{"id":571,"date":"2007-07-30T08:18:55","date_gmt":"2007-07-30T15:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=571"},"modified":"2007-12-08T16:22:07","modified_gmt":"2007-12-08T23:10:07","slug":"rabbinical-school-is-ruining-my-love-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=571","title":{"rendered":"Rabbinical School Is Ruining My Love Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reform rabbinical student Jordie Gerson (who does not include a picture on her profile, though I Googled her and she’s cute<\/a>, but did she wait until she landed a boyfriend before publishing this piece?) writes for Jewcy.com<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

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.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Everybody has the following problem: "too many of the men I date make significant assumptions about me without getting to know me first."<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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<\/a>. Females younger than 24 get raped. Those older than 29, not so much.<\/p>\n

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