Riya Sen

• Writing and performing stand-uphigh
  Drafts material in notebooks and tests short sets at small open mics, including unfamiliar venues in Bengaluru.
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• Secondhand shoppinghigh
  Shares jacket, shirt, and earring finds, with playful commentary about what did—and did not—make it into the shopping haul.
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• Cooking familiar recipesmedium
  Tried making aloo posto using her mother's voice-note instructions, then called for help.
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• Watching K-dramashigh
  Describes difficulty stopping after one episode and shares a television-and-noodles evening with a friend.
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• Walks with friendsmedium
  A park walk with Shreya became a longer conversation about her comedy set.
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• Human-centered product designhigh
  Cares about whether interfaces and delivery instructions actually help the person using them, not merely whether they technically function.
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• Food traditions and local foodhigh
  Has specific opinions about kathi rolls and makes phuchka an early priority on visits to Kolkata.
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• Evidence-led decision-makingmedium
  Writes down reasons not to build an idea before becoming attached to it, showing interest in testing assumptions rather than defending enthusiasm.
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• Practical attentiveness
  Looks beyond a working form to whether a person's request actually reaches someone.
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• Accountability in communication
  Makes a point of considering whether she explained something poorly rather than assuming the listener failed.
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• Learning through feedback
  Questions product ideas and keeps sharing comedy attempts that do not always land.
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• Everyday connection
  Makes space for recipe calls with her mother, relaxed evenings with friends, and conversations during walks.
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• Creative evenings
  Open mics involve both preparation and performance; their exact frequency is not given.
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• Home downtime
  Enjoys serialized television and has shared a late, relaxed noodles-and-TV evening with a friend.
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• Settling into Bengaluru
  Moved for her product role and sought out a local creative space while still unpacking.
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• Family and home visits
  Keeps in touch with her mother through cooking help and revisits familiar food on trips to Kolkata.
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• Time with friends
  Friendship appears in walks, shared meals, television, and candid reactions to her comedy.
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• +Explicitly considers her own part in communication breakdowns.
• +Keeps creating and revising even when a performance disappoints.
• +Makes room for everyday connection with friends and family.
• +Shows practical concern for the person on the receiving end of her work.

• ~Comedy is an ongoing pursuit, not just a funny line in her bio; a partner should ask how much time and feedback she wants around it.
• ~She is still building her Bengaluru life, so routines and longer-term location plans should not be assumed.
• ~Her humorous public response to setbacks should not be mistaken for proof that she never needs reassurance.

• ×Repeatedly belittling her creative efforts (Potential friction rather than a confirmed dealbreaker: her repeated writing and performing suggest comedy deserves respect, even when a set does not land.)
• ×Habitually blaming the other person for misunderstandings (Potential incompatibility rather than a stated boundary: it runs counter to the communication practice she explicitly describes.)

A promising match would be curious about her material, comfortable giving gentle feedback, and happy with a walk or an unpolished evening in. Someone who can discuss misunderstandings without turning them into a blame contest may complement her reflective public style. These are compatibility hypotheses, not stated romantic preferences.

• ♥ An early open-mic show, followed by a snack and a conversation about which observations made the best jokes—without expecting her to perform.
• ♥ A browse through a secondhand shop, then kathi rolls and a friendly discussion about what qualifies as a good one.
• ♥ A tree-lined park walk followed by breakfast, with time to talk about Bengaluru discoveries and whatever she is currently writing.

• “When your flatmate said 'the middle was good,' did that help you revise the set—or become the next joke?”
• “What was the step in aloo posto that finally made you abandon the voice note and call your mother?”
• “What makes a kathi roll qualify in your book, and has Bengaluru produced a contender?”