Moving for marriage can feel like stepping off a cliff with a parachute you packed in the dark. In this episode, we talk honestly about what that leap actually takes, beyond romance and optimism. Hiba shares her journey from Palestine to Canada and what she’d do differently now, while we unpack the questions single Muslims need to ask before relocating. We get real about red indicators like spiritualized pressure and vague promises, and green ones like clear plans, financial transparency, and...
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Moving for marriage can feel like stepping off a cliff with a parachute you packed in the dark. In this episode, we talk honestly about what that leap actually takes, beyond romance and optimism. Hiba shares her journey from Palestine to Canada and what she’d do differently now, while we unpack the questions single Muslims need to ask before relocating. We get real about red indicators like spiritualized pressure and vague promises, and green ones like clear plans, financial transparency, and...
What if the biggest risk to your marriage isn’t who you marry, but the family you marry into? Some singles over-optimize for it, rejecting solid matches because a mom feels “too involved” or a family looks unfamiliar. Others ignore it completely, assuming love will magically fix the in-laws later. In this episode, we tackle both extremes and how to find the sweet spot in between. Drawing from years of matchmaking and our own interracial marriage, we unpack real in-law dynamics across Muslim f...
Diary of a Matchmaker
Moving for marriage can feel like stepping off a cliff with a parachute you packed in the dark. In this episode, we talk honestly about what that leap actually takes, beyond romance and optimism. Hiba shares her journey from Palestine to Canada and what she’d do differently now, while we unpack the questions single Muslims need to ask before relocating. We get real about red indicators like spiritualized pressure and vague promises, and green ones like clear plans, financial transparency, and...
