradyumna's and Aditya's. These two basically held out for really good looking girls. The girls know the score. They will live in the lap of luxury as long as they stay home and raise the kids. Hideous and horrible. I loved the lawyer guy who ended up with the guyanese girl. Really nice.

Would love more comments from those who identify as Indian or Indian American, etc.! I am very curious how this show comes off to people of different backgrounds. I saw someone black on Twitter wrote that it was kind of refreshing to look at these issues through the lens of a different culture.

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I just found out that the matchmaker, Auntie Sima, is in a documentary on Amazon Prime called A Suitable Girl. I'll have to watch
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6604050/

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Anonymous wrote:SPOILER ALERT: this article is really interesting and provides updates on the current status of the matches now https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2020-07-18/netflixs-indian-matchmaking-hints-at-happily-ever-after-did-the-couples-last%3F_amp%3Dtrue

Don’t spoil it you POS

Ummm....don’t go to the website he/she provided.
And what’s up with the name calling?

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I loved the body acceptance and the overall looks acceptance (minus color/fair skin) on this show. No one was made to feel that they were not attractive enough or not thin enough to date or marry.

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Anonymous wrote:I loved the body acceptance and the overall looks acceptance (minus color/fair skin) on this show. No one was made to feel that they were not attractive enough or not thin enough to date or marry.

This is true. Looks and even personality seem to take a backseat to everything else. They have a weird fixation on height that I never realized.

Fascinating show. My best friend is married to an Indo-Guyanese guy and through work I have met a few different Guyanese colleagues. One colleague identifies as white and both my best friend's husband who looks South Asian and my two colleagues who look black identify as mixed. I was surprised to read in this thread about how there was little intermixing in guyanese society, and I was surprised at how Nadia was going on about being 100% Indian. Maybe it is a class thing or my bff's husband is unusual.

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone actually think Rushali, the model Pradhyuman liked, is pretty? She’s fair and that’s a big deal for Indians but she has a hook nose and a manly face. I think she looks worse than Aparna, who’s not attractive.

I think she was photogenic but she was not not pretty. She had a good enough face but the hook nose was too much, I don't think the family would have liked her because she was not from the same community. Jewellers tend to marry daughters of other jewellers. I think the model did not bring much wealth or connection to the table.

I thought she was pretty head-on, but also agree that her nose is unattractive.