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I don’t know what guidelines are set for Muslims to socialize with members of opposite gender.

However, I assume it is ok to talk [in person, online, SMS, or over the phone] to strangers to get introduce with them with a potential desire to meet someone right for getting married with.

Above is the back ground of the lines coming ahead;

I have completed 36 years of my life and still single – not by choice but due to circumstances [social and financial issues]

In the end of October 2008 or little more or less, I started SMS chatting [my mobile phone company started an anonymous chat service] and meet a young girl and we started with casual chit chat.

Then, almost after a month, I meet another woman [she is married with 2 kids] in Yahoo Messenger Chat room.

These 2 females are chatting with me since November 2008.

Recently 1 more female added in SMS chatting and 2 more females [one single from India and the other is married with kids from USA] added in Yahoo Messenger.

My question is;

Is it ok to chat with females in chat rooms or SMS chats? I am actively looking for a life partners but I have no proper social or financial backing in this quest so I am wandering here and there. I want to get married but I have an uncommon / unconventional life style.

Your sincere feedback may reduce my sense of guilt or protect me from a sin I am committing unknowingly.