Muslim Matchmaker (2025) s01e08 Episode Script

1
[upbeat pop music playing,
Benj Heard "Feelin' Good"]
Wake up with no alarm ♪
-[indistinct cheering]
-Brand new kind of charm ♪
And fresh hot coffee
in a big ol' mug ♪
Can't wait to get my face
in morning sun, yeah ♪
So I met with Yasmin
who's the matchmaker.
She introduced me
to a boy named Rehan.
[music concludes]
[Yaqub] By the name, it look like
he's also from Pakistan, right?
-Yes. Yeah.
-Yes. Okay.
[Bucky] Yeah.
[Khola]
Do you think things it's
Things gonna work out?
[soft music playing]
Yasmin did explain
the rule of threes to me
when we had our intake.
You have to meet three times
before deciding whether or not
you want to proceed
with someone.
Rehan and I had our first date.
We kind of talked
for a while after,
and he decided we're not
necessarily gonna be exclusive.
Would you want to know
if we saw him on an app?
Did you guys see him?
[intriguing music playing]
So I saw him on one of the apps
a couple weeks ago.
Honestly, I'm not bothered by it
because, like,
in the real world,
I wouldn't be exclusive
with someone
-after just meeting them once.
-[music concludes]
He seems like a good person.
Seems like
So far, I've only talked to him
a little bit.
[soft music playing]
I'm definitely feeling excited,
um, feeling a little hopeful.
You look nice.
Oh. [chuckles] Thank you.
-Yeah, yeah.
-It's the lighting.
-It's not me. It's the lighting.
-The lighting is quite good.
But relationships
are really hard
to start off as long distance.
You know, it can be frustrating,
especially when
you like someone.
You know, I'm hopeful
that things do work out.
-[Khola] Mm-hmm.
-Inshallah.
But you know how many times
it's happened
where I meet someone,
-both get excited.
-Yeah. Yeah. [chuckles]
Then I'm like
[in Hindi] "Mom,
nothing is progressing further."
[in English]
Then we both get sad.
-[laughs]
-So I'm trying to be
a little careful.
It's okay. Don't worry.
-Everything will be fine
-Yeah. I'm good.
[in Hindi] And when you have babies,
I'm going to spoil them.
Don't tell me I can't.
[Bucky in English]
So, we'll see what happens.
[music concludes]
[theme music playing]
[theme music concludes]
-[upbeat music playing]
-[birds chirping]
[Yasmin]
Salam, Adnan. How are you?
Wa alaikum assalam.
I'm doing well. How are you?
I'm doing okay. Can I know
how the date went?
I don't know. I mean,
I didn't want to, you know,
pursue, you know,
more dates and whatnot.
[intriguing music playing]
Go straight for the dessert?
Feeling in a sweet mood.
[munches] I'm just missing
the chocolate dipping sauce.
I'm actually not a fan
of chocolate.
Oh. That's a red flag.
-[chuckles]
-Yeah.
I just essentially told her
that I wasn't
She wasn't really
like my type physically.
And so,
pretty much just told her.
Adnangate refers to any incident
where a man who thinks
he's better than a woman
says things that are mean to her
in hopes of somehow
being "the merciful one."
That "Physically,
you're not my type."
Yeah, sometimes, you know,
there's sometimes
better ways to deliver that.
[music concludes]
Here's Yasmine
in this open state.
She's so beautiful,
but she's fragile.
This is, like, my first time
being on, like, a date
-since my divorce from Klair.
-Oh, wow. Okay.
-So, I'm doing okay?
-[Adnan] Yeah.
-[laughs]
-Okay.
And here comes Adnan.
He ended things with her
over a text message.
"Figured it's better
to just say that now
"than to drag it on."
Why, bro? Why?
I think when girls hear,
like, your
I'm not your physical type,
I think they start feeling doubt
about themselves,
-and they doubt their own
-Yeah.
self-worth, and I think
it messes with them.
Something that I was, like,
seeking advice from friends on.
[mellow music playing]
Sometimes our friends,
you know, they're like,
"Oh, like,
just do this or whatever,"
but it's not always thought out.
