The one thing I really didn't appreciate about the Atlantic article and the various discussions regarding it that I was privvy to (ours being only the latest, and I'd like to point out, for the record, that it was some other david commenting in that thread, not myself), was the general but mostly unspoken theme that the "settling" issue is germane to the fairer sex.

That was a long sentence.

Anyway, I wrote this question a while back and got some really good response. It encouraged me to keep my standards high, and never settle. As one responder put it, if the word 'settle' ever comes up, its not the right person.

I thought perhaps you might enjoy reading it. In the meantime, I'll sit here and wonder why this issue is one that people think only women struggle with, and I'll do so with due regard to the irony of framing the issue in this particular venue.

just because it happened...

Irony of Accident

This morning I shut off the clock’s buzzer
(it doesn’t buzz, it beeps – what’s in a name)
and took another half an hour to dream
strange things before I rose – just another
day. I sipped French-pressed coffee at intervals
while eating breakfast, showering, throwing
on what there was that I could wear, loving
the favorite sweater’s shield from winter cold.
I drove a crazy pot-holed path to work
and cursed the sticky office lock, at last
got in. The answering machine was blank
and I pulled off my boots, glad for the break,
then glanced down at the date and had to laugh –
Valentine’s Day, and I was dressed in black.

Millionaire Matchmaker

Patti Stanger has hit the nail on the head. I absolutely love this woman. She's a Jewish matchmaker for millionaires to meet their true loves. If you have not seen her TV show on Bravo, you NEED to. It's on Tuesday nights at 10pm E time.

Her mission is to return men and women to more proper courtship and has strict rules for her dating club. This show is fascinating and oddly, I feel I've learned some very valuable things from it. I know idolatry is bad, but I think she's my new idol!

Here's a preview. Your thoughts on her/old fashioned matchmaking??




This is an AWESOME interview with Ms. Stanger done by Fat Jewish Guy ...

V-Day Plans?

With the big, Hallmark-beloved holiday on the horizon, I was interested in knowing what others on this blog think of Valentine's Day...

1) Do you think Valentine's Day is a valid holiday or just a commercial conspiracy?

2) Do you usually want to have plans for February 14th?

3) What will you be doing on that day, if anything?