Category: Relationships

I read this beautiful quote from the playwright Thornton Wilder in How To Know a Person.

I recently read How To Know a Person, a book about relationships by author David Brooks. I noted so many lines, I’ll be bringing up this book for weeks to come, most likely.

I just want to take a step back and recognize the wounding that happens for many of us over the years of shidduchim.

I am trying to come up with the right word to describe the part of the journey I am at now. Is it a stuck place? I thought that might be it. But I keep turning this question over, and though I don’t see a clear path before me, I also don’t really feel stuck. Am I simply resting, bobbing on …

According to Myers-Briggs, I am a sociable introvert (INFJ), which sounds about right. Though I like people, I tend to resist getting together with people, especially in the winter months when leaving the house means wrapping up and going out in the cold. But when I do, I’m always so glad I did. This week I went to a shiur …

Gretchen Rubin mentioned this fun prompt on a recent podcast episode: write a list of your personal quirks. Challenge accepted!

Once upon a time, I wanted to write a book about shidduchim, and I thought I’d structure it around my hero’s journey.

Hi, all. I wanted to share this podcast episode with you that my cousin sent me last night. I was feeling down and discouraged, and it was truly what I needed to hear.

Hey, all. It’s nice to be back here! Iy”H later this week I’m going to share a write-up about my trip with my sister and cousin – looking forward!   Today I wanted to ask about a topic I was discussing with a friend the other night — how was your seminary experience, in retrospect?