Lindsay Dunbar

When my family moved from a house to an apartment I wondered if losing a backyard deprived our son of something fundamental. But is living without a backyard actually a bad thing? Prefer to listen to this story? Click here. "Will we be bringing our backyard?" my three-year-old son asks when he first walks into an empty two-bedroom apartment in Melbourne. I had just finished explaining that his toys and our furniture would be arriving soon in a truck.

From Tinder-style matrimonial apps to ancient astrological birth charts, today’s arranged marriages blend technology and tradition in unexpected ways. On the Indian matrimonial market, I am a tough sell. At 177cm, I'm too tall. At 36, too old. And, born and raised in Australia, my habits are seen as too "Western" for families seeking a traditional Hindu bride. It is with these misgivings I find myself getting my horoscope analysed at a home in Melbourne's south-east.