tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41829256200181105052024-03-08T18:00:29.531+10:00Arranged Marriage for the Modern Indian ManA 29-year old Australian/Indian Man, Mooli, struggles with his parents’ expectations of traditional arranged marriage and works through it every week with his sister, Star, and best friend, Bobby.Arranged Marriage for the Modern Indian Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12794314263027018396noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4182925620018110505.post-34115401892435223722019-02-20T17:49:00.001+10:002019-02-22T17:08:59.610+10:00Episode 24 - The Days After<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">After</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> an unplanned break due to other commitments, the team is back with a quick update on Mooli's two Arranged Marriage meetups. Was it really Sanskari vs Modern? Does he see either of them progressing further? Is he keen to meet more matches now? Listen and find out! (21:05)</span></div>
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Arranged Marriage for the Modern Indian Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12794314263027018396noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4182925620018110505.post-28197289914832800992018-12-01T15:59:00.000+10:002018-12-01T22:20:31.565+10:00Episode 23 - The Listener Interaction Experience<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Mooli reveals some interesting details about his conversations with his current match about Religion and a new match who also lives in Australia to Bobby and Star. A happy coincidence may also lead to Mooli's first real meeting with a match! </span><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">We finish off by responding to some long overdue listener emails</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> (44:05).</span></div>
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Arranged Marriage for the Modern Indian Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12794314263027018396noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4182925620018110505.post-74850345844184883402018-11-08T16:01:00.000+10:002018-12-01T15:38:11.932+10:00Episode 22 - On Cousins and Caste<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">An extra long episode this week, where we start off talking briefly about Mooli's match updates and his concerns about his Parents' reactions to any failures in his arranged marriage. Star and Mooli's cousin has a controversial marriage planned to someone outside of their caste and we discuss the reactions to this from their extended family. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Finally, we read a listener's letter about her own experiences with caste and the role it plays in relationships in modern India (45:53).</span></div>
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Arranged Marriage for the Modern Indian Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12794314263027018396noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4182925620018110505.post-67466175408983955902018-10-24T18:11:00.000+10:002018-10-25T02:11:58.772+10:00Episode 21 - How Not to Get an Arranged Marriage<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">With little to no action on the matches front, Star and Bobby try to give Mooli some (unrequited) advice in improving communication and to make better first impressions </span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">with his matches</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">. Mooli has some objections on using their experience from dating verbatim in the Arranged Marriage arena, but there is no doubt that he has room to improve! We also discuss potential Honeymoon periods in arranged marriage and if this is really going to be an issue for our Mooli (39:06).</span><br />
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Arranged Marriage for the Modern Indian Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12794314263027018396noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4182925620018110505.post-19796993639929549422018-10-18T01:32:00.000+10:002018-10-20T03:03:45.347+10:00Episode 20 - Matches Deux and Parental Relaxation<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">This quick episode comes after some effort to get us all together whilst being in three different time zones. Mooli catches everyone up on his two new matches and his conversations (or lack thereof) with them. His parents have also been unexpectedly chilled towards these two matches, but nobody thinks this will last! (20:08) </span><br />
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Arranged Marriage for the Modern Indian Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12794314263027018396noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4182925620018110505.post-26772581583427252322018-10-10T21:05:00.000+10:002018-10-18T01:22:38.491+10:00Episode 19 - Swoon Time and Healthy Outlets<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">After some false starts, the gang's all back together for Season 2. After catching up on how everyone has been, we move on to Mooli's updates with Meena and the pressures they faced when they were speaking. Mooli's dramas around his relationship with his parents also continue with some negotiation around his original conditions. We round things off with a small discussion about healthy outlets when going through stressful times. (36:06) </span><br />
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Arranged Marriage for the Modern Indian Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12794314263027018396noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4182925620018110505.post-51495557864559810632018-07-18T17:28:00.002+10:002018-07-31T17:05:54.601+10:00Episode 18 - Family Drama and Tinder Trauma<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Bobby's back for our season finale! Mooli and Star's extended family continues to provide great drama, this time in the form of a cancelled engagement. Mooli also talks us through his failed attempt at ghosting an old match, conversations with a hopeful new match and some Tinder mishaps. We round off the episode with a look to the next season (42:14). </span><br />
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Arranged Marriage for the Modern Indian Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12794314263027018396noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4182925620018110505.post-29823574096124847772018-07-11T20:14:00.002+10:002018-07-11T20:31:58.455+10:00Episode 17 - Ghosting Times Two<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Bobby's absence continues as Star talks to Mooli about his interactions with his last two matches. Their parents have been busy hunting for more matches and have noticed a strange behaviour in the online matrimonial world (38:01). </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Radhika, who is also being matched by her Parents, joins Mooli and Star to talk about her experiences so far in the Arranged Marriage world. We also hear about her previous long-term match and how things ended between them. This is Part 2 of 2. (26:13) </span></div>
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Arranged Marriage for the Modern Indian Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12794314263027018396noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4182925620018110505.post-32694590463904568862018-06-28T16:58:00.000+10:002018-06-28T19:20:39.795+10:00Episode 15 - The Other Side and Long-term Matches (Part 1)<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Radhika, who is also being matched by her Parents, joins Mooli and Star to talk about her experiences so far in the Arranged Marriage world. We also hear about her previous long-term match and how things ended between them. This is Part 1 of 2. (30:12) </span></div>
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Arranged Marriage for the Modern Indian Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12794314263027018396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4182925620018110505.post-89380928693690671582018-06-21T12:16:00.000+10:002018-06-21T16:04:56.528+10:00Episode 14 - A deal is (not) a deal<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">The parents have decided to push back against Mooli's conditions, and expect him to be married within the year. The gang discuss how realistic this even is, and talk about Mooli's latest match. (36:28) </span></div>
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Arranged Marriage for the Modern Indian Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12794314263027018396noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4182925620018110505.post-29826187362416408522018-06-06T14:31:00.000+10:002018-06-06T18:18:59.476+10:00Episode 13 - It's All in the Stars<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Did someone say horoscopes? The gang talk about the pervasiveness of horoscopes in arranged marriages in India. Star and Bobby match themselves up with their current partners to see if there's anything to it! (35:31)</span></div>
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Arranged Marriage for the Modern Indian Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12794314263027018396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4182925620018110505.post-88654969259417225542018-05-23T11:22:00.001+10:002018-05-24T14:38:54.685+10:00Episode 12 - Listener Emails Part 2<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">The Listener emails continue this week! We find out a bit more about the Team's opinion on equality, cheating and all the bullshizzles.(31:17)</span></div>
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Arranged Marriage for the Modern Indian Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12794314263027018396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4182925620018110505.post-22274955765564516972018-05-18T12:17:00.000+10:002018-05-18T12:36:41.201+10:00Episode 11 - Listener Emails Part 1<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">We've had a couple of great emails with lots of questions! This is Part 1 of 2 episodes with our response to these listener emails. Mooli gives us a quick update on his match situation before we get into the questions. (31:55)</span></div>
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Arranged Marriage for the Modern Indian Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12794314263027018396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4182925620018110505.post-35798622708632281692018-05-10T15:31:00.001+10:002018-05-10T16:45:22.865+10:00Episode 10 - The Proxy Breakup Episode<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Mooli tells Bobby and Star about how his Skype "date" went, his resulting conversations with this new match and his Parents' concerns about her. Is our Mooli experiencing some personal growth? He talks us through what he has learned from talking to several matches so far. (29:57)</span></div>
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Arranged Marriage for the Modern Indian Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12794314263027018396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4182925620018110505.post-40253287918123068732018-05-02T12:59:00.000+10:002018-05-02T18:06:18.040+10:00Episode 9 - What's my Age Again?<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">The Arranged Marriage team is back after their break! They talk about Mooli's Parents disappointment in his failure to close with his previous match and an introductory Skype session with a new match. Mooli reveals his Parent's issues finding a girl who meets his age criteria and some interesting conversations they've been having with other relatives. (38:52)</span></div>
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Arranged Marriage for the Modern Indian Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12794314263027018396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4182925620018110505.post-55122071129986248602018-04-11T18:06:00.000+10:002018-04-12T17:07:46.794+10:00Episode 8 - Matches be Crazy<span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Mooli
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marriage and Indian Weddings in general, and Bobby has some good news! (32:49)</span><br />
