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Can someone please explain to me why people want to know in which shul my parents daven when doing shidduch background checks on me? This question is inconvenient to answer because, living in Brooklyn… more →
Bad for Shidduchim
Rate My Shadchan
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wrote 1 week ago: We care what people think of us. No matter how often we’re told that it doesn’t matter. … more →
Explanation Requested
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wrote 2 weeks ago: Can someone please explain to me why people want to know in which shul my parents daven when doing s … more →
How to Recognize a Pants-Skirt Match: Tipoff #1
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wrote 3 months ago: You’re told that you’re perfect for a guy, and then you’re given a list of qualifi … more →
Friday Repost: Don't You DARE Cast Aspersions on My Single Friends
wrote 4 months ago: Some people won’t deal with single shadchanim or single references for the most base, disgusti … more →
Friday Repost: Here?! Now?!
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wrote 6 months ago: Is no place sacred? I mean, is there any place on earth that you will not be approached by someone a … more →
Friday Repost - You Make Me Feel Three: A Taxonomy of Shadchanim Who Should Not Exist
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wrote 6 months ago: Most people try to be polite. Being polite means not saying things like, “My dear, you are a h … more →
Yep, That's Why I Blog
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wrote 9 months ago: From a young friend, recently back from seminary, first attempting to land a date, and finding it le … more →
How to Solve Your Shidduch Crisis: Work for Chuck
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wrote 9 months ago: Chuck Schumer, it turns out, is a very successful shadchan. One notably thing about this article is … more →
Thursday (Not Friday) Not-So-Repost: Let Him Do the No-ing
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wrote 9 months ago: Another thought that came to me while reading this post was how much easier life is when the other p … more →
Hanging Out on the Boardwalk is Good For Shidduchim
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wrote 9 months ago: Thanks, Relarela (or should I call you NEF #17 now?) for this post on why it’s important to Be … more →
Friday (OK Tuesday) Sort-Of Repost: Let's Not Go Out Again
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wrote 9 months ago: Rereading this post, I was thinking how frequently one blows off the shadchan with a non-informative … more →
Link: Innovative New Dating Website
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wrote 10 months ago: The non-Jewish world has discovered a new and exciting way to date online: via matchmaker! Go figger … more →
Classifieds in New-Shidduchville
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wrote 10 months ago: My Shidduchville correspondent got married a while ago and went to where all Shidduchville graduates … more →
Quote of the Week: Would You Go Out With Someone Who
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wrote 11 months ago: Is it not the strangest question ever? “Would you go out with someone who wears a knitted kipp … more →
Researching Red Heifers
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wrote 11 months ago: No Kosher Meat, the self-described only kosher comedy series, has put out a shidduch short. … more →
Where Have All the Posts Gone?
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wrote 11 months ago: I have always envied those really great writers who seem capable of banging out n0vels about things … more →
Friday Repost: Operation Marry Off Bad4
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wrote 11 months ago: I can finally remember this weekend without any signs of PTSD. It was the weekend my parents introdu … more →
Too Much Attention
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wrote 1 year ago: How involved should a shadchan be? On the one hand, a few pointers on whether the girl expects you t … more →
The Cringing Shadchan and the Indignant Single
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wrote 1 year ago: “I have an idea for you. If you’re not interested I understand, but I thought it was worth a try. Le … more →
