Tag Archives: blind date
Relationship Change
What pushed you to make this change? I had kind of flirted with online dating off and on over the years, but during covid I was like, “Let me develop system to apply some of the same standards I have … Continue reading
A Perfect Fit
“You are unmatchable,” proclaimed a dating site after I’d spent a day filling out their forms. This was not the first time I had heard this sentiment. My mother and some other family members have said as much: “You’re too … Continue reading
The One
“You’ll know when he’s ‘the one’,” my mother said. She died when I was 20, leaving no further guidance. At 23, I was stale inventory by Jewish matchmaking standards. Despair settled in. Until one Shabbat afternoon when Phil, an old … Continue reading
Dating Online
I’ve never been one to date online, but toward the start of the pandemic, I tried it out. It was going well, but after a while I thought, “What am I doing?” As much as I want to find someone, … Continue reading
Awkward Date
I went on a date last week and we really hit it off. We’ve gone on two dates and have been texting each other a lot in between the first and second date. However, after the second date, things got … Continue reading
Real Life of an MSW 