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Arranged Marriage for the Modern Indian Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12794314263027018396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4182925620018110505.post-2656973162189626392018-04-04T15:19:00.000+10:002018-04-04T17:08:24.876+10:00Episode 7 - Intimate Conversations<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre;">Star and Bobby break down Mooli's approach to talking to his matches </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre;">and suggest </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre;">how he could engage in more intimate conversations with them, particularly </span><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre;">about sex </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre;">and their attitudes towards it. </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">Star and Bobby find out to no one's surprise </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">that Mooli </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;">is </span><br />
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<span id="docs-internal-guid-0c25e533-bbd1-d331-dcc7-6ee494d43792" style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">"Naraina" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)<br />Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License<br />http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ </span>Arranged Marriage for the Modern Indian Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12794314263027018396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4182925620018110505.post-85859530552511539162018-03-28T13:55:00.000+10:002018-03-28T17:15:48.103+10:00Episode 6 - Non-Arranged Love<span id="docs-internal-guid-0c25e533-bbd1-d331-dcc7-6ee494d43792" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Our deep dive into the lives of hosts, Bobby and Star, continues with them telling us</span><br />
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Arranged Marriage for the Modern Indian Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12794314263027018396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4182925620018110505.post-1472654210257748352018-03-24T15:01:00.000+10:002018-03-26T01:22:33.075+10:00Episode 5 - Teenage Dreams<span id="docs-internal-guid-0c25e533-bbd1-d331-dcc7-6ee494d43792" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">The format is turned upside down this week and we find out about Star and Bobby's </span><br />
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<span id="docs-internal-guid-0c25e533-bbd1-d331-dcc7-6ee494d43792" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">"Naraina" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)<br />Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License<br />http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ </span>Arranged Marriage for the Modern Indian Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12794314263027018396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4182925620018110505.post-76785480918185243422018-03-14T12:46:00.000+10:002018-03-21T17:56:50.860+10:00Episode 4 - First Contact<span id="docs-internal-guid-0c25e533-bbd1-d331-dcc7-6ee494d43792" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Bobby has taken the day off, so the sibling show is on the road with Mooli and Star! They</span><br />
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<span id="docs-internal-guid-0c25e533-bbd1-d331-dcc7-6ee494d43792" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">"Naraina" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)<br />Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License<br />http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ </span>Arranged Marriage for the Modern Indian Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12794314263027018396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4182925620018110505.post-51128077178935491082018-03-07T12:45:00.000+10:002018-03-08T17:46:16.316+10:00Episode 3 - Show me the Matches!<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre;">The matches are finally here! Bobby, Star and Mooli discuss the parental reactions to </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre;">the </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre;">"conditions". </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre;">Mooli introduces his naming system for his matrimonial website </span><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre;">matches to </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre;">protect their </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre;">identities </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre;">and gives us some first reactions to these matches. </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre;">(29:31)</span><br />
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<span id="docs-internal-guid-0c25e533-bbd1-d331-dcc7-6ee494d43792" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">"Naraina" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)<br />Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License<br />http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ </span>Arranged Marriage for the Modern Indian Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12794314263027018396noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4182925620018110505.post-17864002037142446822018-02-28T12:36:00.001+10:002018-03-08T17:45:22.551+10:00Episode 2 - Conditions Galore<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre;">What were Mooli's conditions before agreeing to his Parent's offer to find him a bride?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre;">What is a Matrimonial Website and how do they facilitate an arranged marriage? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre;">Join Bobby, Star, and Mooli to find the answers to these questions and more on this week's </span><br />
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Arranged Marriage for the Modern Indian Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12794314263027018396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4182925620018110505.post-3969997164642201652018-02-22T14:39:00.001+10:002018-03-08T17:44:31.854+10:00Episode 1 - Lay of the Land<br />
<span id="docs-internal-guid-0c25e533-bbd1-d331-dcc7-6ee494d43792" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">In Episode 1, Bobby, Star, and Mooli discuss how arranged marriage currently works in </span><br />
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