Yated Shidduch Forum 11/25/16: Considering a Second Marriage But My Teen-age Daughter Protests. What Should I Do?
Question: After my wife passed away a number of years ago, a second marriage was not on mind. Recently, though, I have been redd a number of shidduchim and I am ready to consider it. However, my fifteen-year-old daughter has told me in no uncertain terms that she does not want me to get re-married. […]
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Yated Shidduch Forum 11/18/16: Do I Have To Rent a Fancy Car for Dates?
Question: Unlike most yeshiva bochurim these days, I own my own car. It is a 1997 Mazda Protégé in perfect running condition. I recently went out with a girl. The next day I had found out that she had “no’d” me. She told the shadchan that I was really nice, and that she had a […]
Yated Shidduch Forum 11/11/16: He’s Still Living In The Dorm, Should I Be Worried?
Question: My son, who is approaching age 30, has been in shidduchim for quite a number of years. He learns in a yeshiva that has a dormitory. Recently, we were told by a shadchan that the parents of a girl we had given a yes to questioned why our son is still in a dorm. […]
Yated Shidduch Forum 11/4/16: Why Must I Swallow My Pride?
Question: A while ago, one of my relatives told me that she has an excellent shidduch for me. She described the boy as excellent in every way and proceeded to call the mother and give her my name. Every few weeks, she would update me on the progress – “the boy is busy now,” “the boy is […]
Yated Shidduch Forum 10/14/16: Not Feeling Up To Snuff
Question: My son has gone out with a girl twice. After the second date, he told me that during the course of conversation, it emerged that this girl’s sisters are married to choshuve bnei Torah who are talmidei chachomim. He is concerned that, firstly, since he is not on their caliber, this girl will look […]