Ep 59: Lakewood Girls Talk

Nobody Talks Shidduchim - The Jewish Dating Podcast

In this episode Avery and IJ bring on Michal and Tami, two daters who reside in Lakewood and have experience going through the Shidduch system. Avery and IJ take a backseat and listen to what the girls have to say in regards to their dating encounters.

1) A brief introduction to what dating is like in Lakewood

2) Do you feel you are judged more harshly by people you meet because of where you're from?

3) Lakewood is known for the BMG culture, we know what it is today. Are single Lakewood twenties still looking for that cookie-cutter type?

4) Where do you think most girls get their ideal interests for what they are looking for in a guy

5) They say the girls have it easy with matchmakers because they are not expected to push back or stand up for what they believe in. Do you think that is a correct statement?

6) How should a girl tell a matchmaker what they are exactly looking for?

7) what are the least relatable things in a résumé. What things do you think can be totally taken off.

8) in the mid 2010’s Bais Yaakov schools had to chase girls down for their social media participation. It seems that your generation has been able to grow up with this and have a healthy well balanced mindset in this area, what changed?

9) Is it difficult to explain your hashkafa to shadchanim, parents etc. Because they don't understand modern lakewood.

10) Can girls grow up in a rigid, frum environment and learn to rebel against it in a healthy way

11) Whereas girls 20 years ago didn't have an issue with photos and resumes, do you feel the yeshivish world is right to not allow photos to be sent?