Exploring faith and dating? This category offers sensitive advice on religion, compatibility, interfaith relationships, and shared values. Learn how to navigate differences in belief with respect and manage family expectations. Our matchmakers guide you to make faith a strength, not a barrier, in your search for lasting love.
You meet someone new, exchange numbers, and then the conversation starts. This is how modern meet-cutes happen, whether you first connect through a dating app, over social media, through a friend, or during a night out on the town. Swapping numbers with someone you’re interested in is a great way to get the ball rolling, […]
The path to finding love isn’t always a straight line—it often has many turns and road bumps along the way. While this is a shared experience among daters everywhere, it can still feel frustrating. If you’ve been on the search for a partner for a while and you feel like your dating expectations aren’t being […]
Navigating the world of dating can be exciting, eye-opening, and full of special moments with special people. But there can also be times of frustration, especially when you feel that the people you meet aren’t quite hitting the mark. Sometimes these dating speed bumps can keep you from continuing to put yourself out there. But […]
But wouldn’t encouraging men to embrace the full range of their humanity benefit women? Why do we continue to limit the emotional lives of males when it serves no one?
Dating with no intent to marry is like going to the grocery store with no money. You either leave unhappy or take something that isn’t yours…
Last week, The Washington Post featured an article by John Birger discussing the prevailing culture of casual hook ups and its present-day mascot–Tinder. According to Birger, the sexualized dating culture is symptomatic of shifting demographics among college graduates. This supply-and-demand explanation only paints a partial picture, however. A deeper dive into American demographic data renders this “dating crisis” increasingly unnerving…
Let’s talk about stuff we’re not supposed to, today! As times have changed, so have the approaches we take with what we choose to discuss with our friends, colleagues, families and prospective partners. Topics to avoid on a date aren’t always the most obvious, and some questions may feel as though they need answering earlier […]
There are so many types of romantic partnerships out there, from introvert/extrovert to outdoors/indoorsy. Judging from the seemingly vast differences between some partners, it’s no wonder that opposites can attract. But can people from two different religions or belief systems have a successful relationship? Interfaith relationships might be some of the trickier ones to navigate, […]
Finding a bashert (soulmate) is a decisive part of a Jewish single’s life. While dating is taken lightly in so many cultures, Jewish dating is a matter of respecting oneself, one’s future partner, one’s family, and Jewish tradition as a whole. Especially in Orthodox Jewish communities, dating isn’t supposed to be a mere pastime. From […]
If you ask me, there really is no such thing as work-life balance. Hyper focusing on one area of life will lead to neglect in the other. Instead, I believe it’s best to aim for work-life wellness, which is simply when one incorporates practices that lead to healthy, happy performance in each life domain. On […]
We hear a lot about the power of faith and how it can contribute to success in our lives, but what exactly is it? How can you harness it yourself? And how does it relate to your love life? Faith, by definition, requires confidence and/or trust coupled with a belief that an outcome will occur […]
