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Category Archives: Dating
What Do Men Want?
On his radio show Wednesday, Dennis Prager said: A man needs most from a woman in a relationship is to be admired. Not loved. You love a puppy, but you don’t admire a puppy. You love your children, but you … Continue reading
She Finds It Hard To Say No
Tamara Shayne Kagel writes for the Jewish Journal: But pretty soon, it became clear, I was not going to date this guy. He’s a few years younger than me and works a cash register, but of course one day, he’d … Continue reading
Sexy New Singles Blog At JewishJournal.com
Tamara Shayne Kagel writes about the hidden addictions: 3. The Girls Do My Laundry For Me Addict These hapless men are the result of mothers who spoiled them and usually they are also college athletes who had an entire sorority … Continue reading
Indicators Of Interest
Stylelife emails his list: An IOI is something a woman does (maybe even subconsciously) to show you that she’s interested in you as more than just a friend…get my drift? I won’t spell out every IOI for you but here’s … Continue reading
How To Make Women Feel Safe So You Can Then Have Sex With Them
On Dennis Prager’s radio show today, he spent an hour with relationship expert Alison Armstrong. Dennis: “I think it is easier for men to understand women.” “When you told me the pillow is messy and it’s yelling at you, I … Continue reading
I’m Tired Of Dating Girls From Broken Homes
Pick-up artist and author Neil Strauss told me that he does not date women from broken homes. They don’t know how to love the opposite sex. I found that a fascinating insight. At the grand old age of 44, I … Continue reading
Frumster Is Different
On the Orthodox dating site Frumster.com, I found one young woman who described herself as “G-d fearing…” You don’t find that so often in secular dating sites. “God-fearing” used to be a very common way that people were described (prior … Continue reading
Is Frugal Sexy?
I’ve always been careful with my money. I’ve never had a lot of it. So, is frugal sexy? For the overwhelming majority of women, frugality in a man is not attractive. For most men, frugality in a woman is a … Continue reading
Sending Icebreakers On Frumster
So I just tried out Frumster for the first time. I used these search criteria: Age 25-45, anything goes. Divorced with kids, never married, whatever. I can’t believe how much anxiety I am feeling. It was like being at an … Continue reading
Serial Dater Rabbi Ally Discusses This Week’s Torah Portion
Ally writes the “Serial Datist” blog. She’s only 29 years old. She was raised Orthodox but in adulthood she’s become a tad less Orthodox. Ally, a virgin until age 21, says she hasn’t done kiddush in six months even though … Continue reading