Dating Today

Dear Goldy:

I don’t think you can help me with what I’m about to write. So maybe I’m venting here. Whatever it is, I appreciate anything you have to offer.

Dear Goldy:

I’m kind of new to the dating scene. I’ve been out with three guys so far. I’m easing myself into things. I’m 20 years old and really want to focus on my education and graduating college now, because it will only get harder balancing life and school as the years go by. So, I date guys that I really feel may be right for me. I don’t go out with everyone I’m redt to.

Dear Goldy:

I am currently dating my friend’s cousin. She and I have been friends since high school. We always joked that we’d love to be family – if one of us married the other’s brother or cousin – but now I am actually dating her cousin. My friend, let’s call her Ethel, is very excited about this whole thing. I didn’t tell her about it. As usual, she heard it through the grapevine.

Dear Goldy:

I’m dating “Avi.” He’s very busy at work. He works all the time. Calls come in at all hours. He must take the calls. Even if we’re together. He’s said that he told his assistant not to bother him unless it was an “emergency.” So, if the assistant calls, he picks up. I’m understanding about this. I know it comes with the territory – I want someone in the “business world” and today, nothing is a 9-to-5 job anymore. But Avi doesn’t have a job. He has a position, a career, a bright future.

Dear Goldy:

I’ve spoken with my best friend and mother about this, and they both say it’s a bad idea. I’m turning to you because there is something in me that needs to do this, no matter what the outcome.

Dear Goldy:

I broke my engagement a few weeks ago. All I’ll say (and that’s the issue) is that I realized she wasn’t the girl for me. And I truly believe it wasn’t bashert. It was such a relief once I broke things off. Before that, I was smiling and saying all the right things because that was what was expected of me. I feel so much better now.