53: Arranged Marriage, Dating & Billionaires feat. Nadia Jagessar of Indian Matchmaking

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This episode features Nadia Jagessar of Indian Matchmaking. She talks about dating, her experience as an immigrant and a southeast Asian millennial, cultural identity and how it affected her life.</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Getting to know Nadia Jagessar [3:10]</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“ It took me after college to realize how my story is unique, I am unique, and that it was a benefit for me growing up. I just saw myself as being different from others.”</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The Indian Matchmaking Opportunity [5:06]</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I’ve got nothing to lose, and I’ve tried so many forms of dating. I did it, and 6 months later, that was it.”</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">What She Learned from Her Time on Indian Matchmaking [11:04]</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Some things are done purposefully. I needed to have those happen. It’s learning that I need to put my foot down and stand up for myself.”</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Situationships and Relationships [16:33]</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“When is this going to work? When is someone going to stick? But you know, it's always redirecting you to a more aligned person of you.”</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Dating Before Indian Matchmaking and After [20:40]</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I went into situations with really low expectations because I get disappointed easily when things don’t work out how I beautifully painted them in my head. Going on dates now, I’m careful on what I’m sharing.”</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font