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Category Archives: Dating
Why Do Jewish Men Chase Shiksas?
Did I convert to Judaism to chase shiksas? An objective observer looking at my track record might think yes for many of my years prior to completing my Orthodox conversion in 2009. Despite living in and around Orthodox Judaism for … Continue reading
Tales From Jewish Dating Hell
Dating is the one thing you get worse at the more you do of it. I came to Los Angeles at age 27. I went to 20-something evenings at Aish Ha Torah. Then I started going to 30-somethings. What a … Continue reading
She Was Little
She was little, less than 5 feet tall. I’ve always preferred my girlfriends little because they put up less resistance and they’re more aerodynamic when I strap them to the top of the van for long trips. It was the … Continue reading
How To Respond To Rejection
A female friend posts to Facebook: After a bad date on Saturday nite, I told the guy I didn’t see long term possibilities. So, he leaves me a msg. “What is your f-king problem, you annoyed the sh–t out of … Continue reading
My Friends Want To Set Me Up With ‘Age Appropriate’ Women
I’ve got nothing against women my own age. I just don’t want to date them. Many 45-year old women are great mothers and accountants and lawyers and the like. I respect their work but I don’t want to get snuggly … Continue reading
Appreciating The Older Woman
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach writes: The unfortunate breakup of the marriage between Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher should be of interest even to those who have better things to do with their time than follow mindless Hollywood chatter and celebrity gossip. … Continue reading
Men And Women From Broken Homes
I’ve never forgotten when pick-up artist Neil Strauss told me he wouldn’t date women from broken homes. They had too much psychological baggage. I was struck by that and thought back over my relationships and I remembered all the turbulence … Continue reading
What Do Women Battle?
From DennisPrager.com: H2: Men have to battle their sexual nature and aggressive nature. But what do women have to battle in their nature? The first two callers say that women need to battle their tendencies towards moodiness and being ruled … Continue reading
When Do You Introduce Your Kids To Someone You’re Dating?
On his show Friday, Dennis Prager said: “Only introduce when you are very serious. You don’t want to introduce dates to your kids on a revolving basis. If the kids are older, it doesn’t matter as much.”