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Dating Dialogue
What Would You Do If… Moderated by Jennifer Mann, LCSW of The Navidaters
Dear Navidaters,
I’m writing in because I know my family reads this column every week. This is something I’m super-stressed about with Pesach coming up and hopefully you could help me. I got back from seminary two years ago, and I am the youngest
in my family. Every Pesach, my married sister and brother move in with us, and it stresses me out. Their kids are all over the place, and when I have dates, I have no privacy to get ready. The kids peek out of the windows. Last year, my oldest nephew flew a drone over the car as I left on a date on chol hamoed and played the video over to us later that night as entertainment. The season starts the week before Pesach even starts – so starting about now I am having anxiety saying yes to any dating ideas. My siblings love being in the know, and if I go on a date, it is all they talk about. Should I take a break and put off dating until everybody leaves? My second issue is frustration at my parents: This whole situation is so not fair to me! Why do they have to have my siblings over year after year when they see what happens every time? Thanks for listening. Sarala*
Disclaimer: This column is not intended to diagnose or otherwise conclude resolutions to any questions. Our intention is not to offer any definitive conclusions to any particular question, rather offer areas of exploration for the author and reader. Due to the nature of the column receiving only a short snapshot of an issue, without the benefit of an actual discussion, the panel’s role is to offer a range of possibilities. We hope to open up meaningful dialogue and individual exploration.
