Guides
Guides for families
Practical, respectful guidance for families looking for a life partner, written by the Mafimo Editorial Team and checked against official sources.
- Finding a Partner for NRI Children: A Guide for Families How families in India can help a son or daughter abroad find a partner: time zones, residency questions, meeting in India, and avoiding NRI marriage fraud. Read guide
- How Parents Can Find a Match for Their Son or Daughter A practical guide for parents searching for a match for their son or daughter: agreeing priorities, involving your child, shortlisting and first calls. Read guide
- How to Choose a Safe, Reliable Matrimony App: A Checklist A checklist for choosing a safe, reliable matrimony app or site in India: verification, privacy, contact controls, family features, pricing and reporting. Read guide
- How to Verify a Matrimony Profile and Avoid Scams How to check a matrimony profile is genuine, the scams families face most often, red flags to walk away from, and how to report fraud in India. Read guide
- Inter-Faith Marriage in India: Special Marriage Act Basics How inter-faith couples can marry in India under the Special Marriage Act, 1954: eligibility, the 30-day notice, witnesses, documents, and talking to families. Read guide
- Kundali Matching Explained: Gun Milan and the 36 Gunas Kundali matching in plain words: how gun milan scores 36 gunas, what 18 points means, the eight kootas, manglik dosha, and how families use the result. Read guide
- Marriage After 35: A Practical Guide for You and Your Family Looking to marry after 35? How to adjust the search without lowering your standards, talk about children and plans, and how families can help. Read guide
- Marriage Biodata Format: What to Include and How to Write It How to write a marriage biodata: the format, what to include in each section, what to leave out, and tips for a biodata families trust. Read guide
- Questions to Ask at the First Family Meeting Questions to ask at the first meeting between two families, and between the two people, in an arranged marriage: values, work, family, money and plans. Read guide
- Second Marriage: A Practical, Stigma-Free Guide for Families A practical guide to a second marriage after divorce or the loss of a spouse: legal status, children, talking to families and writing an honest profile. Read guide
- What "Aadhaar Verified" Means on Mafimo, and What We Never See How Aadhaar offline verification works on Mafimo, what a verified badge tells you, what data is kept, and what we never store, such as the full Aadhaar number. Read guide