Dating Today

Dear Goldy:

Love your column. It’s great. I’ve had my (more than) fair share of bad dates and questionable situations. I know you do your hishtadlus to make sure that whatever letter you publish is a truthful letter and not one that was made up by those who wanted to see if their letters will get published. You’ve probably weeded out a few fakes over the years. That’s why I’m so sorry to say that I think you published a fake letter by someone who heard of the situation she wrote about on the radio.

Dear Goldy:

I’m writing on behalf of my son. He would be so embarrassed to know I’m emailing you about him. But I have a question. Let me give you some backstory:

Dear Goldy:

I am writing this for my brother. I love him, but... I am just shaking my head in my hands. He has done some stupid things and sometimes these stupid things happen on a date. (I figure this out as he tells me about dates he has been on and not understanding “what went wrong.”)

Dear Goldy:

I’m not sure what to do. Was I dating him or not? I think I was.

Dear Goldy:

I’m sure that I know what you’ll respond, but it doesn’t hurt to ask:

I interrupted my usual schedule of articles for the Molly and Bluey articles. I’m getting back on track now. This email was sent to me weeks ago, before Thanksgiving. My wish was to have it published right before Thanksgiving, but that didn’t happen. This email may seem a little late, but it’s really on time, b’shaah tovah.