"Matrimonial Preference" joke

There was a time when I used to carefully scan matrimonial advertisements, not to look for a wife but just to find out what others were looking for in their life-partners. I gave up wasting my time on them many years ago. When I casually glance at them I am surprised to find they are dividing the categories by caste, profession and nationality. The latest categorisation has been brought to my attention by T. R. Rishi; apparently living in South Delhi has acquired status of acceptability. Three ads from The Hindustan Times state clearly "residing in South Delhi. Preference for South Delhiites." One adds a clarification "affluent South Delhi family".

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