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Tag Archives: female friends
Let’s Just Be Friends
When you meet a woman and you have a nice chat or two, before you know it, she’s likely to give you this, “I just want to be friends” talk. And if you put up with it, that’s all you’ll … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Personal
Tagged assent, being friends, female friends, pronouncement, sexual interest, tough times
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Questions For Dating Columnist Tamara Shayne Kagel
Tamara is a 20-something third year law student. She writes a dating blog for the Jewish Journal called Tattletales. Here are the highlights or watch the whole thing below. Dennis Wilen: And there arose over the Jewish Journal dating column … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Tamara Shayne Kagel
Tagged dennis wilen, development aspect, female friends, hechsher, hovel, JDate, Jewish Journal, luke ford, lukeisback, orthodox community, rabbs, sexual satisfaction, tamara shayne, tea and crumpets, tiger print
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Feeling Like An Outsider In Orthodox Judaism
I have a several close female friends who’ve flirted with Orthodox Judaism but not finished conversions to it. They look obviously goyish. They feel like conspicuous outsiders to the Jewish community, and they fear that they will always be viewed … Continue reading
Posted in Conversion, Orthodoxy
Tagged conversion programs, conversion to judaism, female friends, orthodox conversion, orthodox jews, orthodox judaism
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Rescuing Dogs
I have two single female friends who were driving down the street when they noticed cars honking. Upon investigation, they found a dog running wild. A dog without an apparent owner. A dog in need of love and nurturing. A … Continue reading
She Feels Disconnected From Judaism
I was talking to a frum-from-birth friend the other day who feel "disconnected" from Judaism. She’s not davening every day, she’s not saying blessings all the time when she eats, she’s not learning Torah regularly and she’s not attending shul … Continue reading
Posted in Judaism, Personal
Tagged Artscroll, bacherlor, fellow jews, female friends, frum, jewish communities, jewish law, negative feelings
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A Tale Of One Night Stands
I want to tell you about two of my female friends — one is a prude and one is a slut. The prude recently had her first one night stand of her life. The result? Her on the fence boyfriend … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Sex
Tagged chlamydia, female friends, fence, one night stand, prude
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To Heaven And Back
It’s official: my female friends love Clothes Heaven (www.clothesheaven.com), the designer resale store in Pasadena that I spotlighted recently. My friends tell me the place is amazing — great staff and an incredible range of clothes and accessories. From Gucci … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes
Tagged Clothes, designer resale, female friends, gucci, hard core, heaven, jil sander, Love, money, place rocks, ralph lauren, resale store, shoppers
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