Reform rabbinical student Jordie Gerson (who does not include a picture on her profile, though I Googled her and she’s cute, but did she wait until she landed a boyfriend before publishing this piece?) writes for Jewcy.com:
Before rabbinical school, and before divinity school, my dates didn’t ask me about sex. But ever since I became “Jordie-the-almost-rabbi,” the men I’ve dated have been intensely curious about my sexuality and what Judaism does (or doesn’t) bring to bear on it. I’ve become—without my desire—a one-woman sexual ethics committee.
Dating never starts this way. It starts at a party, or a lecture, or a meeting. I meet someone new, I turn on my Jew-dar, we make small talk, he asks me what I study. I say religion. He says, “Oh really? What religion?” I say, “Christianity and Islam,” hoping to prolong the inevitable, and then I feel guilty and say more softly, “and Judaism.” If he’s obnoxious or pretentious, or if he has a sense of humor, I’ll add, “Circumcision and smiting, too.”
Everybody has the following problem: "too many of the men I date make significant assumptions about me without getting to know me first."
If a man finds you attractive, he won’t let the "rabbi" part interfere. If he doesn’t pursue you, it’s because he’s not that into you.
Women don’t like to marry down. They don’t want to marry anyone less educated. As you are hyper-educated, like every other non-married hyper-educated woman, you’re going to have a hard time. From 18-22 is the best time for a woman to find a husband. After her mid-twenties, her stock starts going down. Just look at the rape rates. Females younger than 24 get raped. Those older than 29, not so much.
