Matchmaking
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Matchmaking is the process of pairing two or more people together, usually for the purpose of marriage, in which case the intermediary or matchmaker is also known as a marriage broker. Matchmaking may
Gerard van Honthorst, The Match-Maker (1625)
Traditional matchmaking is a usual folk program in Russian museums.
Matchmakers sitting on either side of the bride and groom in this Japanese wedding photo
Marriage market
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A marriage market is a public place where parents list advertisements for their children with the aim of finding a marital spouse for them. People then congregate there and read the listings, often in
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Parents browse marriage classified ads at the Shanghai Marriage Market
In India, matrimonial websites serve the purpose of a marriage market