Helping someone get a match

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@allknowing (153544)
India
March 24, 2016 2:46am CST
I have registered with a matrimonial site just to help someone get a match. Falling in love and getting married is not quite so common this part of the globe. In any case a relationship needs to be built up from day one of one's married life as the platform on whatever mingling that one does before marriage vanishes and a new platform presents itself. We hear of so many broken marriages even after they had known each other for years before getting married. This friend of mine has a job in the UK and wants a partner who would be interested in settling down in the UK. I have not yet found anyone. What is your opinion going through matrimonial sites.
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@jaboUK (64346)
• United Kingdom
24 Mar 16
I suppose it's like anything else - you've just got to get lucky. I hope you manage to find a bride for your friend.
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
24 Mar 16
It's the other way around. Searching for a groom (lol)
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@jaboUK (64346)
• United Kingdom
24 Mar 16
@allknowing Oh right - sorry for making the wrong assumption.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
24 Mar 16
I know absolutely nothing about these sites. I know that many such sites exist, so there have to be a lot of potential users or the sites would never survive.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
24 Mar 16
@allknowing They must have worked for many people, but I suppose it is down to chance in the end.
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
24 Mar 16
These sites are existing since many years and as you say the fact that they have not disappeared shows that they could be helpful.
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
25 Mar 16
@Asylum That holds for every single marriage no matter how one landed there
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@epiffanie (11325)
• Australia
24 Mar 16
I didn't know that there is such a site.. But I have introduced two sets of couples in the past and both couples ended up happily married .. One couple I introduced to one another, ended up in divorce .. since then, I stopped match making .
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
26 Apr 16
I would have stopped also.
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
24 Mar 16
You should not have stopped as it is evident they did not work on their marriage. There is so much of work one needs to do for a marriage to be successful.
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@LadyDuck (502189)
• Italy
24 Mar 16
There is no difference with other ways to find a partner. I think you need to be lucky. My brother married after 10 years he met his girlfriend and they divorced after 14 years together. I married only after 8 months I knew my husband we are still together after 44 years.
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
26 Apr 16
You never know it just depends on the couple.
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
27 Apr 16
@Marcyaz As we can see not all marriages are successful.
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
24 Mar 16
I have always maintained it has a lot to do with how one works through making a marriage successful.
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@Lucky15 (37391)
• Philippines
24 Mar 16
not bad for me, they just have to get to know much better
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
26 Apr 16
Very true you have good onsite.
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
24 Mar 16
There are certain basic qualities one looks for in each other and with the help of that and with a bit of knowing each other marriages could be worked on for them to be successful.
@AkoPinay (11496)
• Philippines
24 Mar 16
Oh sorry I can't answer your question but I want to ask also if you can find me a partner who would be interested settling down in the Philippines
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
24 Mar 16
I am not a professional match maker, So sorry
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
26 Apr 16
I don't know of anyone. Sorry.
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
24 Mar 16
My friend went through one of those sites and the person she was corresponding with she found out in time was not who he said he was nor was he from her country so tell your friend to be very careful as there are scammers on them also.
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
26 Apr 16
@allknowing That is very true before saying I do.
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
24 Mar 16
There are several steps one needs to take before one says I do.
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@sjvg1976 (42727)
• Delhi, India
24 Mar 16
I don't believe on matrimonial sites as there are lots of people who provide wrong information.
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
26 Apr 16
Some do yes just be careful.
@ReiraLee (214)
• Singapore
24 Mar 16
I think in India, it is quite common right? Many of them go for arranged marriages, even some of my Indian friends here. I think it is okay, it is just another platform to get to know someone... just like chatting online.
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
26 Apr 16
I would guess so.
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