Yes, a lot of it is what you've read before; but I think there's a bit of extra insight in these pieces. And clearly, some lessons aren't being learned.
- PsychoToddler on the quest for normal in the Orthodox world;
- and Wolf on the two sides of what's wrong with the shidduch system.
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Two Sides of the Coin
I was going to write about each of these, but for now just read the original posts...
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There's also the little issue of the shadchans (professional or otherwise) *thinking* that they know what's best for the individual girl/guy, but not REALLY knowing. A third party who doesn't know either of the parties well and has just been paid/asked to do this... may use good judment, but in the end will have to rely on very superficial information. I think good friends and people who've known the families for a very long time and who understand the individual parties well have much better chance of finding the "right person".
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