Pune Man’s Excel Tracker for Arranged Marriage Matches Goes Viral
Pune Man’s Excel Tracker for Arranged Marriage Matches Goes Viral
These days, people are coming up with increasingly creative ways to manage life’s milestones, and one such idea has recently captured attention online. A 28-year-old professional from Pune has gone viral after revealing an unusual yet practical way to manage his arranged marriage journey — a meticulously maintained Excel spreadsheet.
Vikas, a procurement analyst working with a metal company, has been exploring arranged marriage prospects over the past few months after discussions within his family. Originally from Haryana and living in Pune for nearly a decade, he found himself juggling multiple conversations, follow-ups, and feedback from prospective matches. To bring order to the process, he decided to document everything in a spreadsheet.
Explaining why he created the tracker, Vikas said, “I did it for my parents.” He added that whenever they shared contact details of a potential match, they expected updates quickly, sometimes by the same evening. The Excel sheet helped him stay organised and made it easier to communicate the status of each conversation clearly.
The spreadsheet lists the first names of prospective matches, along with notes from calls, brief feedback, and personal observations. To make things even clearer, Vikas assigned statuses such as “open,” “closed,” “on hold,” and “talking” to each profile. One entry was even marked as being in the “final stage,” as conversations between the families had already begun — a detail that viewers immediately noticed.
What started as a personal organisational tool soon went viral after Vikas shared a video of the tracker on Instagram. The reel struck a chord online, garnering over seven lakh views and hundreds of comments. Many praised the idea for its clarity and efficiency, while others said they had used similar methods in their own arranged marriage journeys.
In another version of the tracker shown in the video, Vikas included short remarks like “no vibe,” “good conversation,” “no follow-up,” and “values aligned” to summarise each interaction. He also mentioned sharing the Excel template with friends navigating the arranged marriage process.
The online attention sparked humour and curiosity. When asked whether the viral reel had improved his prospects, Vikas laughed and said it might have, adding that he had started receiving direct messages from women. He noted that his parents were pleased with how smoothly everything was being tracked, and several of his friends quickly adopted the idea themselves.
The women mentioned in the spreadsheet, meanwhile, took the viral moment in good spirits. Vikas recalled their response simply as, “Congratulations.”
As discussions grew online, Instagram users suggested ways to make the tracker more sophisticated. One recommended adding a unique registration number for each profile to avoid confusion with common names. Others suggested building a dynamic dashboard or using pivot tables, with one jokingly proposing a “matrimonial viability quotient.”
Not everyone agreed with tracking multiple matches simultaneously. Some commenters questioned whether speaking to many prospects at once was the best approach. One argued that meeting too many people makes it harder to form genuine connections, while another compared it to dating multiple people at once, suggesting that just two or three meetings should suffice to gauge compatibility.
