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I question whether you must call her often and bear the pain of her hurtful remarks.

What’s the connection between women and shame? Why does it seem like women have so much more guilt than men?

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While there are definitely older singles who are doctors, they are not standing en masse waiting for accomplished women outside the Emergency Room.

On the question whether singles felt that the Orthodox system of dating was going well, Nishma found that most singles had an unfavorable view.

Ask your daughter what the cause of her anxiety is – social, academic, or separation from you.

Try to remove your feelings from the situation and become neutral. Don't feel that the child is purposely trying to upset you as this will just exacerbate the situation.

We can always argue that we only need that 'one' right person, but we still need to be offered the opportunities to meet that special guy.

Try to place yourself in her shoes and say, I know you are trying to listen and sometimes that is difficult. Let’s try that again.

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Rabbi Wallerstein answered me, We cannot live without time. When your time is up, Hashem takes your neshama. There is no choice.

You friend is not expecting you to pull a perfect single guy out of a magic hat. She does however, want your care, concern, and friendship.

Even small, day-to-day acts of self-control such as maintaining good posture can reinforce longer-term self-control in activities that have nothing to do with your posture.

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It is always possible to overcome a tough situation through out of the box thinking, and not give in to the only options you think you have to pick from.

How you present yourself is key. Both your character and your appearance should be refined to reflect who you are accurately and to your highest standard.

When still in school, it’s easier to make friends because you are forced into social situations. As an adult, making friends can be harder – especially because your life is busy.

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My husband expects me to be the tzaddaikes and always give into my mother-in-law for kibud em. He says that Hashem gave him a difficult mother, but he chose me to be his wife.

Please don’t think I am minimizing what you feel, but you must immediately expand your circle, your horizons, and your world.

For those who are introverted, being with people often feels like it is sapping their energy – even if they themselves have great social skills.

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I believe that in therapy if both husband and wife work on their individual issues, and then show positive loving feelings to one another, the marriage can improve dramatically.

I stared over at Binyamin. Not that long ago I had cared for him, Shaindy, not deeply or passionately, but enough to look forward to his coming home, enough to worry about his health and well-being. Had he ever cared about me?

Please Dr. Respler give me ideas on how to parent my grown children properly.

Forty-five minutes later, he called. “You’re a witch! What are you doing to me?” “What happened now?” I held the phone three inches from my poor ear. “As if you don’t know.” I took a bite of toast. “Tell me.”

This is of course your right and there is certainly the argument that sometimes we all need to recharge, to take a break, and to step back when we feel beaten down or overwhelmed.

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Networking is also a very good medium. We let the word out when we were initially looking to adopt; we told many people. She should let the word out to people she knows outside of her state.

Your willingness to learn and grow is already an asset in the shidduch process. There are, however, some ideas that might help you during this time.