They don't always know
what's best, guys.
That's why they're
your guy friends
and not matchmaker.
[music concludes]
In a situation like that,
I will tell you, like,
it's really important
for you to tell me,
and then I can share
that information
in a different way.
-Yup.
-It's not about lying.
It's about packaging
the response in a way
that is not hurtful, right?
-And especially by
-Yeah, I know.
Like, "Hey, like,
you're not hot enough."
I hope that, like, you know,
it wasn't received
in the wrong way or anything.
I, you know,
I realize I could've been
more tactful
now that I think about it.
[upbeat music playing]
The merciful thing to do
is to speak
kindly and respectfully.
Also, if you commit
to something, to commit to it,
you know, like your word.
[chuckles softly]
You know, my rules of three
are there on purpose,
in a sense that, like,
gives someone
three opportunities.
You have to give it
three shots, Adnan.
Call us, bro.
We got you. We're your wingman.
-Yeah.
-[chuckles]
[music concludes]
[upbeat pop music playing,
Rupert Pope "Day One"]
Turn the music on
hear the drummers drum ♪
Reach up, put them high
so alive ♪
This is day one ♪
-Hup. Hup. Hup.
-Okay.
-[Yasmine] Hi.
-[Danielle] How you been?
[Yasmine] Good!
Look at all these colors.
A little crunchy on the leaves.
[Danielle] Oh, my gosh.
Like, that's beautiful.
-What about you?
-[Yasmine] Yeah, I got
got some, you know,
-new things happening.
-[Danielle] Hmm!
[Yasmine] I don't know
if I told you I got matched.
You did not.
-So I found a match.
-Okay.
It was very much a blind date,
so I didn't have
much information.
So you meet a guy.
-Danielle, listen to me.
-Is that exciting or
Should I be excited
or [laughs]
should I not be excited?
It was an interesting date,
so we went go-karting.
-That's a good first date.
-[Yasmine] Right.
I was like, he gets to see
my competitive side?
Is he fun?
-[sighs]
-Hmm.
I had Like, I had
to carry the burden
of creating conversation.
I don't know. It just felt
-It didn't feel
-'Cause it didn't feel like
he was really, like, in it.
Do you have pets?
[smacks lips] No.
Okay, so what did he say after?
[smacks lips] Hmm.
[soft music playing]
"Physically,
you're not my type."
And then he's like,
"Figured it's better"
-[growls, laughs]
-"to just say that."
I can't change
my physical. So
[Danielle] Right. Okay, okay.
So, yeah, that was the ick
for him. [chuckles]
He's blind.
It was a bit
of a prick move, I think.
Yeah. It just affirmed that,
like, this isn't the one.
-I was humbled, I will say.
-[Danielle] Okay.
I was humbled.
Honestly, it made me question
if I was ready.
Just because those emotions
came out
and I was like, just what?
-Confused, you know?
-Can I give my advice?
-[Yasmine] Yeah. I
-Okay. Like,
this is a part of the process.
Hope deferred makes
the heart sick.
And so, like, if we
[Yasmine and Danielle] Hope deferred
makes the heart sick.
[Danielle] This could be
a great experience.
And so, like, I totally,
totally, totally think
you should keep going.
I think you are 100%, like,
worthy of love and, like,
all these great things.
I think of, too, like,
what's the worst
thing that could happen?
-I can name a lot. [laughs]
-[Danielle] Okay!
-[laughs]
-[soft music playing]
[Danielle] It's Whoo-hoo.
-I'm with you. I love you.
-Awesome.
-I love you so much.
-You're my friend.
Thank you for listening.
You're such a good therapist.
-And a friend.
-[both laugh]
-Friend first. Friend first.
-Friend first.
[pop music playing,
Lani Misalucha "Unbreakable"]
I prayed Istikhara with Adnan
and had those, like,
feelings of just being
in discomfort so early on.
I didn't feel like, I
It was worth giving up.
Alhamdulillah,
it was a good experience.
It really solidified
what I'm looking for
and what I'm not looking for.
For the first time
since I've been divorced,
I feel more optimistic
about finding, you know,
the right person for me
in this life and the next.
