by mickiWordpress | May 23, 2017 | Dating, Engagement, Love, Marriage, Pre-relationship, Relationship
With Shavuot looming ahead, I have the topic of commitment on the brain. When I think about what it took for Am Yisrael to commit to taking on the observance of all the commandments in the Torah, I think about what enabled them to take the leap and do it. When we were...
by mickiWordpress | May 21, 2017 | Dating, Engagement, Love, Pre-relationship, Relationship
“I don’t want to feel like I’m settling,” are words that are uttered in my office too many times a week. The big fear many have when it comes to dating and marriage, even more than not finding love or being single forever is that of settling...
by mickiWordpress | Apr 9, 2017 | Dating, Engagement, Love, Marriage, Pre-relationship, Relationship
We’re surrounded by people in relationships. But not all relationships are created equal. While some appear to be happily coupled, not all are. Many of us fantasize that life will be better once we’re in a relationship. But all around the world there are...
by mickiWordpress | Apr 4, 2017 | Dating, Engagement, Love, Pre-relationship
By now you know more about Chana’s story and what contributed to her post-relationship trauma (from a previous blog). You know how she’s been paralyzed by fear of being hurt. You also know that by building more awareness about what’s blocked her...
by mickiWordpress | Dec 2, 2016 | Engagement, Marriage, Marriage, Pre-relationship, Relationship
Tzvi wept in my office while sharing how his wife left him “suddenly” after a 20+ year marriage. He was awash with shame. While he felt something missing 10 years ago, he thought, “this is just how marriage is supposed to be.” Meanwhile his wife also felt...
by mickiWordpress | Nov 24, 2016 | Dating, Engagement, Pre-relationship, Relationship
Shadchans set people up in one of two ways. Either they do this with wanton abandon. Throwing a guy and a girl together because they have some haphazard things in common and, “heck, she’s a girl and he’s a boy.”. Or they do tons of research and...
