Re: muslim speed dating
It probably was a good idea to cope with the societal situation, but just the fact that desi aunties interfere, and so many people are around you intruding on you and watching you (the desi factor), I don't think its such a great idea.
I think its somewhat contradictory too. These same desi families are NOT okay if their kid talks to someone or befriends someone for a relationship (non-physical, but romantic), and yet at the same time, its ok to sit there and evaluate my daughter for 7 minutes at a convention and figure out whether you're interested in sending over a proposal or not.
I don't get desi mentality. I don't see how that's being religious.