Matrimonial sites are truly creating a stir in what we refer to as ‘arranged marriages'. Men and women eligible for marriage have taken this task into their own hands rather than having their parents decide this for themselves. In these changing times, before anyone wonders whether this change is for the good or not, most are questioning whether it is even acceptable.

For one, matrimonial sites have the same bearings to the traditional route of finding a prospective marriage proposal. The auspicious process of the arranged marriages begins with the elders in the family hunting for the perfect match for the eligible men and women in the family. This process which in itself takes quite a long time became even more daunting for people who lived as a minority in certain countries. People may have moved to foreign land but the cultural values remain deep ingrained in them. However, the real problem here remains that of finding the perfect match overseas. The concept of ‘love marriage' is still deemed by the vast majority as something ‘prohibitive'. Parents still would prefer looking for their child's future and well being instead of making them independent enough to choose their own life partner.

Here is where the matrimonial sites come to aid those parents and those interested in Muslim marriage to find a large network of eligible men and women equally willing to make new affiliations. Long gone is the time when you'd opt for arranged marriages and wander door to door to find your soul mate. With matrimonial sites, finding your match has been simplified, and you don't even have to be scrutinized by the society for doing it against their preset norms.

Parents are at liberty to use these matrimonial sites in lieu of the traditional ‘door to door' bride/groom hunt. The trend from arranged marriage has clearly shifted to ‘love marriage' in that with time it has become increasingly difficult hunting for an eligible compatible man or woman. Muslim marriage sites prove helpful not only for men and women looking for their prospective life partner but for their parents as well. Most parents with the assent of their children prefer creating their profiles on Muslim social networking sites and finding the perfect match from the large pool of registered users.

Physical interaction is not necessarily needed when one uses social networking sites for this cause, and hence it cannot be deemed wrong by the society preaching strict prohibition on male female interaction before marriage. In these times, where trust has become an issue even within those closest to one another, it is better to want to know who one decides to spend their life with.