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  • #1220303
    rebshidduch
    Participant

    theshver, for sure go say that to all the frummed out guys who went OTD and went on drugs and got tattoos.

    #1220304
    bmyer
    Participant

    Hats off to any bochur like 2.0

    I agree (theoretically) but you have to do extensive research to find out why people did the things that they did. I do not think a bochur like 2.0 (assuming he’s really legit) should lose out on a good girl c”v but a lot of perspective girls / parents do not have the time / patience / wherewithall (or trust?) to go for it…

    #1220305
    theshver
    Member

    rebshidduch I do not understand

    bmyer I deffinetly hear your side but I agree with 2.0 that people don’t give a chance sometimes for reasons even they do not understand

    #1220306
    FuturePOTUS
    Participant

    This kind of judgmentalness is part of what sends people off in the first place. @Bochur2.0 did an amazing thing coming back. Let’s not be the ones to ruin it.

    #1220307
    rebshidduch
    Participant

    Future, I am not saying that it is not good that he came back on. In fact I am saying that it is good that he did. But, once again I know guys who went off and came back on and I have the right to tell people not to date those kinds of guys who went off because their both in different boats. One saw the real world and the other did not and so they have different understandings of life.

    #1220308
    rebshidduch
    Participant

    theshver, the funny part is that I definitely do give guys a chance to date girls who never went off. So much so that I date guys who did. So how am I being judgmental?

    #1220309
    bmyer
    Participant

    If you read what I wrote I NEVER said it’s the right thing but I EXPLAINED why this is the situation…

    IT is NEVER ok to be judgemental it is ALWAYS ok to be thorough when looking for a wife (or husband) some people just say no because they are not interested in being thorough or think that you can’t be thorough enough.

    #1220310
    FuturePOTUS
    Participant

    It sounds like we both know people of similar backgrounds then, and it’s understandable why some people should not date some of them. But just because people come from different backgrounds, or have a different understanding of life doesn’t mean they can’t date, opposites attract, and differences provide a needed balance in any marriage, that’s part of the blessing of marriage. I don’t think people understand that his experience in other areas of life is a pro, not a con. It gives him a deeper understanding of what life is about, he’s ‘been there done that’ and realizes what’s true in the world and what the proper things in life are, and actually believes in them, as evidenced by him coming back. Whereas many people his age with an always-frum background never had that exposure, and quite possibly (or even probably), don’t have his appreciation for God, religion, and Judaism, because they never knew anyone else. Sure, if people only see this as a con, they will criticize, but if they look at both sides of the issue, they’ll see why almost any girl would be lucky to have him.

    #1220311
    Bochur 2.0
    Participant

    rs I understand 100% that if the views are diff or that could need an “open minded” girl but a guy who grew up in a regular frum family and went to a good mesivta will still have those outlooks when he comes back on (again maybe even more so), no one in my yeshiva in Israel besides the rosh even knows that I went “otd” and probably wouldn’t believe me if I told them.

    Future thanks but it would take more then a few coffee room comments to ‘ruin it” 🙂

    #1220312
    bmyer
    Participant

    ” I don’t think people understand that his experience in other areas of life is a pro, not a con. “

    I’ll make sure to tell people to go otd before shidduchim so they have more “experience in other areas”…

    #1220313
    Joseph
    Participant

    “no one in my yeshiva in Israel besides the rosh even knows that I went “otd” and probably wouldn’t believe me if I told them.”

    So why are you so worried about all this?

    #1220314
    bmyer
    Participant

    Joseph: Clearly the girls / their fathers know / find out…

    #1220315
    rebshidduch
    Participant

    bochur, how did you hide it so well and why are you so concerned then?

    #1220316
    Health
    Participant

    Shopping -“Meaning they had to say goodbye to not getting a guy who didn’t come with “issues””

    What kind of issues? Some are non-negotiable; others are just fluff!

    #1220318
    Bochur 2.0
    Participant

    It has nothing to do with hiding it, I just don’t talk about it and no one would assume anything because in truth I AM A REGULAR BOCHUR.

    But when it comes to shidduchim I would never hide it it is something the other side has a right to know.

    #1220319
    Joseph
    Participant

    Bochor 2.0: Why, do you think, the other side has the right to know? Is the information relevant about your future marriage?

    #1220320
    Bochur 2.0
    Participant

    Joseph maybe not specifically but it is something people want to know and when they do research they will find out from family friends and rebbaim

    #1220321
    tirtza
    Participant

    He’s right.

    They need to know, because if they found out later and it was withheld it could cause mistrust.

    I guess you are strictly right that only relevant information one would be “required” to divulge.

    But he’s a hasid not a tzaddik.