I wanna be stronger ♪
Let out my roar
and tell the world ♪
That I'm wiser ♪
Let go of my fears
and hear me scream ♪
Like oh, oh ♪
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪
And there's moments
where it creeps in. You're like,
"Ugh, are you gonna do it again?
Like, is this gonna be
"another learning experience,
"or is this gonna be
really the one?"
I think it's gonna be the one.
[music concludes]
[pop music playing,
Hudz and Malayka "Lessa"]
[singing in Arabic]
You're gonna help me choose
what I'm going to wear in S.F.
-Ooh, Okay.
-[Nurin] Okay.
Here are the options.
This skirt with this.
-[Jojo] Oh, that's cute.
-[Nurin] Yeah.
And then wear, like,
your colorful earrings.
[Nurin] Okay, and they're
not heavy, so that's good.
I'm super excited to go
into this next date with Imran.
I really want it to work out.
Is he like, funny? Is he
He makes me laugh.
His job is, like,
talking to people a lot,
so which probably, like
It translates
to his social skills,
which I really like.
He's, like, super organized
with his time.
Like, send me a calendar invite.
-Aww.
-[Nurin] Yeah, and I'm, like,
-"Okay, great"
-He plans?
-Yes. Yes, he plans.
-[Jojo] That's good. Okay, okay.
-That's important.
-Because I don't wanna plan.
At the same time,
I know he's the type of person
that, like
just puts a lot of effort
into everything.
So that's why
I'm kinda sometimes like,
"Oh, is this just you?"
Like, "Are you actually
showing interest?
"Or are you just like,
this is just you as a person?"
How do you like romantically
-show interest?
-[both chuckle]
I'm trying
to figure that out, too.
I don't know how to flirt.
I can't even catch
if someone's flirting with me.
I'm just so bad.
I don't know how to flirt.
You show me
-what your friends do.
-Okay.
-Help of the from the Gen Zs?
-From the Gen Z.
-[laughs]
-[Nurin] Yeah, from the Gen Zs.
Uh, you know, they kinda
just be like
I don't think you would
do this at your age,
-but my generation would.
-[Nurin laughing] Okay.
We're very into Snap. [laughs]
-So they'll be like
-[Nurin] Oh, like Snapchat?
-"What's your Snap?" You know?
-[Nurin] Oh, boy.
Or a big thing
is compare the hand sizes.
You know, they'll be like,
"They're so big."
-[both laugh]
-Yeah.
-Yeah.
-[Nurin] It's hard out here.
But you should, like,
try it out, you know?
-This is, like, him?
-[Jojo] Yeah.
"Oh, you look"
Ah! I can't even
say it out loud!
[Jojo laughing]
[upbeat pop music playing,
Minia "Everything"]
Baby if we got each other
we got everything ♪
-Whoa, oh, oh, oh, whoa ♪
-Yeah ♪
-Whoa, oh, oh, oh, whoa ♪
-Whoa ♪
[Nurin] I'm in San Francisco.
I'm equal parts excited
and nervous
to spend the weekend with Imran,
just because I think we have
really great conversations
and we have
a lot of fun on our dates.
I just never really know
how he feels.
-[Imran] How are you feeling?
-Oh, this is video?
-[Imran] Yeah.
-Great. I get to see S.F. Ooh!
I am nervous to have Nurin
in San Francisco.
Baby if we got each other
we got everything ♪
[music concludes]
-Smart.
-S-M-A-R.
[Nurin] Smart Gallery.
-[upbeat music playing]
-[Imran] I am also excited.
Someone once told me,
if you are nervous,
it means
something matters to you.
And I think
that's what it is, right?
I know one of her love languages
is quality time
and acts of service.
And she doesn't have
too much time here.
So how she spends the time
means a lot to me as well.
Welcome to Smart.
You're all set.
-You excited?
-[Nurin] I am.
-Enjoy.
-[Imran and Nurin] Thank you.
[Nurin] Okay!
[music fades]
-Oh, boy.
-[Nurin] Okay, okay.
