Muslim Matchmaker (2025) s01e04 Episode Script

1
[upbeat pop music playing,
Robbie Nevil "Crash Into Me"]
Crash into my heart ♪
So everywhere I am ♪
Is everywhere you are ♪
[song concludes]
Um, I think we should start
with sound therapy.
I want to help myself manifest
my highest self, right?
[soft mystical music playing]
[Fulani]
Going into this third date,
I'm looking forward to
and I'm really open
to finding that connection.
The purpose to go see her
where she lives is just
[inhales deeply] get a feel
for what her life is like,
what she has going on,
and what her relationship
is like
with her environment
and community.
[Omniya] Tay is going
to be the sound therapist.
[Tay] Focus on the mind,
the body, and the spirit.
We are going within.
We are breathing.
Bringing you back into harmony.
The venue, the atmosphere,
everything was tight, honestly.
I don't know,
something spiritual happening.
It's kind of a vibe.
But right now,
it's about the connection.
And, you know, I'm hoping that
something
can manifest itself there.
Then we'll just inform
the next steps.
[Omniya] Okay,
so, this project, right?
So, what you do
is you decorate the pot
using characteristics
that you wanna work on.
-[Fulani] Yeah.
-[Omniya] And as you're watering
and growing these,
you're also watering and growing
the characteristics
that you wanna work on.
It's like
the best activity ever.
-Thanks, Fulani.
-[Fulani] You know?
-Hype me up, hype me up.
-[chuckles]
[Paige] Welcome to the hot seat.
-[soft dramatic music playing]
-Man. Right, right? I'm here.
I will answer
all of your questions
with 100% honesty.
[Quay] Okay, good.
So, I guess, like,
um, like the qualities
in a partner.
What qualities
can you bring to Omniya
if you guys are getting
to know each other?
I mean, number one, I'm cute,
and I'm a comedy genius.
-You know, you all right.
-Super funny.
-[Omniya laughs]
-Hella funny.
[Paige] I don't think you're funnier
than my best friend, though.
[Quay] Oh!
I'm a I'm low-key a comedian.
Give me a second.
Let me cook. Let me work.
-[all laugh]
-Honestly
Here's the thing,
here's the thing.
-I am someone I'm a giver.
-[music fades]
[Fulani] I am malleable.
The first thing I ever wanted
to be was a father.
And that came from the observation
of my father
and the relationship
that I've had.
-Family is everything.
-[pensive music playing]
My father and my mother
converted to Islam
when they were around their 20s.
I had a great childhood.
And a lot of the best things
about me
are because of the dynamic I had
within the household.
What is your career?
So, I work in marketing
and content development.
I also teach
photography classes as well.
-But, who knows?
-[music fades]
I might become a potato farmer
-later on.
-[all laugh]
-[Fulani] You know?
-[Tay chuckles] I love it.
[Paige] But, like, how do you go
from that to a potato farmer?
When I was younger, I really had
to come to terms with the fact
-that I am not what I do.
-[uplifting music playing]
[Fulani] Don't be too tethered
to the material things,
because everything is fleeting
except the source.
-[Tay] Mm.
-[Fulani] You know what I mean?
-[Paige] Wow.
-I like you.
[Omniya chuckles]
I feel like he comes
with a really great foundation.
I do like his upbringing.
I do like his intention
with his faith.
-[Quay] Do you have friends?
-Do I have friends?
-I have a bunch of friends.
-[Paige chuckles] A brother?
[Quay] Available friends?
Single friends?
-I do.
-[Quay chuckles]
And they all cute.
[all laugh]
-[music fades]
-[Fulani] Love go crazy.
-Commitment goes crazy.
-[Quay] Yeah.
There is no greater relationship
that a human can have
except one that is closely
tethered to another.
Um, you know what's funny?
I was engaged when I was 19.
[whimsical music playing]
[Fulani] She was somebody that
She was just super talented,
whatever, had a bunch going on.
And, I don't know,
I got this weird power
where if I like you,
you're super cute
all the time to me.
Like, you're just
I'm like, you're just cute.
[Yasmin] Talking about an ex
in front of friends
can make another person
feel pretty insecure.
And with Omniya,
she's already on the fence
about whether or not
he's into her.
[Fulani] And every day,
I was always happy
to be in her presence.
You know what I mean? Um
[music fades]
[theme music playing]
[music concludes]
[upbeat instrumental
music playing]
My name's Uneeb.
I'm 40. I'm from New Jersey,
and I'm a pre-construction
engineering manager.
A lot of my friends are meeting
their partners on apps,
and a lot of them have
horror stories.
[restaurant worker] I'm sorry.
How are you doing?
Hey, I'm good, man.
How you doing?
Also, I don't feel like
my personality
comes across the way
it's meant to on the dating app.
I am just a nerdy kid
telling corny jokes on the way.
Uh, let me get a bacon,
egg, and cheese. Hold the bacon.
If I hold the bacon,
I may burn my hands.
[groans in jest]
You know, I'm not gonna go
to a bar and meet somebody
who shares my values
when it comes to Islam.
I think that you should use
every avenue available to you,
whether it's apps,
whether it's matchmaking,
whether it's going to the mosque
with a sign on saying
[laughs]
"Will marry for food."
[laughs]
[mellow music playing]
[Uneeb] Should I help?
[Kiran] Listen,
you're gonna have to learn
how to make chai
for your future wife.
[Uneeb] I know how to make chai.
I just make it for one person.
-[both laugh]
-Okay. Oh, my God.
[Uneeb] So, Kiran is,
uh, a neighbor of mine
that I've known for a long time.
Me and her
are around the same age,
and we've been through
the same thing
when it comes to, you know,
trying to find somebody.
We're like family.
[Kiran] That's good.
-[Uneeb] All right. See?
-And let's do one more mug.
All right, doing good.
-Look at that.
-[Kiran] Solid B-plus.
[Uneeb]
You get married or chai trying.
-[both laugh]
-[Kiran] Oh, my God.
And now, any idea
-what that last step might be?
-Sugar!
-[Kiran] There you go. Good job.
-[Uneeb] There we go.
[Kiran] I hope your wife,
future wife, appreciates this.
[Uneeb] And then
about nine teaspoons for me.
-There you go.
-[Kiran] Okay, let's swap out.
-So, are you excited?
-[music fades]
How are you feeling
about the matchmaker coming?
Are you nervous? Are you
What are you What are we thinking?
[Uneeb] I'm pretty excited.
I just hope that she doesn't
take one look at me and goes,
-"Never mind."
-[both laugh]
[Kiran] So, what do you think
you're the most nervous about?
Um, meeting the person
and saying something stupid.
You're definitely
gonna say something stupid,
-but that's part of the process.
-Yeah. [laughs]
I'm pretty sure my dad jokes
are going to scare her off.
-[chuckles]
-No. Dad jokes,
I feel like that's,
like, in right now, isn't it?
All the memes
and everything out there?
You never know. You never know.
As far as all of your
nerd culture and all the things
that you love, is that something
that you feel like
you're gonna
put on full display?
I am the kind of person,
I'll I won't change who I am,
but I just want someone
to tolerate it.
They don't have to love
the same things I love.
Just tolerate me loving them.
Regardless of what happens,
it's okay.
Enjoy the process. Have fun.
-And know that you're awesome.
-Yeah.
I mean, it's a scary process.
-But if you're not
-[Kiran] I know.
You know Anything worth
having is a little scary, right?
-[Kiran] Exactly.
-[Uneeb] No.
[doorbell ringing]
I guess she's here.
Are you excited?
-Let's go.
-All right, make this happen.
-Let's get you married.
-Let's go.
-[chuckles] Inshallah.
-[Kiran chuckles] Inshallah.
[uplifting music playing]
[doorbell ringing]
-[Kiran] Hi. Nice to meet you.
-Assalamu alaikum.
-Hi. Nice to meet you.
-Nice to meet you.
-I'm so excited.
-Here, I'll grab a seat for you.
These are good husband skills.
Do that on your future date.
[chuckles]
-Let me put that in my notes.
-[all laugh]
I finally met Hoda, and I think
she's someone who really cares
about her clients,
and I feel like that'll go far.
And I also know that, like,
my jokes are very, very corny,
so, like, hopefully
she doesn't get vertigo
from rolling her eyes at me.
[chuckles]
-[Hoda] This your family?
-[Uneeb] Yes, that's my brother
and sister-in-law,
and then also
my youngest brother.
[Hoda] Aw. Mashallah.
That was at my middle
brother's wedding.
He got married before me,
and then my youngest brother
also got married before me,
so I'm kind of slow
a little slow in this process.
My brother,
he met his wife at a wedding.
They got to know
each other a little while,
and, you know, they were like,
"We want to get married."
And my parents were like,
"No, you can't,
because Uneeb needs
to get married first."
And I was like,
"No, we're not doing that."
And it's a good thing
they didn't wait [chuckles]
'cause I'm still single.
Why do you think now is, like,
the right time to meet someone?
I feel like I'm at that age
where, like, you know,
I want to be with someone
for the rest of my life.
I need that partner.
Like, the multiverse, right?
-Like, we don't know where we're gonna go.
-[chuckles]
There's probably
different versions of me
in a universe where, like,
we've already gotten married.
[laughs] It's all worked out.
We want the best timeline
and that's the one
where I get married. [laughs]
Inshallah. Inshallah.
-[Uneeb] Inshallah.
-God willing. [inhales]
I'm curious. So, what is your,
like, relationship experience
like so far?
The last relationship
was probably right before COVID.
I was making all the compromises
in the relationship.
First time I put my foot down
on any kind of argument,
the person decided that
it was fine to walk away.
-So, they did.
-Okay. It's
Things don't work out
for a reason.
-[Uneeb] Yeah, absolutely.
-[music fades]
Do you feel like you have kind
of a halal/haram ratio?
Halal/haram ratio,
like a, horatio?
-[both laugh]
-[quirky music playing]
I would say, yeah,
but it's more like a vibe
than it is an actual,
like, ratio.
You know, like, I don't eat food
that's not halal.
But if someone does,
that's not a dealbreaker for me.
But you can't eat pork,
man, come on. [laughs]
Like, come on, man,
we can't do that.
-[both laugh]
-I get it. I get it.
I'll go to concerts.
I know a lot of people
are against dancing,
but I am Punjabi, it's in our blood.
We dance at weddings.
I don't know
what to tell you guys.
That's the most fun part
of a wedding.
If you're someone
who's willing to grow
and work on your deen,
sometimes that's enough, right?
I'm definitely looking
for somebody who
is fun to be around.
I'm into charity work.
I'm really into comic books.
I do sometimes dress up
in cosplay.
I go and I stand in lines
and sleep on floors
just to see a trailer
for a new movie.
Like, I don't expect,
you know, my significant
to be into that,
but as long as they can
tolerate me being into that,
I think that'll be enough.
Any, like, red flags
that you have?
I think, like, a red flag for me
is someone who's never watched
a cartoon in their life.
Like, when Like,
do you not have a childhood?
I keep an eye out for how people
treat other people that
like a waiter or, you know,
how angry somebody gets.
And when somebody, uh,
badmouths their own family,
-it it's a big turnoff to me.
-[Hoda] Okay.
And if I'm on the phone with somebody
and she's cursing out her mom,
-I'm like, ugh!
-[Hoda] Have you
-Has that happened before?
-Yes.
-Oh, wow. Okay.
-[Uneeb] Yes.
And I was like, "That's how
you talk to your mom?"
-[chuckles] Like, right?
-Yeah, I know. That su
-I agree. [chuckles]
-We don't do that
-in this ethnic household.
-[laughs] Yeah.
-[music fades]
-[serene melodies playing]
I don't think that Uneeb is shy,
but I think he's anxious.
His dad jokes are fine,
and they're funny,
and they're definitely a part
of who he is,
but it's not the only thing
that he is and that he's about.
And as you get to know him,
he actually has
a lot more to offer.
He just needs
a little bit of help,
and that's what Yasmin
and I are here for.
The next adventure
is gonna be, like, marriage.
And that's probably one
of the biggest adventures
that you'll ever
have to go through.
[Hoda] Mm-hmm.
Maybe the most challenging.
Probably the one
most challenging.
[chuckles] I'd rather jump
out of a plane
[laughs]
-than court a girl sometimes.
-[both laugh]
[music fades]
[victorious music playing,
Dexter French "Hit Me Hard"]
Damn you hit me hard ♪
But you're all
I'm thinking about ♪
Whoa ♪
[Omar] Hi. How was your day?
[song concludes]
My day's okay.
I worked a little bit.
Um, I took a nap, and then
I went out with a friend.
And now, I'm back.
I was very upset
after our second date.
-[dramatic music playing]
-I probably want to get married
and spend some time
just with my wife,
-like, without kids.
-Okay.
Maybe it's five years, you know?
Like, it's not
So, I'm having kids at 36?
Yeah.
And I think that is,
really, where Omar
and I started to disagree.
You ready to dive
into the questions?
-[clicks tongue] Yes.
-[Omar] Okay.
Yasmin provided a list
of questions for us.
And so we used those questions
to get to know each other
a little bit better.
Like, I wanna know, like,
are you husband material or not?
[Omer] I'll ask the first one.
"What do you believe
was the turning point
in your past
romantic relationship
when you knew the relationship
would not last?"
Um, well, he was married
[chuckles]
so that was a turning point.
[Omar] What do you mean
he was married?
Like you were dating somebody
-Then I went to
-who was already married?
Yeah, and I didn't know.
Oh, yeah?
-[smacks lips] Yeah.
-[Omar] That is Okay.
-[chuckles]
-That was the ender. [chuckles]
The turning point for the end
of the relationship for me,
was when my ex dyed
her hair blonde.
And I didn't notice.
She walked into the apartment
and I had no idea
that she had dyed her hair.
And like, we hung out
for like an hour
and then she was like,
"Do you notice anything different?"
And that's when I realized.
[whimsical music playing]
Um. It was funny.
[chuckles] We both laughed.
-So, I think
-But I think that, like,
in a relationship,
you're not gonna always notice
your partner dyed their hair.
Especially like like,
I mean, my dad does not notice
when my mom dyes her hair sometimes.
He doesn't notice.
I want that kind of attention
from my partner.
I want that attention too,
but I don't expect
that attention from my partner
because I feel like long-term,
I don't know
if that's sustainable.
[music fades]
Okay. Let's go
on to the next question.
Um "Do you believe in love?"
Yeah, absolutely.
I believe in love.
And, um, my idea
of love is, honestly,
I love, love.
You know,
I think it's something
I don't wanna say I chase it,
but I have experienced it.
And I think I do some pretty
crazy things for love.
-Yeah, what about you?
-[music fades]
I don't think
love is an emotion.
Oh, okay.
I think lust is an emotion.
I think society feeds as lust
and labels it love.
I think love is like
when you stick
with someone
through the hard times.
But I love you,
so I'm gonna stick around.
It's not I'm gonna stick around,
so then I love you.
You're not describing,
like, the feeling.
You could have
that feeling for anyone,
but I don't sign
a contract for anyone.
Right?
It's not until you sign a contract
that you're in love?
'Cause, like, couldn't
I could be a piece of shit
-and then sign that paper.
-You could
[somber music playing]
I think the love
for your husband
is just very different
from everything else.
It's very interesting
'cause it's very opposing
to what I think.
Yeah.
[music fades]
[upbeat pop music playing,
Lina Makoul "Shway Shway"]
[overlapping chatter]
Can I do, uh, iced caramel latte
with whole milk, please?
[song concludes]
How's everything been going
with you and with Omar?
So, we had the conversation
about timelines.
-[Hoda] Yeah.
-Right?
And you told me not to bring it up,
and I didn't bring it up.
On the second date,
he brought it up.
When you matched us,
you matched us right.
Like, we had the career,
we had the finances,
except the timeline
is, like, an issue.
What was the timeline
that he gave?
His timeline was, like,
he wants to go talk
to my dad in two years.
[dramatic pensive
music playing]
-[Mariam] That's a red flag.
-Yeah.
[Mariam] I was caught off guard,
because for me,
the timeline is one
to three months,
he should call my father.
One year to a year and a half,
we can get married.
Omar was suggesting that
he talks to my father
at two years.
Obviously, in a relationship,
timing and pacing yourself
is important,
and kind of when to reveal
certain things
and when to discuss certain things,
matters. Timing matters.
[Mariam]
Omar has to make a decision.
Is he actually gonna step up,
or is he actually BS-ing?
If he can't do that,
we won't work,
because my past relationships
taught me
-that, "Get out when you know."
-[music fades]
I I agree with you.
I think whatever
timeline he sets,
I think that's too long,
and I think it still sounds
like you do have
a lot to process.
I'm feeling less optimistic
about where things
are going with Omar.
Our differences are real,
but, like, we do care
about each other,
and we have something special.
[indistinct chatter]
[sighs deeply] Damn.
I don't know.
It's really hard for me.
[indistinct chatter]
[music fades]
[uplifting music playing,
Nicole Morier "Shine Like Gold"]
[Uneeb] You'll probably see
my legs shaking quite a bit,
'cause I'll have,
like, an anxiousness to me.
But I'm very excited.
I feel like this might be
a huge milestone in my life.
[Yasmin] So, Uneeb and Faryal,
I really think
that it's a nice match.
And I'm so excited
to set it in motion.
[music fades]
-[Faryal] Hi.
-Hi. How are you?
-Good. Nice to meet you.
-I'm Uneeb. Nice to meet you.
-I'm Faryal.
-Nice to meet you.
-You want me to take your coat?
-Sure.
Matching Uneeb
and Faryal makes sense,
because Faryal
is like a cartoon character.
[upbeat music playing]
-Pick a mug of your choice.
-[Yasmin] Oh, my God.
There's a lot of cat
cat-itude. It's cat-astic.
-Are you a cat woman?
-Yeah.
[Yasmin] Okay, interesting.
Even your, um, your aprons
have cats on them.
Your potholders are meow meows.
You're a weirdo.
But I own it.
-[chuckles]
-Everything about her life
is fun and bright and colorful.
And Uneeb is really just kind
of like a giant teddy bear.
[Yasmin] I'm hoping that
they'll understand
each other's quirkiness.
-Nice to meet you.
-You too. [giggles]
-It's Faryal?
-Yes.
-What does that mean? Angel?
-Yeah.
Yeah. I think I only know
two things about you.
You have a cat,
-and that you're from, uh, North Carolina?
-Yep. Yeah.
[both laugh]
Uh, so, I didn't know whether
to bring chocolates or flowers.
So, I kind of got you
chocolate roses.
Oh, nice. Aw, that's so sweet.
Thank you.
I know you're flying back,
so they're TSA-friendly.
I know how they give us
a hard time,
so I wanted to make sure
that you weren't taking,
like, flowers back. [chuckles]
[chuckles] Yeah.
That's so nice of you. Thanks.
[Faryal] I have actually never
received chocolate flowers.
That was
a very thoughtful gesture,
especially the fact
that he made sure
that I could take them
on a plane back home.
That was nice. [chuckles]
Um What do you do?
So, I'm an electrical engineer.
-Okay. Gotcha.
-I work in pre-construction.
So, you kind of design the brain
of a building. What about you?
I am currently an entrepreneur,
running a chai business.
We have chai pop-ups and events,
and we're currently also doing
fundraisers and stuff too.
Wow! My friend tried to teach me
how to make chai,
um, and I told her, like,
some of my best conversations
are over a cup of chai,
-so I think that's pretty cool.
-Yeah.
So, what do you like
to do for fun?
-I like skating.
-Skating?
Like, ice skating,
rollerblading?
-All of it.
-[Uneeb] All of it?
-Yeah. Yeah.
-Really cool! Are you good?
-That's really cool.
-[music fades]
What do you do for fun?
So, I have a lot
of fun interests.
So I'm really into, like, movies
and TV shows
and stuff like that.
So, I'm into the
whole Comic-Con thing.
So, I go to Comic-Con
every year. And
Do you dress up?
Sometimes. [laughs]
I do. I do.
I'm really big into Star Wars.
Okay. I haven't seen
any of Star Wars [laughs]
It's cool. We can give you
a training guide.
Have you ever seen
Back to the Future?
I haven't actually watched
a lot of things.
Oh, man. I love it when people
haven't seen these things
because, like,
then you can watch it with them.
And it's almost like watching it
again for the first time.
-Yeah.
-[Uneeb] I'm very cool.
When are they going to take
their our order? I'm hungry.
I don't know.
My throat's parched.
Yeah, like at least water.
[chuckles]
I was like [clears throat]
[epic music playing,
Extreme Music "Till the Sun Comes Up"]
Oh, let's go. So, uh, yeah,
I do a lot of stuff,
but I also go on,
like, adventures, quite a bit.
-Little bit of a thrill seeker.
-[Faryal] Mm-hmm.
So, like, I've been
to Antarctica.
-I've climbed Kilimanjaro.
-[Faryal] Nice.
I've done something called wing walking.
You know what that is?
You walk
on the wing of the plane
while it's in the air
with no parachute.
Yeah, I don't think
I would do that. [laughs]
Yeah, but, like,
I'm also at that age
where I'm adventured out,
so if I meet somebody
who doesn't want
to go on adventures,
I am perfectly fine
being a homebody and just, like,
sit at home and then, you know,
cook banana bread.
[laughs] And now,
you have chai on your plate.
-And now, I know how to make chai.
-[chuckles]
-Oh, thank you very much.
-[Faryal] Thanks.
[Uneeb] I believe this is yours.
[waitress] Chicken tikka mac
and masala fries.
-[Uneeb] And that's mine.
-[Faryal] Thank you.
[waitress] And this is
the Nashville medium.
-Here you go.
-[Uneeb] Thank you so much.
[waitress] You're welcome.
I can see where
the matchmakers felt like
this would be a good match
for the both of us.
I need to figure it out
for myself, though.
We'll give it the first,
like, the fair shot.
Yeah, it was really nice
talking to you.
-I had a great time.
-Yeah. Yeah.
I was wondering if maybe
I can get some numbers
-that will telephonically link me to you.
-[Faryal chuckles]
-[chuckles] Yeah, sure.
-[Uneeb chuckles] All right.
Why don't you put them in?
It's kind of a blur.
I don't know what just happened.
[laughs]
So I'm still trying to process,
but it was exciting. Tha
I think that's what I could say
the most about this
and I really, really
enjoyed meeting her.
Hopefully, it's not a
prank number or
[both laugh]
Um, hopefully,
I get to see you again.
Inshallah.
[music fades]
[funky song playing,
Nicole Morier "Candy Floss"]
Ice cream in your dreams ♪
You could have it all
tonight ♪
Tonight, tonight ♪
Spinning you around
Like you're candy floss ♪
-Tonight, tonight ♪
-Tonight ♪
[song fades]
-Salam, Faryal! How are you?
-How are you?
I'm so excited to talk to you
because I wanna know
how things went with Uneeb.
He got me these, like,
chocolate-covered roses.
[gasps]
He got you
chocolate-covered roses?
I wish I liked chocolate.
-[laughs]
-[Faryal chuckles]
So, Uneeb was a great guy.
I really liked talking to him.
But in terms of compatibility,
I think, uh
there wasn't really much
of a connection.
I just don't think we have
that much in common.
He has all of these TV shows,
movies, comics,
and I don't watch TV in general.
-[quirky music playing]
-So Okay, so,
when you meet the first time,
there is a lot of nervousness.
That's why I say
try to meet three times
and give people
like a real chance.
In the moment, I was open to it,
but then, like,
for me, a spiritual connection
is super important.
For us to engage in Islam,
and, like, I wasn't even able
to really talk about that
much with Uneeb and, like,
we didn't explore that. So
That would've been great on a
second or third date, Faryal.
Yeah. [chuckles]
I kind of know
in the first meeting,
can I give this person
-a fair chance or not?
-You can, yeah.
And with him, I was just like,
I don't know
if I want to even, like,
explore this further.
I'm I am
I am a little bit surprised
that you wouldn't give it
another shot,
because he was totally open
to seeing you a second
and third time to follow
that protocol, so to speak.
[Faryal] I was just
disappointed, 'cause I was like,
I don't think
you guys understood
what I was looking for
or what I wanted. Um
I feel like Uneeb
had all the qualities
of somebody who would really
want you to shine
and not hold you back.
That was one of the things
that you talked about.
I just didn't wanna
waste any more time.
Like, he's just,
I guess you could say,
-just not my type.
-Not your type.
So, you're not attracted to him,
is what you're saying?
[music concludes]
I don't see
any chemistry connection.
[Yasmin] If there's some things
that you wanna to be, like,
direct with me about, like,
"Hey, he's gotta look like this
or he's got to be that way,"
let me know.
Yeah. You know,
I want a beard, I want hair,
this and that. Like,
very simple physical features.
Which Uneeb all had.
-Yeah. Uh
-[mellow music playing]
So, I just wish that
you'd given him a fair chance.
I don't know if you did.
So, I want you to, like,
sit with that for a little bit.
Yeah. Um
Yeah.
[music fades]
[pop music playing,
Nine One One "Someday I'll Shine"]
I wanna shine ♪
Just need a spark
of something ♪
[Fahim over screen]
Hey, Noureen. How you doing?
Oh, you look nice today.
Dude, red's a great color
on you.
I don't think
I've seen you wear red before.
Thank you.
I'm gonna meet friends after
our little check-in.
[chuckles]
I wouldn't call them check-ins.
I would just call them,
you know, I'm looking forward
to chatting with you
whenever I can.
-Yeah.
-Just catching up with our lives,
getting to know each other
a little more.
-Yeah.
-What do you wanna know this week?
-[upbeat music playing]
-[chuckles]
I think Noureen and Fahim,
they have handled
their relationship
and getting to know each other
with a lot of respect
and a lot of openness
and communicated pretty well.
[Yasmin] Yeah, it's actually
really lovely to see
how serious
they've taken the questions.
