Indian Matchmaking on Netflix - anyone watching?

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Anonymous wrote:Why does watching this show make me want to order Indian food?

You are not the only one! The food scenes made me startving while watching at midnight!

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How has nobody mentioned the "life coach" that Sima Auntie sent some of them to? She was a THERAPIST. Just say the word. THERAPIST. There should be no shame, but I got the sense that "life coach" is more acceptable in Indian culture.

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Anonymous wrote:I am an Indian man and I think Aparna is hot.

I would make her my wife.

Aparna I am here for you!

I doubt you are an Indian man. She is quite bad looking.

Stop talking that way about my queen. Aparna I will bring you champagne and chocolates and buy you beautiful dresses and jewelry. I think she is exquisite.

Shut up, Aparna. We see you.

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Anonymous wrote:How has nobody mentioned the "life coach" that Sima Auntie sent some of them to? She was a THERAPIST. Just say the word. THERAPIST. There should be no shame, but I got the sense that "life coach" is more acceptable in Indian culture.

I get the sense that you take reality TV way too seriously. Anything else you gleaned from Indian culture from a TV show? I've learned a lot about White Americans from TV shows too. The Bravo channel is my gateway into American culture. Oh and the Jerry Springer show and Maury. I mean those shows were amazing and I've learned so much about American culture.

I've also learned that Americans LOVE therapists and that it's common to begin sending their children to them at an early age. I have many friends from all over the world and it seems no other country loves therapists as much as Americans. They are available and around in other countries but here it seems like everyone has their therapy appointments. It's like a dental appointment for the brain. I like it. It just hasn't caught on around the world yet.

Strange though how despite such widespread use of therapists there is still so much mental illness in this country that everyone says is ignored. I mean so many mentally ill white men and school students shooting up people with guns. Such a paradox how mental illness is ignored yet therapy is so common.

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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.

Isn’t this hypocritical?

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Someone else brought up how much of the exterior of Aparna's house was shown. It really was and I wondered about that and how it would play to the "average American."

Houston real estate is relatively cheap, so we are not talking about Arlington, VA. Her house really isn't that nice -- the house itself, the decor, or anything about it. At some point they show her clinking wine glasses with her "friends" (how do they tolerate her?) and the glasses look like she got them off of the Pier 1 clearance rack.

I wouldn't judge her for it EXCEPT that she holds herself out as having the highest of standards and nothing being good enough. She supposedly a successful attorney but she does not present that way at all, especially her home. She's been a successful lawyer for 10 years and has a home that needs a shabby chic makeover.

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Anonymous wrote:Just finished season 1. Couldn't get enough.

-40 something indian immigrant that had a love marriage

I love it too. I hope the make another season!

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Anonymous wrote:Someone else brought up how much of the exterior of Aparna's house was shown. It really was and I wondered about that and how it would play to the "average American."

Houston real estate is relatively cheap, so we are not talking about Arlington, VA. Her house really isn't that nice -- the house itself, the decor, or anything about it. At some point they show her clinking wine glasses with her "friends" (how do they tolerate her?) and the glasses look like she got them off of the Pier 1 clearance rack.

I wouldn't judge her for it EXCEPT that she holds herself out as having the highest of standards and nothing being good enough. She supposedly a successful attorney but she does not present that way at all, especially her home. She's been a successful lawyer for 10 years and has a home that needs a shabby chic makeover.

Hahaha, I totally thought the same thing!

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Anonymous wrote:Someone else brought up how much of the exterior of Aparna's house was shown. It really was and I wondered about that and how it would play to the "average American."

Houston real estate is relatively cheap, so we are not talking about Arlington, VA. Her house really isn't that nice -- the house itself, the decor, or anything about it. At some point they show her clinking wine glasses with her "friends" (how do they tolerate her?) and the glasses look like she got them off of the Pier 1 clearance rack.

I wouldn't judge her for it EXCEPT that she holds herself out as having the highest of standards and nothing being good enough. She supposedly a successful attorney but she does not present that way at all, especially her home. She's been a successful lawyer for 10 years and has a home that needs a shabby chic makeover.

I agree her decor was cheap and tacky, but if you check out her Instagram, it's clear she spends a lot on travel.

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Anonymous wrote: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/

Thanks for posting this. I watched it tonight. It was less polished than the show but still interesting. I was surprised how dreary and old-school Sima's daughter's match was though.

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Anonymous wrote:Someone else brought up how much of the exterior of Aparna's house was shown. It really was and I wondered about that and how it would play to the "average American."

Houston real estate is relatively cheap, so we are not talking about Arlington, VA. Her house really isn't that nice -- the house itself, the decor, or anything about it. At some point they show her clinking wine glasses with her "friends" (how do they tolerate her?) and the glasses look like she got them off of the Pier 1 clearance rack.

I wouldn't judge her for it EXCEPT that she holds herself out as having the highest of standards and nothing being good enough. She supposedly a successful attorney but she does not present that way at all, especially her home. She's been a successful lawyer for 10 years and has a home that needs a shabby chic makeover.

I agree her decor was cheap and tacky, but if you check out her Instagram, it's clear she spends a lot on travel.

She’s an in-house lawyer in Texas. Does she even break six figures? Either she is in a ton of debt between law school, house and travel, or her mom is bankrolling her lifestyle.

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Anonymous wrote:Someone else brought up how much of the exterior of Aparna's house was shown. It really was and I wondered about that and how it would play to the "average American."

Houston real estate is relatively cheap, so we are not talking about Arlington, VA. Her house really isn't that nice -- the house itself, the decor, or anything about it. At some point they show her clinking wine glasses with her "friends" (how do they tolerate her?) and the glasses look like she got them off of the Pier 1 clearance rack.

I wouldn't judge her for it EXCEPT that she holds herself out as having the highest of standards and nothing being good enough. She supposedly a successful attorney but she does not present that way at all, especially her home. She's been a successful lawyer for 10 years and has a home that needs a shabby chic makeover.

I agree her decor was cheap and tacky, but if you check out her Instagram, it's clear she spends a lot on travel.

She’s an in-house lawyer in Texas. Does she even break six figures? Either she is in a ton of debt between law school, house and travel, or her mom is bankrolling her lifestyle.

I thought she lived with her mom? Is it her house or her mom's house?

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Pradhyuman is not gay. Y’all are whack. Straight guys like clothing too, and it’s less taboo outside of American.

-a gay person.

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Anonymous wrote:Pradhyuman is not gay. Y’all are whack. Straight guys like clothing too, and it’s less taboo outside of American.

-a gay person.

Yeah I didn't get gay either, I got dandy.

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Anonymous wrote:Pradhyuman is not gay. Y’all are whack. Straight guys like clothing too, and it’s less taboo outside of American.

-a gay person.

It's not the clothing. It's that he couldn't find any of the girls presented to him attractive. Like 150. It's not that he's not attracted to 150 women, it's that he's not attracted to women--period.