Finding a life partner in today’s world is quite a tough job. With the trend setting of online dating, things have become even more difficult for those who are looking for partners. A man in Birmingham, UK took matters too seriously and tried to make this process easier and just a little bit more humorous. He posted an advertisement on a billboard in his town reading, ‘Save me from arranged marriage’.
On the website in a welcome video Malik states: “Hi, I’m Malik. You may have seen my face on a billboard somewhere. I’m 29, and I live in La Vida, London. I’m an entrepreneur and a foodie and I’m religious.” He goes on to say that he is looking for a woman who is working on her deen (Arabic word for religion). The billboard later linked to his website.
He also claimed that he is open to any religious sentiments and also his future wife should able enough to keep with his family standards,”I come from a loud Punjabi family, so the banter has to be 100.” he added. To streamline the process of application, there is a form on the website that prospective brides can fill out to find out more details the advertisement read.
The website included of a normal FAQ section which consisted name, age, religious beliefs, etc. Malik also seems to be very a open minded as he is not against arranged marriage, but is keen to find someone on his own first.
In a statement to BBC, he said that he has received hundreds of messages and will look through them soon. The billboards went up on January 1st and will stay up till January 14th.
This is not the first time that someone used this method to find love. Earlier an 61 year old Beth from Massachusetts, US put up a billboard for her daughter Molly in times square to find a husband for her.
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