{"id":378199,"date":"2022-09-22T11:42:05","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T06:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=378199"},"modified":"2022-09-22T11:42:05","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T06:42:05","slug":"viral-matrimonial-ad-has-twitter-erupt-with-jokes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/viral-matrimonial-ad-has-twitter-erupt-with-jokes\/","title":{"rendered":"Viral Matrimonial Ad Has Twitter Erupt With Jokes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mail-order spouses are still very much a thing in <em>desi<\/em> society even in this day and age. So, posting matrimonial ads is still a practice. However, recently as a matrimonial ad landed online and it has become a viral gaffe.<\/p>\n<p>A matrimonial ad in a newspaper went viral in India for its odd preference. A snip of the bizarre newspaper clipping found its way onto Twitter, and Netizens have so much to say.<\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"p-alsoread\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">ALSO READ<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/i-moved-from-canada-to-pakistan-and-heres-how-my-job-search-as-a-woman-is-going-so-far\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I Moved from Canada to Pakistan and Here&#8217;s How My Job Search As a Woman Is Going So Far<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n<p>The ad was posted looking for a groom. As per the printed ad, they require a groom for a 24-year-old girl who is described as \u2018fair and beautiful\u2019. Additionally, she has an MBA.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of her family background, the 24-year-old seemingly belongs to a rich family that owns a successful business. So, the groom should be an IAS or IPS officer, a working doctor, an industrialist, or a businessman from the same caste. However, &#8216;no software engineers&#8217;.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cFair beautiful MBA girl from a rich family business background. IAS\/IPS, working doctor (PG), industrialists\/businessman from the same caste, &#8230; Software engineers kindly do not call.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Not only does the bride\u2019s family have particular special professional demands but also caste preferences.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter definitely cracked jokes about the &#8216;no software engineers&#8217; part.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Matrimonial ad asks software engineers to \u2018kindly do not call\u2019, future of IT does not look so sound, jokes tech CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8_%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6_%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0917\u094b\u0926\u0940_\u092e\u0940\u0921\u093f\u092f\u093e_\u092c\u0915\u0935\u093e\u0938_\u092c\u0902\u0926_\u0915\u0930<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/softwareengineering?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#softwareengineering<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Trending?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Trending<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mYM75Cnk8J\">pic.twitter.com\/mYM75Cnk8J<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Younish P (@younishpthn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/younishpthn\/status\/1572233524752814080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 20, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Then there were other memes.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/ButVai\/status\/1058350452020920321<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Still Not Sure, Whether Its a Matrimonial Ad or A Relationship Advice To Girls. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/131gCEzJhD\">pic.twitter.com\/131gCEzJhD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; HarAnuragBasuNahiHota (@Anu_rag_Singh_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Anu_rag_Singh_\/status\/1277462600335294464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>People also shared some other ridiculous matrimonial ads.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/ravanatalks\/status\/1402104973467418628<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/awryaditi\/status\/1404665961718841347<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Guy is saying in his matrimonial ad that he got married once but didn\u2019t get laid. Is this enough details? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IXTyE1mzYK\">pic.twitter.com\/IXTyE1mzYK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nidheesh M K (@mknid) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mknid\/status\/1340540317754216449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"p-alsoread\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">ALSO READ<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/sindh-govt-insults-christian-community-with-job-ad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sindh Govt Insults Christian Community with Job Ad<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n<p>On the other hand, there were people pointing out the very real problems associated with these matrimonial ads and discriminatory demands.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/RichaChadha\/status\/1297800947058515968<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sickening that newspapers still carry matrimonial ads based on caste &amp; religion <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wkFiLfzbKq\">pic.twitter.com\/wkFiLfzbKq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Minhaz Merchant (@MinhazMerchant) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MinhazMerchant\/status\/1340598898671247364?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Then there were these people.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A feminist man said \u201cSee all matrimonial ads these days, how rich families still prefer unemployed women\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I would say \u201csee how women only chose a rich family to get married\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s very easy for feminists to twist narratives if the other side is ignorant. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Matrimony?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Matrimony<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LFPR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LFPR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \ud835\udc69\ud835\udc86\ud835\udc93\ud835\udc8d\ud835\udc8a\ud835\udc8f. (@BerlinFamilyman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BerlinFamilyman\/status\/1570056397240565761?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 14, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What do you think of this whole ordeal? Let us know in the comments below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mail-order spouses are still very much a thing in desi society even in this day and age. So, posting matrimonial ads is still a practice. However, recently as a matrimonial ad landed online and it has become a viral gaffe. A matrimonial ad in a newspaper went viral in India for its odd preference. A snip of the bizarre newspaper [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/viral-matrimonial-ad-has-twitter-erupt-with-jokes\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":378208,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1298,1292,1291],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-378199","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-culture","8":"category-humor","9":"category-social-media"},"wps_subtitle":"A matrimonial ad in a newspaper went viral in India for its odd preference.","img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/matrimonial-ad-meme-364x205.jpg",364,205,true],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/matrimonial-ad-meme-758x424.jpg",758,424,true],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/matrimonial-ad-meme.jpg",1000,560,false]},"author_name":"Ummara Sheraz","categories_name":["Culture","Humor","Social Media"],"title_text":"Viral Matrimonial Ad Has Twitter Erupt With Jokes","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=1298,1292,1291&exclude=378199","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/378199","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/53"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=378199"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/378199\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/378208"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=378199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=378199"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=378199"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=378199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}