Young Saudis Find Love Online
According to Asharq Alawsat, Young Saudis Turn to the Internet to Find Marriage, more and more young people from Saudi are finding life partners through the web:
A new technological revolution has hit Saudi Arabia, with young men and women searching for life partners via the internet. It appears that internet companies are proving to be fierce competitors to conventional matchmaking methods, which include marriage bureaus and family mediation. This new and unconventional method of finding a life partner, has been spreading throughout Saudi society over the past five years. Abu Omar, a Saudi young man from Al Khobar district supervises one of these marriage websites, explains that the internet services have begun to replace magazines. He states that since the internet is a more efficient method, it has become more popular and draws the attention of both men and women.
Ahmed, a young Saudi man who chose the internet as a tool to aid him in getting married said, ÂIÂm totally convinced of this method of getting married, and I find no embarrassment in endorsing it. Everyone wants to find a life partner, however the community finds unconventional methods of finding a partner as a failure and violation of customs and traditions. However, this is totally legitimate, since as we develop, so do circumstances and mentalitiesÂ.
So, how many men and women use such services online?
When asked which of the sexes was more likely to use the service, Abu Omar stated, ÂMen make up a greater percentage of the total number of users of the website. We have 212398 registered users, of which 167422 are men and 44889 are women. This is mainly due to the fact that women in our society face many restrictions in our conservative society; men on the other hand can enjoy all freedoms and can easily access the internet without supervision.
My father spent a year in Saudi and I still have a couple of cousins and an uncle living within the region, but I personally don’t know much about it. What little I know, is that it is a country that’s considered pretty conservative. If it’s true, then this is a breakthrough in the culture.
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