Yated Shidduch Forum 3/24/17: Dumped In 20 Minutes – Is There a Double Standard?
Question: I am writing this question an hour after returning from a first date. Twenty minutes after I dropped the girl off, my parents received a phone call from the shadchan. The girl is not interested in going on a second date. At least I was worth twenty minutes. I’m fine with that. I’m more […]
Yated Shidduch Forum 3/17/17: Does Anyone Actually Enjoy a First Date?
Question: The standard reply the shadchan gives when the girl says “yes” is, “She had a great time and she wants to go out again.” Now, who on the planet has a good time sitting with a stranger (from the other gender) for three hours, over a cup of flat Diet Coke (and water, of […]
Yated Shidduch Forum 3/10/17: Purim Edition
Question: I recently went out with a fantastic boy, but something shocking happened on the date. Unbeknownst to me, he had his friend set off a smoke bomb in the hotel parking lot during the date, as we were returning to our car. He feigned concern and said, alarmingly, that apparently his car was going […]
Yated Shidduch Forum 3/3/17: Did He Only Say “Yes” Because of the Picture?
Question: I was redd to a boy and we were given a no. Later, the shadchan gave the boy’s side a picture of me and they gave a yes. I was very turned off. My résumé wasn’t good enough for them and whatever info they found out wasn’t good enough for them, but now that […]