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Category Archives: Dating
They Still Call Me Bruce
The Times of London is covering this big story (speed seduction is a big deal in the UK, Australia and around the world, the movement started in Southern California): Strauss has responded, too: The Game was partly a journalistic exposé … Continue reading
Speed Seduction
I first heard about speed seduction at temple. One of my Torah teachers told me about the Rolling Stone article on Ross Jeffries. I was fascinated. As the Houston Press wrote: But the modern age of fast-seduction began around 1990, … Continue reading
The Most Anticipated Book Of The Year For Men
Neil Strauss’s "Rules Of The Game." This stuff works. It helps men meet women and bed women. I don’t practice it (I’ve learned many things from it that I’ve incorporated into my life, but I’ve not bedded women through it) … Continue reading
The Shidduch (Matchmaking) Crisis: Causes and Cures
From the press release: The Shidduch Crisis: Causes and Cures takes a hard, honest look at the real difficulties faced by the dating public in today’s Orthodox world. With the rates of divorce and eating disorders rising, complaints regarding the … Continue reading
Who Hasn’t Gone To A Bar, Had A Few Drinks…
…picked up a woman, taken her home, had a lovely night, and woken up the next morning to discover she’s your sister. (From Fox’s Red Eye)
Conversion To Judaism For Marriage
Rabbi Gil Student writes: R. Gedalia Dov Schwartz recently reached the milestone of serving as the Av Beth Din of Chicago for 20 years. The Chicago Rabbinical Council published a book in honor of this event titled Sha’arei Gedula (link, … Continue reading
She
Ross Jeffries writes: As I have often said to my Speed Seduction® students (yes, disclosure, I teach this), one of the key axioms for success with women (however you might define that for yourself) is this: “You should seldom take … Continue reading
How Eva Got Married
She blogs: Reason number one why I came to Israel was for the job. ( I’ll also confess that I knew I would probably be getting married soon- even in a year or two- there was no way my family … Continue reading
What does the Modern Love column tell us about contemporary Judaism?
Eryn Loeb writes: It’s perhaps telling that a disproportionate share of contributions invoke Judaism, even if the stories being told aren’t explicitly Jewish. The sheer numbers suggest that though contemporary Jewish life may be fractured—a subject of constant and occasionally … Continue reading
Pick A Husband
A store that sells new husbands has opened in New York City, where a woman may go to choose a husband. Among the instructions at the entrance is a description of how the store operates: You may visit this store … Continue reading