I think they're answering them
in a way
that is mature, responsive,
and really thinking about
a shared vision for the future.
My question is more around love
and relationships, right?
Do you feel that
is there one destined person
for you?
I think that you have
multiple soulmates.
-[Fahim] Okay.
-Right?
-But I think that
-[Fahim] I agree.
there is such a thing as,
like, one true love.
You know, just, interested parties
would like to know,
what are some qualities
you're looking for in a spouse?
Someone who is sweet, caring,
right?
I do prefer emotional evenness.
Someone
who's emotionally stable?
Stable, sorry, yeah.
But no, no, in different ways.
-But you wanna date brown women.
-[laughs]
Doing the questions with Fahim
every week on FaceTime
is really intense.
We're asking
each other questions
that you wouldn't even
think about asking someone
that you were dating,
like, even six months from now.
You're almost
You're being thrown
into the deep end of the pool
because you wanna learn
how to swim.
We go to the gym,
we just finished a workout and I stink.
Would you tell me?
No, definitely not.
-[both laugh]
-No, you have to be honest.
I don't know if we're we're not quite
swimming yet, but we're treading water.
But we didn't even discuss,
like, if you want children.
Like, do you want children?
-[music fades]
-Um
I've always wanted kids.
Like, I'm, like, looking forward
to becoming a father.
Do you know if you want
a boy or girl
or girls or like, what's
I know I definitely want a girl.
I think I want a daughter
because I want to
[clicks tongue] It's gonna get
a little deep here.
[mellow music playing]
I want an opportunity to build
a mother-daughter relationship
that I didn't quite get to do
growing up.
That was a beautiful answer.
And, yeah,
I want to build that sort of
affectionate,
loving relationship,
with my kids that my parents
maybe just
weren't accustomed to.
Yeah, absolutely.
I think we're on the same page.
[Yasmin]
I am so excited for them.
And I really respect
both of them
for sticking to the process
and trusting the process.
I think it's probably
a good time to start,
you know, talking to families
and kind of get
a little bit more
of those formal things,
set them in motion.
You know what both of us want,
right, which is marriage,
long-term partnership.
So, we're gonna have
these tough conversations.
-[inhales deeply]
-Yeah.
-And have a great night.
-Thanks for indulging me today.
-Mm-hmm. Thank you. Bye-bye.
-Yeah. Bye.
[upbeat music playing,
Shridhar Solanki "Reason to Believe"]
You give me reason to believe
So I hold on ♪
So I hold on ♪
You give me reason
to believe ♪
So I hold on ♪
-[Noureen] Hi, friend.
-Hey. Ah, okay.
[Noureen] Got a
Got a little task for you.
All right. I see. I understand.
-All right. [laughs]
-Yeah. Okay. I thought I just
I've had these for so long
and I just hate lacing sneakers.
Fine. I guess I'll help.
[Noureen] I clean them, though.
I clean them by myself.
-I didn't ask you to clean them.
-That's fair.
I'm not gonna make you do that.
No. But how's everything?
How's, uh
Fahim.
He is really, really sweet,
really, really nice.
And we went on
this cute little painting date.
So, that was really fun.
And we ended up painting
the Murakami bear,
-so I was like, this is perfect.
-[Patrick] Okay, cool.
So, the vibe is
we're feeling it?
-We're still testing the waters?
-[Noureen] Yeah. I'm definitely,
I'm testing the waters,
but I'm very, surprised
in a good way.
Our halal/haram ratio
works fine.
Okay.
I think I'm probably
a little bit more religious
than he is, but like, that's okay,
that's not a big deal.
There is one thing
that I didn't tell you.
Ooh.
He is 29, so [chuckles]
Yeah, not a 29 to 33,
not a big thing.
But I do worry, just like,
about whether or not
my friends or his friends or,
like, his parents.
-[Patrick] Right.
-My dad's just like,
"Whatever you got to do
[laughs] to get married,
as long as he's Muslim."
But, yeah. So, I can't imagine
a world where his family
won't have an opinion
about the fact that I'm older,
which means that my fertility
might be an issue.
But I think that's
what makes me nervous.
I think that everything else
is so easily resolved,
but the age thing is
is a conundrum.
Because unless his parents
get to know me,
they're only gonna see me
for the number that I am.
I don't want to cause problems
between him and his family.
I don't want to, like,
stress him out and stuff.
So, it's one of those things
where I'm like, ugh,
I don't know. I'm waiting
for the other shoe to drop.
