Jewish Exponent Single & Mingle Feed http://www.jewishexponent.com Summer is creeping up. While your friends are too busy and can't get away, and your married friends are off with their families down the shore, there are plenty of opportunities for singles to travel -- both foreign and domestic. If you're... http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/18856/ http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/18856/ Thu, 21 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT The DJ blasted Van Halen's "Hot for Teacher" louder than I ever heard any music. As I navigated the winding staircase, I was introduced like an all-star in the starting lineup. The light show reflected from a disco ball, and in addition to... http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/18767/ http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/18767/ Thu, 07 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT With the elimination of more than 5 million jobs since December 2007, coupled with the fact that the U.S. Department of Labor reported that the nation's unemployment rate has hit 8.5 percent, there's a good chance some of those without jobs... http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/18683/ http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/18683/ Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT Over the past few years, I have gone to so many social situations by myself that I forgot how much better it is having a buddy by my side. This revelation came a couple of months ago, when I attended a party with a friend, a young guy for... http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/18623/ http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/18623/ Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT Four women in gowns recently hovered over me while I was on my back. Before you think this is some sort of sordid story more suited for the pages of an adult magazine, let me explain ... The women were nurses. The gowns were hospital garb.... http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/18516/ http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/18516/ Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT My introduction to the group hinged on my clue: "car-crash competition." If they got this clue for the game Cranium Hoopla, perhaps I would be in. Well, I was already in, sort of. But my acceptance really hinged on my ability to construct... http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/18414/ http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/18414/ Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT For a guy who is astute or caring enough to notice that a woman's behavior might be signs of anorexia, bulimia or another eating disorder, it may only be the tip of the iceberg. This recognition might be lifesaving, but a solution with tre... http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/18202/ http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/18202/ Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT According to estimates, as much as 15 percent of the country's female population suffers from some sort of eating disorder; that number alone would mean that many guys have encountered some of these women, many without even realizing it. F... http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/18095/ http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/18095/ Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT In about 25 hours, I drove 184 miles, hit three events, then needed a day to recover. After having the customary Chinese dinner with my parents on Christmas Eve, I hit the road. This year, rather than join the more than 600 people at the P... http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/18001/ http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/18001/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT In between holiday events, this time of year affords us the opportunity to reflect on the year gone by. Here's the year in singledom -- or, at least, my "Out of the Gutter Singles Year in Review: 2008." This past year, I had a couple of d... http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/17910/ http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/17910/ Thu, 25 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Even though Santa will probably not be coming to your house (for obvious reasons), that does not mean that you have to sit at home alone and be bored. Christmas Eve, widely considered the biggest night of the year for Jewish singles, promi... http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/17795/ http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/17795/ Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT It's always weird to run into someone else's ex, especially on a date or a quasi-date. Over the summer, while home in New Jersey, I ran into a female friend at services. I'll call her "Becky," a smart, professional, beautiful young woman,... http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/17695/ http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/17695/ Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT A really cute girl finally sat next to me at services recently. She was absolutely adorable and was eager to converse. Unfortunately, "Gabrielle" was only 4 years old. She had broken away from her parents and older sisters, and decided the... http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/17597/ http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/17597/ Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT A few months ago, I voluntarily took myself out of the running for president. Sure, I was not a viable candidate, and being single did not help either. I admit that. And the call to join up as a vice presidential running mate never came,... http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/17478/ http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/17478/ Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT During High Holiday services last week, my rabbi raised an issue that, in recent months, has been weighing quite heavily on me. While delivering his last High Holiday sermons before his retirement after 19 years at my synagogue, he spoke a... http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/17362/ http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/17362/ Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT Sitting at "The Matchmaker's" dining-room table, I began filling out the forms she said she'd give to her private investigator to complete my background check. From where I sat, I could see into her bedroom, where her bed was still unmade.... http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/17246/ http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/17246/ Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT As Pearl Jam's "Better Man" played in the background on the easy listening station, the doctor poked around an area on my body where other men shouldn't be. He grabbed hold, told me to cough, then cough again. At least the incongruous cho... http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/17109/ http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/17109/ Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT There was something about that first dinner, with its subdued chanting of Kiddush and Motzi, that got the tour off to an appropriate start. Maybe the venue had something to do with it, too -- a private dining room in the historic King David... http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/16988/ http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/16988/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT There are a myriad of reasons why relationships generated through online dating sites are rife with potential failure. For argument's sake, let's assume the person you're communicating with is really the person in the photo. And let's assum... http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/16442/ http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/16442/ Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT Summer is on its way, and let's face it, as a single person, most of us don't always have a travel buddy. As I do with most things lately, I've taken a few solo trips. A few years ago it was 15 days on my own in Italy, and last summer it wa... http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/16335/ http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/16335/ Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT