Shidduch pitches made by people you probably don’t know and know nothing about you, all start the same way. Here is my list of starting lines:
Parents Friends: Your son would be so perfect for our niece…
Kiddush: Are you as serious about finding your bashert as you are about the cholent…
Old Ladies: Oh my granddaughter is so sweet…
Rebetzins: So vut do you vant?
Newlyweds: I have some friends; tell me your stats…
Old Men: You should speak to my daughter, she knows tons of people…
Shabbos Table: Normal conversation and then a long drawn out Soooo…
Professional Shadchun: Nu give me the rundown…
Hotels(usually someone sitting in the lobby waiting for kids): You seem like a great guy…
Shull: I noticed that you didn’t have a sheitle/talis on…
Weddings-Simchas: Hey you see that girl over there…
Friend’s wife: I have some great friends who are still single…
Work: I meant to ask, are you seeing anybody…
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Funny post, but in defense of us married people with friends, what are we supposed to say? If I don’t offer to set my pals up, then I get accused of not caring about them now that I am married myself! I do try to only set people up if I know them at least a little bit, though.
friends introduce friends,
I know a chick you would want to meet.
I wish. if I did, I would let you know.
Hesh, how about:
Apartment Guys: Dude, you really should get married. How? Go see a shadchun or hit a bar or something! What’s the big deal? You need a chick!
Ufruf: So when are we gonna throw the candy at you?
Annoying Aunt: Sooooooooooo, who’s the next simcha eh?
Also, I think that many of these people are sincere in trying to help whoever they happen to be talking to get married. The thing that freaks me a little is this weird focus on matrimonal happiness. Why the hell do total strangers all of a sudden care so much about you? It’s not like they showed any interest before, and they ONLY seem to be into the shidduch crap. Iv’e had people who I know for a while yet ignore me totally all of a sudden start chatting me up, and I’m not even dating! Is it because they can’t come up with any other thing to talk about? Puff, puff.
Good stuff Commonsense!!!
Frum Librarian you speak the truth, classic catch 22
People mean well but can’t they mind their own business? Why do they assume you want to be set up? Maybe you want to meet someone the “old fashioned way” on your own? Maybe you are gay?
well i certainly aint gay. if you know girls… that are semi-decent looking and half normal, and not completely screwed up hashkaficly, you can be my friend! no joke. lol. but i also don’t mind chatting up random annoying jews completely out of the blue…