Just had some douche message me on a matrimonial site, asking me to send over my biodata and have my mother call his.
Do people actually use the term biodata? I thought it was a joke term.
How do you guys feel about guys who want the girls’ mom to initiate contact and put in more of the effort? Now heard a couple stories of situations where the girls feel like their mom is having to do more of the work, when the girls’ family feels the guy’s mom should pursue more.
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Just ignore him
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Is Biodata another term for CV? I've seen people who do this....but mainly bengalis around here.
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Biodata is your CV, but it's also got your height, weight, and caste added to it.
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you have to go to HIM thru HIS MOTHER! send him your charge-sheet 
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Biodata is your CV, but it's also got your height, weight, and caste added to it.
Bloomin heck. So they can reject you for being a darky, fatty low-casted bovine BEFORE they see you :/
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Bloomin heck. So they can reject you for being a darky, fatty low-casted bovine BEFORE they see you :/
In desi land CV's, even for professional jobs have a passport sized picture of you attached to the corner. Imagine how hardcore the shadi CV picture is (I doubt it's hardcore. I think for guys it still just might be a picture for their ID card)
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PCG:
biodata is perfectly legit term and equivalent to CV.
In desi rishta process, usually boy's mom/family initiate contact/communication first.
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Actually I'm a bit familiar with that. Some of my frands have taken 'professional' (ha!) studio photos in all their glory to give with their CVs. Again, Bengalis friends not the Pakistani ones.
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I've heard the term bio data used alot, my aunts are getting pretty hardcore about finding rishtas for my cousins (1 down, 3 to go! Lol!), however, NEVER have I seen height, weight & caste mentioned anywhere! Mostly just name, age & education.. I guess to each his own!
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Biodata's equivalent in North America is 'Resume'...even better, you may call it a 'Profile' :)
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to be honest with you, asking biodata is kind of annoying for me. one of the girl’s family asked it and i was like what. because i never heard these kind of demands before. 
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Biodata is legit but it always smells FOB, or WFB (waiting for boat), I would send some info if you find him attractive. If you are on these matrimonial sites, you will get this often. ^^I don't see anything wrong with girls parents calling boy's parents to see if there is a match. Goodluck and lots of prayers for you!!
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Do you like the guy or not on whatever you know of him.
Forget about biodata/CV issue or his mom if not.
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^ This.
Everything becomes absolutely irrelevant as long as you see marriage potential in the guy mentioned. As much as you/we are clueless to what one has to go through on a usual scale and on a matrimonial site, you never know what the guy has to deal with on the same platter. You'll only know once you try, giving up has always been easier compared to initiating something that may well be a worthwhile experience in the end.
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Bloomin heck. So they can reject you for being a darky, fatty low-casted bovine BEFORE they see you :/
They tend to come with photo attached..
On the plus side whenever I've seen it done the guy and his family are also expected to make an effort.. not as one-sided as the tea-trolley situations where the onus is more on the girl.. Like Mad Hatter said I think it's more a Bengali thing (my SIL also had one to show my mum even tho it was a love marriage between her and my brother)..
It's like they do at dating agencies/marriage bureaus.. All the basic stuff there in black + white for you to mull over before deciding to meet..
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Isn't that whats supposed to happen on a matrimonial site? Like exchanging CV like things and stuff?
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^ Took the words out of my keyboard.
If one is going through a matrimonial site, one should be prepared for (and even) embrace such requests. It is a screening process (and both sides are free to screen). I have no doubt in 6 months we will be hearing good news.
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or you can show him your GS profile.
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:k: