I was in this matrimonial scene for 3 months then Though I was an unpaid member, alliances began plentying up once I registered with shaadi The website was well-established & the featured Success Stories very definitely encouraging Taiyeb was a Paid Member His sister-in-law had written to me in Jul first week showing interest I called her instantaneously, Things sounded assuring She helped me connect with Taiyeb who was working out of Mumbai, We exchanged 5-6 phone calls On talking,we found that we had shared our childhood in the same locality, studied in nearby schools,visited the same library / playground etc Our expectations were simple Religion was a common area of discussion since I was a new Revert/Convert to Islam & Taiyeb helped me getting educated more on those lines He had come down to see me on Jul 19 We mutually agreed to the proposal after our first meeting The families met in the subsequent weeks & expressed their consent as well Though, the wedding date was tentatively fixed for Dec\\\'09 then, My Transfer to Mumbai speedened things & we exchanged wedding vows on 2 Aug 2009 @ a Masjid in Chennai It was a simple Islamic traditional wedding as told in the holy book Taiyeb & family has welcomed me with love & support & I see that as a real blessing I dedicate my sincere thanks to shaadi.com for connecting us