-Nope. [giggles]
-[Imran laughs]
There's some questions
that, sort of, I'm having.
A lot of myself feels
at home with her,
but there's also
that miss Like, that little
-What do you think is missing?
-Nerdiness, right?
I wanna be clear.
I do not think Nurin is shallow,
but sometimes I wonder
if I'm boring her.
Okay, how did you make yours
do that shape?
We made it as a cone,
and then we wanna push it down,
out, make it flat a little bit.
Don't know the technical terms.
I am trying to think less
-[laughs] and vibe more.
-Think less and vibe more?
-[Imran] Yeah. Like
-Look at you.
-Who are you? Is this Imran?
-[Imran chuckling]
Who am I on a date with?
[giggles]
[upbeat pop music playing,
Guesthouse "You Lift Me Up"]
Only you can lift me up, up ♪
[Imran] Okay, Nurin,
how do you feel?
-I'm excited.
-[Imran laughs]
We'll see if the sky
will cooperate with us.
The weather.
[Imran] Hopefully.
It's a little a little clear.
[energetic rock music playing,
Raphael Lake "Adrenaline"]
Flying is a very sacred
experience to me.
It's intimate
because you're there alone
in some ways, up in the sky,
and it feels very quiet.
Bright lights
Crowded nights ♪
She's done this before
by the look in her eye ♪
[Nurin] I can tell
he's trying so hard
to make my time
in S.F. enjoyable
because he's planning
so many things,
and it's just so thoughtful
of him to do that.
[music concludes]
[upbeat pop music playing,
Devin Hoffman "Losing My Breath"]
Yeah, you're always
on my mind ♪
Felt like, baby,
I was losing my breath ♪
You love me
ever since the summer ♪
[Imran] Bringing Nurin
was really special.
It was really nice to see her
sort of engage
and appreciate it,
much as I did.
Maybe not the same thing,
but, you know,
share that experience with me.
I think there's
something lovely happening.
We're getting to know each other
more intimately,
and she is
such an amazing person.
It's definitely been something
that's been on my mind.
Felt like, baby,
I was losing my breath ♪
You love me
ever since the summer ♪
-That was so surreal.
-[Imran] Yeah, really?
Yeah, like it was,
-I don't even know.
-[Imran laughing]
-Thank you so much.
-[Imran] Of course.
-I'm happy you enjoyed it.
-That was so special.
I may remember it forever.
[relaxed pop music playing,
Nitty Cage "Lean On Me"]
So why don't you,
why don't you ♪
Lean on me ♪
Why don't you, why don't you ♪
Lean on me ♪
Why don't you, why don't you ♪
Sometimes ♪
[music concludes]
So on our second date,
I learned that I may not have
the best situational awareness.
-We went on a second date.
-[intriguing music playing]
A friend of mine was like,
"Hey, there is
a poetry slam happening."
He had an acquaintance
that was at the event as well.
Felt weird that, like,
one of my friends
was sitting by herself,
so I invited her to join us.
And then another friend
actually happened to be there,
and then he joined us.
It felt very much like they were
more interested
in getting to know me
than he was, truthfully.
I wish that I had
checked in with Farah
and made sure
that she was okay with that.
Did you give her
any indication of like,
"Hey, had a really good time"
or anything like that?
I said that I hope
you got home safe.
So she had no idea
what you were thinking.
Fair, fair.
She sent me this text saying
that she got the impression
that I wasn't really into her.
So, that happened. [chuckles]
About what happened,
I I know there was a lot
of miscommunication, um
[music concludes]
-Um
-[intriguing music playing]
When I got your text,
I was pretty shocked
and I was like,
I totally understood
where you were coming from
because I was like,
"Yeah!" I did do that.
But from my perspective,
I honestly really thought
that I was doing it
like to be considerate.
Mm-hmm.
[laughs] I was so like,
"Oh, am I being haram
right now?"
I don't know.
I was so flustered.
We don't really know much
about each other,
and we don't know what, like,
situational awareness
each one of us has
-of the other quite yet.
-Yeah.
And so, I think you're right,
that there was
a lot of just, like,
miscommunication
from both of us.
