Best Story Ever
Last week I read the best story ever in Family First. It is the most thorough account I have ever read of what it is like to be in shidduchim for a long time and hear a million voices doubting you and making you doubt yourself.
Author: A Friend
Dating Optimism: Live a Happy Life
Hey, all. We are up to the most fun phase (in my opinion) of the finding your half-orange process! It’s time to let go of the pressure to get married and just live a happy life! After all, if one of the main reasons we want to get married is to be happy, why not skip straight to the happiness …
Singles Events and Dating Sites
A reader asked what I thought of singles events like speed dating and dating sites like Saw You At Sinai. I can only comment on the first from my own experience but if any of you have thoughts about either, please share in the comments! I went through a short period about 5-6 years ago when I went to …
Wedding Notebook Update
Hey, everyone. I just dusted off my wedding notebook and flipped through. Lots of good stuff in there (and some things that are now irrelevant). Recently this article inspired me to reopen my wedding notebook. I have updated different sections and instead of writing them in the notebook I made a few Google docs. Oh, and I also totally redid …
Dating Optimism: Focus, Imagine, and Embody
Hey, all, we are back with the next installment of our dating optimism series. The first step we talked about was believing you can and will marry someone you truly like and want to marry. The second step was embracing your deep desire to get married to someone you truly like and want to marry and not going halfway in …
Free of Charge
Hi, everyone. Thank you for checking in. I plan to continue the series on dating optimism but this week has been super-hectic for me so I am just dashing off this quick post. Chovos Halevavos teaches that Hashem does kindness for people even if they don’t deserve it, just because He loves them. This can be helpful to remember …
Have an Easy Fast
Hello, everyone. This week ran away from me — I had planned on posting something about the Nine Days but between schoolwork and my egg freezing cycle, I couldn’t make it happen. Just a quick thought from the Levush: Megillas Eichah is typically not written on the traditional parchment the way other megillos are because our hope is that we …
Women’s Health: Mama-in-the-Making
Fertility and prenatal health have been on my mind a lot recently. These are really important topics we need to know more about. In this post, I will share some information that single women may want to know. Feel free to add anything I may have missed in the comments below. Also, please note that this is not medical advice …
Dating Optimism: What Do You Want?
Hi, everyone. I hope you are doing well. Onto some more dating optimism! Step #1 was about focusing on your belief that you can have what you dream of. Step #2 was about going all in on wanting it even if it’s scary or uncomfortable. Step #3 is about identifying what it is that you really want. For …
Dating Optimism: Admit You Want It
Hi, everyone. Last week we started working through the six steps in the book Meeting Your Half-Orange, by Amy Spencer. To recap, the first step is to connect to the belief inside of you that you truly can have the relationship you dream of, focus on improving the quality of your thoughts around dating and marriage, and frame your thoughts …