‘WE FOUND LOVE ON TINDER!’
When Aussie bloke Travis met PakistaniAustralian Rabia on dating app Tinder, he never expected that within six months he’d convert to Islam in order to marry the girl of his dreams!
“We didn’t have a ‘normal’ boyfriend and girlfriend relationship because dating isn’t accepted within the Muslim faith,” explains 36-year-old account manager Travis. “Converting to Islam was the only way for us to move forward in our relationship.” We’ll see that journey on three-part doco
Marry Me, Marry My Family. The SBS series follows six cross-cultural couples as they venture down the aisle, despite facing pressures from friends, family and their community.
Both Travis and Rabia, having been married before and with three children already between them, were facing immense pressure from Rabia’s family to wed quickly – and quietly.
“We had our Muslim wedding ceremony six months after meeting one another,” says lawyer Rabia, 37. “Neither of us expected to fall in love so quickly and I did explain to him the cultural barriers he’d face being with me.” MARRY ME, MARRY MY FAMILY Tuesday, 8.40pm, SBS