And it's hard, 'cause, you know,
we're, like, still trying
to get to know one another.
[mellow music playing]
I always assume
that if I make a small mistake,
someone's not going
to give me grace.
They're not gonna give me
the benefit of the doubt.
But I think that's what
I learned a lot from this.
I feel like fixing conflict
is something that
I should put more emphasis on,
instead of cutting and running,
especially
if there's chemistry there.
I'm glad we got to talk it out,
and I'm glad
we're back on the same page.
[Farah] Yeah, I agree, too.
Um, I'm sorry,
we have a little guest.
-This is
-[gasps]
Oh, that's so cool!
This is Azula.
She's my firstborn.
Oh, she looks like an Azula.
She has the evil,
like, like, sorta the frow.
Exactly. She's got the little,
like, split between her lip.
My sister-in-law's cat
doesn't like anybody.
But when I came to visit,
she, like, came
and sat on my lap
and let me pet her.
And everybody was,
like, shocked.
They were like,
"Queso let you do that?"
And I was like,
some people got it.
[laughs]
They sense a good soul.
They're like, "Ah, yes."
I got that cat rizz. [laughs]
Farah is definitely somebody
I could be myself with.
The emotional connection
is there.
And because of that,
it's getting a little scary.
But I'm very excited about it.
It was nice
talking to you again.
I will call you
later in the week
and text you tomorrow.
Yes. It was nice
talking with you.
-All right, bye.
-[Farah] Bye.
[upbeat music playing]
[Uneeb] Not only
was the matchmaking process,
amazing for me
getting to know Farah,
but I was sharing some things
that I'd never shared
with anybody in my entire life.
Everything
is a learning process.
Everything
is worth going through.
Because it's more than
just me involved, you know,
it's a future
that you're building together.
[energetic music playing]
[Hoda] So, how are you?
How are things progressing
with Imran in general?
I can't read him at times.
-And it's just so annoying.
-[laughs]
I did notice recently,
I'm like [sighs]
he's so communicative
about everything,
but not about his feelings.
[quirky music playing]
Or, like, his feelings
feelings about me.
I mean, that's good!
It's good that
'Cause I feel like
I would be worried if, like,
he, like, didn't care about it.
-That would not be good.
-That's true!
I think Imran,
he's in optimization mode.
-I really enjoy the fact
-[Hoda] Yeah.
that she's, like,
super interested in art.
But I also wanna,
like, understand
what does that mean to her.
I actually think you're thinking
about it way too much,
-and you need to, like
-Fair.
focus more on how you feel
and, like, feeling it.
He wants to optimize everything,
including the person he's with.
And a person is not a machine.
Person is not a calendar.
You cannot
optimize your partner,
and you shouldn't try to.
You know, you need
to talk to him about this.
Like, I think it'll go
a long way to just, like,
be honest about
like, "You know what?
"I do want to, like,
"further our feelings or,
like, develop them."
I think it'll go a long way
to bring it up.
You know, I, like, went in this,
'cause I wanted to, like,
progress as a person.
So, it's just that,
like [clicks tongue]
growing, you know?
It's, like,
the growing pains, yes.
[Hoda] I think we've almost
forgotten how to find depth
in a relationship
and how to get further
into getting to know somebody.
Nurin and Imran need
to get out of the friend zone
and figure out
how to communicate
in an honest and truthful way.
Are you scared
that if you, like, bring it up,
he won't, like, feel the same?
Or are you scared that
that conversation
will just be difficult? Or
I think it's just me
being confrontational.
-Just the idea.
-[Hoda] Okay.
But you have to.
[mellow music playing, Robin Loxley
& Wolfgang Black "Gonna Make It Somehow"]
I saw you waking slowly ♪
From this dream ♪
That silence hits me
Louder than a scream ♪
After Rehan and I
had our first date,
he was supposed
to come to New York
a couple weeks later.
But he's very busy,
and he also travels a lot.
So, it's just really hard for us
to find a time
to even be in the same city
as each other.
[clicks tongue] Just,
I don't know if there's,
like, a good excuse for that.
