by mickilog | Apr 13, 2016 | Engagement, Marriage, Relationship
Newlyweds classically believe that all they need in marriage is LOVE. They reject learning relationship skills early on because they think, ‘We can deal with anything because we love each other’. They think ‘Why work on a relationship and learn skills for a...
by mickilog | Apr 13, 2016 | Dating, Relationship
Shoshana was furious that her boyfriend seemed to be much more giving to his friends than to her. Her boyfriend Moshe bought his friends tickets to the football, and often bought his friends gifts. Moshe found it difficult to give to his girlfriend because he saw her...
by mickilog | Apr 13, 2016 | Dating, Relationship
Getting a conversation started on a first date isn’t always easy. After all, on blind dates especially, we have few points of connection that we are yet aware of. By having a few key points in mind we can turn an ordinary first date into one where we can create an...
by mickilog | Apr 13, 2016 | Dating, Engagement, Marriage, Relationship
Miri shared with me that when and her boyfriend Moshe became serious, he gave her an ultimatum. He told her to either move in before marriage or to end the relationship. Miri said that when this decision was presented to her in this way, she saw only two options. She...
by mickilog | Apr 13, 2016 | Dating, Love, Pre-relationship, Relationship
In Megillat Esther, a theme throughout is masks, or the hidden and the revealed. Vashti, hides from her husband to avoid being shown off by her husband Achashverosh. Bigtan and Teresh hide under the palace stairs as they plot out killing the king. As readers of the...
by mickilog | Apr 13, 2016 | Dating, Relationship
In this week’s Torah portion — Chaye Sarah (The Life of Sarah), we meet the first matchmaker. Avram requests from Eliezer, his manservant, to seek out a suitable wife for his son Yitzchak. Eliezer is at first daunted by this, as he expresses his doubts about his...
