Success stories

Rahim & Sadia Her father wrote first. We are glad he did. Sadia's father sent the first message, which I did not expect and did not mind. We wrote for two weeks before either of us saw a … Dhaka 7 weeks from first message to engagement Read their story

Imran & Nabila Two cities, one very long shortlist. I was in Chattogram and she was in Dhaka, and for a while that felt like the whole problem. It was not. The problem was that … Chattogram 11 weeks from first message to engagement Read their story

Tanvir & Ishrat We are both quiet people. It suited us. Neither of us is good at meeting strangers. A room with two families in it is my idea of a difficult evening, and I had already … Sylhet 5 weeks from first message to engagement Read their story

Arif & Farhana I asked about the number. That answer decided it. My first question to the site, before any of this, was what happens to my phone number. I had put it on two other places and … Khulna 9 weeks from first message to engagement Read their story

Sabbir & Tasnim My sister made the profile. I made her delete half of it. My sister made my profile while I was working nights, and the first version described a man I would not have married either. What mattered was … Rajshahi 14 weeks from first message to engagement Read their story

Mahmud & Rownak Married in Ashwin. Her grandmother approved of the paperwork. We are the newest of the couples on this page and I am told that shows. Six weeks from her first message to my mother telephoning … Dhaka 6 weeks from first message to engagement Read their story

Kamrul & Shirin I was widowed at twenty-nine. I got to say so in my own words. My husband died four years ago and after that every introduction began with somebody else explaining me to a stranger, in a lowered voice, as though … Barishal 10 weeks from first message to engagement Read their story

Rakib & Jesmin He met my family from a phone propped against a water jug. Rakib has been in Malaysia for six years and comes home for eighteen days in a year, which is a hard thing to build a marriage … Rangpur 12 weeks from first message to engagement Read their story

Nayeem & Sumaiya My brother ran the account. The site still asked me. My elder brother made the account and handled the messages, which is how it is done in our family and I did not object. What I … Cumilla 8 weeks from first message to engagement Read their story

Shafayet & Rubina We took a year. Nobody once asked us to hurry. We wrote in Boishakh, stopped for four months while my father was ill, and started again in Kartik as though nothing had been interrupted. That gap … Mymensingh 31 weeks from first message to engagement Read their story