{"id":364,"date":"2014-04-08T11:47:09","date_gmt":"2014-04-08T11:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trulymadly.com\/blog\/?p=364"},"modified":"2021-03-11T09:59:41","modified_gmt":"2021-03-11T09:59:41","slug":"usual-matchmakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trulymadly.com\/blog\/usual-matchmakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Not Your Usual Matchmakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello, everyone! We&#8217;ve had a rather interesting morning today, full of heavy discussions about\u00a0<strong>making choices this election, standing up for the right way to do things and taking responsibility instead of cribbing about the status quo.<\/strong><br \/>\nWe&#8217;re sure you&#8217;re excited about voting for change this time around, so while you&#8217;re in the mood to discuss issues that make a difference, we&#8217;d like to talk about matchmaking and how we plan to help it evolve into something that fits your modern world view.\u00a0<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nIn case you haven&#8217;t read <a title=\"Forbes Article\" href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/adamtanner\/2014\/04\/01\/just-be-glad-youre-not-online-dating-in-india\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">this<\/a> article by Forbes, here&#8217;s a quick list of what the world really thinks about the online matchmaking industry in India:<br \/>\n1. Parents lead whole process<br \/>\n2. Descriptions like\u00a0\u201cHe wants to get married to a nice decent girl, who is caring, soft spoken &amp; good at heart\u201d actually work.<br \/>\n3. Fake profiles are as common as mosquitoes in the Indian summer.<br \/>\n4. (Religion + Money + Caste) &gt; Love<br \/>\nWe at TrulyMadly, on the other hand, plan to break all these stereotypes with our fabulous new model! Here&#8217;s how:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/trulymadly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/8thap.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-367\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/trulymadly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/8thap.jpg?resize=600%2C865\" alt=\"8thap\" width=\"600\" height=\"865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/trulymadly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/8thap.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/trulymadly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/8thap.jpg?resize=208%2C300&amp;ssl=1 208w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/trulymadly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/8thap.jpg?resize=400%2C577&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/trulymadly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/8thap.jpg?resize=367%2C529&amp;ssl=1 367w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nWith TrulyMadly, we have come one step closer to #BreakingStereotypes about India and Indians. Help us out by giving us suggestions, sharing your story and telling us what you think.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hello, everyone! 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