Haveil Havalim – Or is it?

For those who cared to have notice, posts of mine have been featured in the past three Haveil Havalim, the latest one up at Here in HP, check it out.
 Ummm…I’m trying to figure out how I feel about it…well it’s flattering that my posts made it, but considering I’m the one who submitted it, not [...]

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Disengage

I’m writing this piece on behalf of my friend who would like this to serve as a public service announcement.
 I’m talking to you single girls out there (and I suppose myself), who intend on getting married through the shidduch dating system, and to engaged girls who are doubting their sanity.
 Engagement is not the blissful utopia [...]

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Urban Legends: Alive and Kicking

Everybody likes to hear a good shidduch story, so here’s a new one. You might have heard with slight modifications or variations, but this happened to my friend last night, so you’re only getting it third hand.
A shadchan called my mother’s friend and tells her that there is a gorgeous boy who is fabulously wealthy [...]

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The Deception of a Crisis

I’m curious if this “law” is a phenomena exclusive to the Jewish Shidduch Dating system.
 
If a girl needs to lose 2 pounds quickly, just get her a date.
 
And if she needs to lose more weight, give her 3.
 
This works for up to 15 pounds.
 
Truth be told, I think this is the real source and reason [...]

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Reality Interrupts

Something Different wrote a great post about shidduchim titled “The Big But”. I recommend you all check out…I just want to add a little post-script to the post.
 
When people have “apparent” strikes against them in the realm of shidduchim, be it,
 
Physical Health issues
Mental Heath issues
Broken Families
Sibling off the derech
S/he was quasi off, but straightened him/herself [...]

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Below Beauty and Brains (and maybe Brawn)

Tembow, you really set me off with your first post….so here’s more on it.
 
Throughout world history, civilization has always prized beauty in different way, shapes and forms (can you tell I’ve been tutoring someone on Global Regent essays)….
 
Ok, so this is how it is: We all like pretty things (some of us more than others). [...]

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The REAL Reasons Why I Want to Get Married

1)      No more bad hair days.
 Do you know what it means to blow your hair everyday?
 2)      I’ll get a raise
 My teaching skills will be valued more once I am married. Even though, I believe single teachers are better teacher, they have more time to devote to their subject, yada, yada, yada, that’s the way it [...]

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Anticipation Dissipation

I was reflecting on my first ever date…and decided to write a short memior on the experience…enjoy.
 
I was hoping for it to be a memoir, I really wanted it to, something I could relate to my children fondly, nostalgically in years to come, but it didn’t turn out like that.
The last few minutes are the [...]

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Dating Duties and Desires

Dating is an overdone topic, yet, everyone still wants to hear about everyone else’s rules, expectations, disasters, triumphs and frustrations in this area. I’m count myself among the everybody, and I’m gonna add my little tidbit here.
 
Easy ways to impress me on a date.
 
-         Show up on time. Not fashionably late, but on time. My [...]

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Pithy Pumpkins

Families never let anyone live anything down, especially if it concerns your “future”.
 
A very long time ago (meaning 6 years ago), I burned a pot. A fish pot, to be exact. Oh, and the fish inside of it. The pot was incapacitated, and the fish thrown out. My family made fun me the entire Shabbos.
 
“….Hmmm, [...]

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