It's so over now ♪
[Bucky]
I sometimes do this thing
where I let people
make excuses for things.
So, I'm maybe a little
less hopeful now
than I was initially.
It's so over now ♪
I'm gonna make it through ♪
Gonna make it somehow ♪
[music concludes]
[mellow music playing,
David O'Dowda "Keep Your Head"]
Keep your head ♪
Everyone's still ♪
-I think this is it.
-Okay.
Thank you!
-[Imran] Thank you.
-[music concludes]
-And beet carpaccio.
-Thank you!
It's so pretty.
I will admit, you probably
ordered the better thing.
-You want some?
-Yeah.
-[chuckles]
-[Nurin] Take it.
-I wanna try yours.
-Okay.
-[gentle music playing]
-[Imran] These past few weeks,
I think we developed
such a strong bond.
And I care about Nurin a lot.
-I love sharing food.
-Yes.
Maybe it's the Malaysian culture
of, like,
food equals love, right?
But I don't know
if she feels the same way.
I don't know
if she sees the same things.
And I'm curious
about her thoughts.
I appreciate all
our quality time that we've had.
-Um
-Same here. [chuckles softly]
You know, obviously,
the whole three months,
and you know,
what the matchmakers
told us about getting to know
each other.
Yeah, I feel like
with this whole process,
I learned
so much about myself
[Imran] Hmm.
that I was not
really even expecting.
Like, even being, like
emotionally vulnerable
was something
that I had to learn.
Walk me through how you feel.
[clicks tongue] Hmm.
Um
You're such an amazing person
-Mm-hmm.
-but
-[music concludes]
-I think that [hesitates]
we were just not meant
for be for each other.
You are a great person
to be with
but I just don't see it, like,
long-term as, like, a partner.
Hmm. It's been a lovely time.
[gentle pop music playing,
5önikk "Electric (feat. Elle)"]
[Imran] And I was surprised,
but also,
I wasn't necessarily surprised.
I think she really enjoyed
our time together,
but I think she knew
that something was missing.
It's in your eyes ♪
Pulling me close ♪
Say the water's fine ♪
Something that I couldn't
exactly bring out with her.
I think on paper,
things worked well
and looked well.
But there's there's
there's some magic
that's missing.
There are some pieces
that aren't there,
and you just
can't necessarily
put a word to it
or thought to it.
Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪
Running from the thunder ♪
But it's me
who's going under ♪
The matchmakers really hit
all the checklists with Imran.
But then
the reality of it is that
a checklist is not everything.
A spreadsheet is not everything.
It's about your feelings.
So, I realized
that I want someone
who loves me
and adores me wholeheartedly.
And that's a good thing
to know about myself.
Hmm. [inhales sharply]
Logic works
all the way until it doesn't.
I've got a feeling ♪
That there's something more ♪
[music concludes]
[upbeat hip-hop music playing,
Raphael Lake "Down to Be Loved"]
Down to be loved
Down to be loved ♪
I'm down to be loved by you ♪
-Hi!
-Hello!
Good to see you!
Thanks for catching up with me!
Of course.
We have a lot to catch up on.
Tell me, how are things
going with Rehan?
Things went pretty well
on the first date.
I think I
kinda was a little positive,
a little hopeful after.
And then after the first date,
things reached a point
where the communication
just really slowed down.
He was supposed
to come to New York.
I really felt
it was important for us
to spend at least
a little bit more time in person
just so I could figure out
how I felt.
-Absolutely.
-[pensive music playing]
He called me and, you know
it kind of
came out of nowhere for me,
'cause
I wasn't really expecting it.
He called me, and
-Rehan and I
-[Yasmin] Yes.
are officially over.
Okay.
[clicks tongue] So, yeah.
[music fades]
-[birds chirping]
-[pensive music playing]
Rehan called me
and he said that
[clears throat, clicks tongue]
he had been thinking about it
for a couple days
that he had actually prayed
Istikhara
-Okay.
-and after praying
the Istikhara, he just
didn't get a good feeling.
And, you know,
after that, then
[clicks tongue] there isn't
really much left to say.
-Right.
