areivimzehlazeh-
It’s definitely a good one but I still have my doubts that it’s true.
Stories like this happen because girls have no idea what goes on (or is supposed to go on) in yeshivas. One girl asked me why anyone would want to be a dorm counselor if that meant that three nights a week he wouldn’t be able to learn in the Beis Medrash after 10:45 P.M. I explained that some guys, even serious ones, who put in a full day of learning just don’t have the strength to learn after night seder. I was dreading the question as to how late I stay in the Beis Medrash every night but it never came.
It’s a two way street though. After a shadchan once scolded me saying, “How could you say no to her? Do you know that she was almost picked for G.O. in 11th grade?”, I was determined to find out exactly what G.O. is. None of the dates that I asked gave me a good answer except my wife. “G.O. is a waste of time which is why everyone likes it. Imagine you’re in a boring class, there’s a knock on the door and some students come in singing and dancing- think of what a relief it brings”. (By the way, my wife never ran for G.O. but that’s not what made the shidduch, we didn’t get engaged until a few dates later. She did agree with me though that I was correct in not reconsidering my decision based on her almost being voted G.O.)