A dating app CEO has sparked a discussion online after sharing how a man rejected potential matches because they had tattoos.
Jasveer Singh, co-founder and CEO of Knot Dating, shared the incident in a post on X. He said that running a matrimony platform means hearing various requirements from users, including preferences related to height, salary, colour, education and profession. "All of this is very common," he wrote.
However, the CEO said that one recent request surprised him. He shared that one of the platform's premium members had already been matched with a few profiles. As part of the usual process, a match advisor asked him for feedback. "The guy was very, very clear - 'I don't want to get married to any girl who has a tattoo,'" Singh said.
He wrote that the incident made him wonder how such a preference could be included in the matchmaking process. "I was just thinking, how do you even filter out the tattoo part? You cannot create another filter and start asking everyone, 'Do you have a tattoo or not?'" he wrote.
He added that he had heard "all kinds of requirements" from people looking for a partner, but this particular one was new to him.
Social media reactions
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{{/usCountry}}The post sparked a discussion among users, with some saying that such preferences should be discussed directly between prospective partners rather than added as matchmaking filters.
One user wrote, "There will be no end to adding fields then- hair and dental implants etc. While it may be important but the guy and girl have to discuss these things out in a friendly way."
"Every Tattoo has a history behind it. You can surely ask your prospective partner why they got a Tattoo - what was the reason for getting Tattooed," commented another.
"Sounds like he's shopping in a supermarket. Ask him to check: his daadi or par-daadi almost certainly has/had a tattoo," wrote a third user.
However, some users said the man's preference was not necessarily unusual.
"Actually, not very strange requirement. Even companies don't take in tattoed employees," one user commented.
"Tattoos (both on boy or girl) are red flag in many middle class home," wrote another.