Shiduchim was not a part of my family’s culture. As related above, women and men met organically, at simchas, community events. My husband and I met during chemo therapy. In my community boys and girls were permitted to play and talk with each other and learn to communicate with the opposite gender from an early age. One of my brothers married a woman he met at my cousin’s shabbos table. Another cousin was introduced to her future husband while working in a family members business.
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