Re: matrimonial websites
shaadi.com is quite a large site , they are very strong in their marketing , you will definitely find some good people there ... there's nikah.com as well that i heard good things about.
Basically you get invitations from other people to contact you , you have to either accept them or reject them. if its someone totally different to your requirements just reject their invite, so you dont waste your time on unwanted issues.
When you do converse with someone, dont give away your entire details in the first go, when i was helping a friend look for the right match, first email exchange was a general overview of my friends family, and the boy would give his families overview... second exchange of conversation was mostly about involving the elders and getting the boy's telephone number and perhaps give your dad or brother or mother's number ... from there the online conversation ends, and the usual rishta process begins , if the phone conversation goes well , invite the families and so on ...
you just got to be aware of those people who will say" i want to know you first before involving my family " ... thats a clear indication that the guy will give you crap... so stay away from such idiots ... the fact of the matter is that one or two conversations are fine , but if someone wants to start a dating process that will put you in a risk situation.
the guys who are mature enough will realise that there are ample opportunties for both the girl and the guy to know each other even after their families are introduced. So there is no point putting yourself at risk online with a guy you dont know about.
Hope this helps ...