Kathmandu, July 31 -- Cups filled with milk tea for the guests, you enter the room half filled with strangers who came to see you and ask for your hand in marriage. You shyly serve the tea, keeping your eyes averted from the guests. You take a glance at your future husband and nod in agreement. And the next time you look up, you're in a red sari standing next to a stranger in their house.

Fast forward to 2025, love is just a swipe away. Unlike people saying 'yes' or 'no' in the past, dating online now means swiping 'right' for saying yes and 'left' for saying no. Online dating is becoming popular among Nepali youth, but what is it like?

Rosha, 34, had limited exposure to social settings. Hesitant, but to make new connections, she trie...