-You know,
if you kind of get,
like, a sign from Allah,
then that's kind of it.
You just You part ways.
Yeah. I got Istikhara'd.
[laughs] You got Istikhara'd.
-I got Istikhara'd.
-It happens.
I think just because
you're talking to
or dating a Muslim guy,
it doesn't necessarily mean
that things are serious,
or things are being done
with the intention of marriage.
It's hard, you know,
kinda putting yourself out there
and saying, like,
"Hey, you know,
"I had X, Y, Z expectations
of you and of this,"
and making yourself
vulnerable in that way,
it sucks.
There's, like, this little voice
in the back of my head.
-What does she say?
-Maybe you just gotta settle.
-[uplifting music playing]
-[Bucky] This takes up so much,
like, energy and mental capacity
that I kinda just wanna,
like, be done with it.
-Can I talk to her?
-Sure.
I want you to just shush.
Think about the kinds of things
that are going on
in your life right now.
How hard you prayed for them.
-Yeah. Yeah.
-And they're a reality.
Allah luck
will send you the right thing,
and it will align.
And you know what?
If it's not aligning,
"I already know
that the better thing will come,
"because this is not
the right thing for me."
And I want that for you
so badly.
I want you to feel chosen,
and I want you to choose.
-Yeah, I want you to feel
-[chuckles]
like you're truly worthy,
and that you're not gonna make
a decision
based out of fear.
I won't. I promise.
[Yasmin] The truth is
that love is not predictable.
Every single person
has to learn their own lessons
so that they can get back up
and pass
what wasn't working for them.
Me and Hoda
thought of a different match
that I wanna tell you
a little bit about.
-You still trust me?
-I do. Absolutely.
Entirely. Lay it on me.
I'm ready. [chuckles]
I try to remind myself
that if things didn't work out,
it was for a reason.
It might feel like
it was wasted time,
but nothing is wasted with God.
I always remind myself
and I remind my clients that
when it's meant to work out,
it's going to work out.
The point of a matchmaker
is not "just"
to introduce you to somebody
and make the initial match.
The point is to help you
and be there for you
throughout that process
of seeking a spouse.
[speaks in foreign language]
ladies!
I kinda just wanna hear
your ideas for Mariam.
I'm really hoping to find
somebody amazing for her.
In Islam, we believe in destiny.
But at the same time,
you do have to work for it.
[Uneeb] The matchmakers sent us
some more questions.
-Should we dive into 'em?
-[Farah] Sure!
[Uneeb] Oh, man!
Okay. All right.
-[laughs]
-[chuckles]
That's what's different
about meeting a matchmaker.
You can learn to love yourself,
to appreciate yourself.
I know we didn't have
a great experience
with our first try there.
But we're on to another option.
How's that going?
[Yasmine] It's going good!
Our first conversation
on the phone,
we were both fasting.
And I was like, "Oh, my God,
"he's talking
to decaffeinated Yasmine!"
-[laughs]
-[laughs] This is crazy!
The whole point about going
into a marriage is like,
to make each other better.
It's so good to see you!
How's it going?
He is so, so great.
He's almost so great
that I don't wanna tell you
how great he is,
because I don't wanna share him.
It's been going great.
I think the key thing
has been that communication.
And my question is pace.
Everyone moves
at their own pace.
Some people are married
within two years.
Some people are married
within six months.
-[chuckling] You know
-[laughs]
Love is divine.
When God inclines
one person's heart to another,
you don't choose.
It just happens.
And that is magic.
[uplifting music playing,
Raphael Lake "The Time Is Now"]
Give it time ♪
So, are you ready
to get back on the
-Yeah. Yeah!
-[Yasmin] Get back in the game?
Then strap in!
We're ready to go.
Okay, so I have this other guy
that I've been thinking about.
Okay.
[Yasmin]
He's a doctor just like you.
-Someone of deep substance.
-[Bucky] Wholesome?
[Yasmin] Very wholesome!
-[Bucky] Ooh! Okay.
-[Yasmin] I know, right?
The time is now ♪
[music concludes]
[upbeat pop music playing]
[music concludes]