I Used A Halal Muslim Dating App And Discovered Why I’m Not Wife Material

I Used A Halal Muslim Dating App And Discovered Why I’m Not Wife Material

I’ll be honest, I’m not the best example of a Muslim. I try my best, but there’s definitely more I could be doing.

For example, I spend too much time on F-boys who’ll probably end up breaking my heart, when I should be seriously searching for a good Muslim man to marry and have my halal babies instead.

About Muzmatch

Launched in 2015, Muzmatch is designed to “help single Muslims find their perfect life partner”, with “300,000 users and more than 10 dating services in Albuquerque,000 successful matches across 164 countries”.

But within minutes of signing up, I realised Muzmatch was not Tinder for Muslims. While Tinder is all about hookups and casual dating, Muzmatch has one goal: to get you married ASAP.

Profile-building included questions about my ethnicity, sect (I had to Google what that was), and ideal age of marriage. I selected the ‘as soon as possible’ option, figuring it would speed up finding my soulmate.

The tagline “Keep things halal” reinforced itself throughout the signing-up process. Aside from stating how often I prayed, I had to rate my dress sense from ‘Modest’ to ‘Extremely modest’. …

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