Often what you see, is not what is on offer. With jasmine buds in her tresses, shy, stooped eyes and dupatta over her head, she might appear as a synonym for demure. With expensive glares, leather jacket and spikes he might be mistaken for a broad minded prince charming. But appearance can be deceptive, especially when it comes to matrimonial profiles. Conduct a survey to realize that the first thing most mallu guys aspire in their bride is fair complexion! Sreeja Raveendran has sharp feline eyes, a seducing smile, silky hair that unfurl onto her shoulders and a voice that is sure to lure any Adonis, but she discloses the rejection she faced due to the complexion criteria! In a land where guys fantasize about Bipasha Basu, wonder whether is it just parents who stick to the gori bahu concept? “There is a column in the matrimonial profile for complexion. Dark, wheatish, fair, medium fair, very fair.. it goes on. Guys actually compare your matrimonial profiles to Facebook and Linkedin to confirm the nuances. Maybe they should introduce a shade card column as well,” she giggles.