It seems that the latest offensive article in the Jewish world was written by Aish and it has to do with turning off guys. I searched for the term “blue balls” , but it was nowhere to be seen in…
Tag: shidduch dating
Long distance shidduch dating sucks
I’m not sure if the term GU is around anymore, but it stood for Geographically Undesirable and it was basically anyone who lived far enough that you had to take a toll bridge out of NY to get to them.…
Shidduchim: It all comes down to the picture
When you strip away all the BS about family, yichus, education, hashkafa, seminary and white tablecloths it all comes down to looks. All we (both men and women) care about is how our potential shidduch date looks. Case in point,…
What’s an overweight shidduch seeker to do?
I’m not exactly sure if there’s a shidduch crisis anymore, maybe they figured it out after all. However, someone recently asked me why there were no shidduch groups or singles events for frum folks struggling with their weight, obesity does…
The Jewish eHarmony
I got into Jewish internet dating pretty early. Back in those days it was not something you bragged about and almost everyone said the same thing about online dating “it was creepy and best to be avoided”. Times have changed,…
The guide to getting busy in the shidduch world
by Anshel M. Busy. “Officially busy”. Meaning too busy to date anyone but a certain someone else. Meaning the death knell to singlehood, whether it be his, hers or yours (IY”H by you, of course). Beginner’s Busy: One bochur I…
Are there any hot girls reading this?
I know I’m gonna get a bit of flack for this post, but lets just cut to the chase, one of my good buddies is looking for a hot wife – yes I’ve tried to get him to date girls…
The Baal Teshuva’s guide to shidduch dating
As much as we kiruv industry professionals like to think we have prepared the baal teshuva for the real (frum) world we really haven’t. So while the girls know how to to dress according to tznius social norms, the guys…
Japanese lab invents internet kissing machine
I’m not sure how I feel about kissing a machine that allows you to kiss folks over the internet, but I’m sure someone will find some use for it. I always wanted my first kiss to be special with a…
Arranged: Movie about shidduch dating on Hulu
I was in the mood to kill some brain cells the other night and waste two hours of my life, so instead of getting drunk by myself to wash the pain of my life away I went to Hulu to…
Shidduch Dating Memories: Bowling was pricey so she paid for dinner
I have writers block, so I decided to go back all the way to 06 and 07 to see which posts were fun reads that no one really read, since no one really read my blog for the first year.…
The real reason why movies are assur
I was joking tonight with a friend of mine who lives in a small town and will be hosting a girl he’s shidduch dating for about a week and about how the Rabbi wouldn’t be so into him going to…
So what’s the deal with stacking or scraping?
Do you stack or scrape? I know it sounds weird, but apparently this is one of those random questions that frummies in the shidduch world ask. I have never been asked if I care about this particular way in which…
The first post ever on Frum Satire: I love talking to shadchanim
This was the first post ever on Frum Satire. It reeks of immaturity, it reeks of arrogance, ignorance and judgmentalism (sic), but it’s such a long and fun post. I am posting it today because the actually anniversary is tomorrow,…
Gay Shidduch Dating Site
Although I would love to help my frum gay friends find a shidduch, I really can’t go through with it. I tried to hook up two guys once but luckily, like most men, they had to have so much information…
Do yeshiva guys touch girls on shidduch dates?
The following was posted with permission from the sender: My semi-serious response follows. Hi Heshy! I have been reading your blog on an irregular basis since about the time I came back from seminary. I have a question for which…
What if you found out your husband was gay?
Guest post by Frum N’ Flipping It’s got to be one of the worst fears of an Orthodox girl. How can you tell if the boy you are dating is not attracted to women. Religious men are told to keep…
Awkward dates could be fixed if you skype beforehand
We talked on the phone and chat for several months before she decided to fly in to meet me. I had seen her picture and didn’t really like what I saw, but she was so cool that it didn’t really…
Shidduch Crisis Anonymous
Shidduch Crisis Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from the Shidduch Crisis. The only requirement for…
If the girl’s ugly, just pretend you’re the deliveryman
My buddy has a problem — he tends to get set up with ugly girls. This problem is multiplied by the fact that he lives in the middle of nowhere and has to fly 4 hours into New York City…
Shidduch dating poses problems when it comes to attraction
One of my biggest problems with shidduch dating is the issue of attraction. Guys who go on shidduch dates tend to reject girls after one or two dates because they aren’t attracted to the girl, IE they didn’t find them…
Prayer to be dumped
By Frum N’ Flipping To be recited in Shema Koleinu or before Yehiyu LeRatzon: Blessed be you our God and God of our foremothers. May you have mercy on me [insert name] daughter of [insert mother’s name] and spare me…
Awkward Shidduch moments
One of the things I like about shidduch dating the most, is the awkwardness. Unlike most normal people, I kind of like those awkward silences when the only sound that can be heard is the crunching of ice or shaking…
Shidduch dating guide
Found this old shidduch dating guide on Bang It Out, and apparently its dated and anonymously written – but holds true for shidduch dating of the 80s and 90s, today’s shidduch game appears to be vastly different, but still its…
Shidduch Vision: Video conference shidduch dating
Has anyone heard of the newest idea from those trying to milk the shidduch crisis for all its worth. As a conspiracy theorist, I believe the shidduch crisis was made by folks who decided that we could have a whole…