Marriages are treated like the Olympics in India. Most desi parents start training their kids for shaadi at a pretty young age. Some are taught to ace cooking, while others are trained for government jobs. The hustle is real! But how much of it really counts? What is it that makes someone ‘India’s most Eligible’? Shaadi.com has the answer!
The online matchmaking platform just released its very first edition of ‘India’s Most Eligible List’ and let me say that things just got super interesting! Read on to find out if you qualify as an “eligible” match:
1. Uski Government Job Hai!
Remember when you said “ewww” right after mom asked you to study for a government job? Yea, that has come to bite you in the back! The craze for government jobs is still going strong in India! While India’s most eligible woman is a Law Enforcement Officer, India’s most eligible man is a Civil servant. C’mon even you saw that last bit coming!
2. India Loves Big Bucks & It Cannot Lie
No government job? No worries. You are okay as long as you make big bucks. Precisely, 30 lakhs and above! Men earning
30 lakh+ p.a. automatically becomes 190% more desired. In women’s case, it makes them 17% more desired. This explains why techies who earn well are so sought after. Women in aviation have been getting some great rishtas too.
3. Werk It, Girl
If anyone tells you to quit your job after marriage, let that rishta go girl! The majority of desis find you eligible just the way you are i.e. employed and independent! In fact, non-working women are 31% less desired than those who work!
4. It’s An Equal Partnership
Men and women are now looking for partners with whom they can equally share life and financial responsibility. This makes the feminist in me so happy!
5. Take It Easy
While your relatives might be constantly asking “aur beta, shaadi kab hai”, I suggest you take it slow. Just like most Indians are! The age of singles registering on the matrimonial website has gone up by two years. Yasss!
6. Never Too Late To Find Love
Remember SRK’s dialogue from KKHH, ‘hum ek baar jeete hain, ek baar marte hain,shaadi bhi ek baar hoti hai, aur pyaar wo bhi ek baar hota hai’? Well sorry SRK, but that’s not true! Pyaar baar baar hota hai aur shaadi bhi and India understands that! Over 6,500 active members on the matrimonial site are aged 60+ yrs and ready to give love a second chance. How cool!
7. The Clock Is Ticking…
This is my fave finding from the report! Remember how women are constantly told that their “biological clock” is ticking? Turns out, it has no real impact on the shaadi prospects. In fact, it is the men who struggle to find a match after 35-36. What a fascinating turn of events!
Oh, before I conclude let me also tell you who is the “most undesirable” in India—unemployed men and women. Honestly, fair enough!
*BRB* gotta tell mom I’m an “eligible” match now!
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