[Patrick] Like you said, you're
looking for a shoe to drop?
-Yeah. Yeah.
-[Patrick] It's just not.
Shoes are
The shoes are on your feet.
You're rocking them.
You look great.
[Noureen]
What a nice analogy, Patrick!
[Patrick chuckles]
Thank you so much.
Eventually, this won't
be your job anymore.
-[Patrick] Yeah.
-You know?
[laughs] Aw.
[laughs] Hopefully. Inshallah.
[upbeat music playing,
The Other Guys "Just Love"]
I got love
Just love ♪
You'll never be alone
Let's bring it back home ♪
I need love
Just love ♪
Bring you back home
Nobody here alone ♪
Get up, get up
and live your life ♪
-[Fahim grunts]
-[song fades]
[Fahim] Okay, strainer.
Add the strainer.
-[Asma] Mm-hmm.
-[Fahim] Okay.
[breathes deeply]
So, is it hard?
-No, easy. Easy. Easy way.
-[Fahim] No? Easy? Okay.
[in foreign language]
Today, I'll cook it in an easy way.
[in English] Easy is good. Okay.
[in foreign language] Sometimes,
I'm so busy I don't have time to cook.
[in English]
My favorite dish, right?
-[Asma] Yes.
-Of all time. I mean
[in foreign language] Since childhood.
You eat it.
[Fahim in English]
It's halal chicken, right?
[Asma] Yeah, halal chicken.
[Fahim] Fresh halal chicken.
[exhales]
[Asma in foreign language] And add
a bit of red pepper for color.
-[Fahim in English] This one?
-[agrees]
-Okay. [inhales sharply]
-Okay.
[in foreign language]
You added too much.
Okay. [inhales sharply,
speaks foreign language]
[in English] And salt.
-[Fahim] One teaspoon?
-[Asma] Mm.
-So, just mix all that together?
-[Asma] Yeah.
[Fahim] Okay.
-[Fahim] Okay. High?
-[Asma] Yeah.
-[Fahim] Two
-[Asma] Two-minute each.
-[Fahim] Two-minute each side?
-[Asma] Yeah.
-Okay.
-[Asma] Good.
[Fahim] Good. [sighs] Okay.
[Fahim sighs, in foreign language] Mom,
you already know
[in English] So, you know,
how I've been doing
the whole matchmaking process.
[inhales deeply] Um
[in foreign language] Before I tell you
about the girl,
what do you want for me?
Mostly I want her to be
religious.
-[Fahim in English] Religious.
-Religious.
Cute, kind.
[Fahim] Kind. Uh-huh.
-[Asma] Friendly.
-Friendly, okay.
[in foreign language] Now, the girl
they chose for me,
her name is Noureen.
[in English] Noureen, ok
nice name is nice.
[in foreign language] How religious
is she?
[Fahim sighs] She's like me.
She's also like you,
I wanted her
to be more religious than you.
So she can make you more religious.
-[Fahim] Yeah. Um
-So
[in English] Like you said, you know,
she's very kind, sweet.
[breathes deeply]
One second.
[Asma] She's pretty.
[mumbles in foreign language]
[Asma] How old is she?
[Fahim in English]
She is 33.
So, you know, I'm 29.
-So, yeah, so? [laughs]
-[Fahim] Yeah.
So, she's a little older.
[dramatic music playing]
So, you know, four years.
Four years is too much.
[Fahim]
But, you know, I mean, we're
[Asma in foreign language]
I have nothing to say.
Now, this isn't the norm.
Usually, it doesn't happen
in our society or our family.
[in English] Noureen and Fahim
have a shot at making it work.
But I do feel for my clients
that do have
that cultural pressure,
'cause I know that
it's really hard to let go of.
And at the end of the day,
you want your parents to be happy
and approve of your match.
So, it's something you have to think
about on if you think
your families will be on board with that.
[Asma in foreign language] Think
a little bit more because
There are many other things to consider.
You have to consider babies, diapers
When the mother is this old
-[in English] But, you know, I mean, in
-After 30
[in foreign language] Think about it
and talk to everyone.
[Fahim] Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
[in English]
Yes, that's a conversation
[in foreign language] I need to have
with her, for sure.
[Asma] Think a little more.
[in English] But, yeah,
I mean. Like I said,
I'm gonna get to know her, you know?
[in foreign language]
I will think more.
So, yeah.
All right.
[music concludes]
[theme music playing]
[music concludes]