Sakshi Venkatraman is a reporter for NBC Asian America.
Athena Sobhan, 28, has been swiping for the better part of a decade on Tinder, Hinge, Bumble, OkCupid, Coffee Meets Bagel and even South Asian-focused dating apps like Dil Mil. But after more than five years, she feels like they’ve gotten markedly worse, and she’s ready for a different approach. “The apps suck so bad, it’s not even funny,” said Sobhan, who is Bangladeshi American and lives in Southern California. “I’ve gotten to the point where I don’t want to play games.
It also gave people a glimpse into the superficial, demeaning standards often demanded of women looking for a husband. Hopeful mother-in-laws, for example, asked that their daughter-in-law be a certain height, weight, caste or skin color. Some matchmakers here are trying to battle that perception. Radha Patel, 40, is a Dallas-based matchmaker and founder of the matchmaking service Single to Shaadi. Her services don’t filter by caste, color or astrological chart.
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