    #1220322

    I agree with FuturePOTUS that many times people who have been off come back stronger in their yiddishkeit than many others, in regards to what bmyer’s sarcasm about how everyone should go off -i dont think anyone was suggesting that, obviously if everyone went off that would make for a ton of aveiros and probably the majority would not end up coming back like Bochur 2.0, but that doesn’t mean that if someone did go OTD and come back he wouldn’t be stronger than most in some regards, after all he clearly is not just serving hashem because thats how he grew up or thats what everyone else is doing.

    #1220323
    YW Moderator-42
    Moderator

    However I have been in shidduchim for almost a year and have not gone out a single time.

    I understand that this can be frustrating. But, remember that you are only looking for one girl. Whether you go out 100 times or none before meeting her shouldn’t matter, as long as you meet her in the right time with the right mindset. Of course, dating multiple girls before meeting the right one can have advantages such as learning more about yourself, life, etc. Hashem gives you the life situations that are good for you and He will help you meet the right one at the right time. Hatzlacha

    #1220325

    Bochur 2.0

    42 said it best. I would just like to forward some info sent in by a lurker with a kind heart:

    if b2.0 is serious about considering someone with a past, Ohr Naava has something called the ‘Shidduch Initiative’ and perhaps he might do well contacting the shadchanim or finding a way to make himself known to one of the teachers etc. There are three different programs connected to Ohr Naava. One is shiurim open to the public, another is a high school for girls with difficult situations (abuse, drugs) and a seminary, which I believe attracts girls from their high school who are solid but still out of the box due to their background, so i was just thinking that he might do well with a girl from there.

    #1220326
    from Long Island
    Participant

    You are going to the wrong shadchanim.

    My husband and I, from yeshivish backgrounds, have a modern orthodox home. Our children chose a different path. When they were in shidduchim, wanting boys who were, and would continue to be, learners, we discovered that shadchanim in strictly yeshivish communities could/would not help them. They “cannot see out of the box”. So we went to shadchanim from out of town yeshivas, YU Black, friends, family, etc.

    Our children found their basherts, some young, some at an older age, but they all got WHAT they deserved. It is years later, and their husbands are still in learning. And they are living the life they chose.

    Find the right shadchan and be patient. If they have no one for you, then you need to approach a different chadchan. You need to find someone who WANTS to work with you.

    Much hatzlacha.

    #1220327
    Lilmod Ulelamaid
    Participant

    from Long Island – excellent advice. I would just like to make one correction: I’m not sure if it’s fair to make such a generalization about shadchanim from strictly Yeshivish communities. I think it’s not that they can’t see out of the box, but simply that they are dealing with a particular type of boy/girl. Every shadchan has a certain niche that they deal with.

    #1220328
    Bochur 2.0
    Participant

    Mod 29 is that zecharya wallerstien? and yes I’m serious about a girl with past and might even prefer that if she’s really holding in a good place now

    #1220330

    Yes, he founded it.

    #1220331
    rebshidduch
    Participant

    long island, are you sure they will not work with girls from more modern families?

    #1220332
    5ish
    Participant

    Perhaps you will find the right girl for you in a different place then you ordinarily look.

    #1220333
    golfer
    Participant

    Sorry to interrupt your thread, OP, but every time I see the title I keep hearing myself say,

    “He’avar ayin, ve’he’assid adayin, ve’ha’hoveh kehereff ayin, da’aga minayin?”

    So don’t worry about the past. One way or another, we all have pasts.

    May your future be bright and happy!

    #1220334
    Lilmod Ulelamaid
    Participant

    Bochur – I also think that mod 29’s idea sounds like a great idea. I don’t have first hand knowledge of Rav Wallerstein’s schools, but I have heard about both him and his programs, and both he and his programs sound wonderful.

    #1220335
    theshver
    Member

    2.0 you should know the night after I read this post my brother (who learns with bochurim nightseder) called to say he has a boy my daughter must go out with but… He has a past. I really couldn’t believe the closeness in time between these two occurrences, anyway since it was my brother who I trust very much and the uncanny feeling that Hashem made me read this post for a reason, I gave an almost immediate yes, my daughter came home after the first date glowing saying how she never met such a mature sincere boy! I don’t know where it will go or if its because of his past but I’m literally in disbelief about these turn of events.

    #1220336
    Lightbrite
    Participant

    theshver: Sending your daughter blessings 🙂

    #1220338
    WinnieThePooh
    Participant

    Theshver- wow!

    Just proves that there is tachlis to the CR. May this give you chizuk, bochur.

    #1220340
    Nechomah
    Participant

    Parents are worried about changes in the future. When you say that you went OTD for a time and now came back, can they find out what caused the slide to start with, can they learn in advance what pulls back there you might still have? A lot of parents won’t want their daughter to have to figure out these things on the actual dates, as they are sensitive issues and she might be embarrassed or some such thing. They would have to trust her a lot and also trust that the boy will be open and honest if she asks about it. It is easier to steer clear of these issues and find someone who doesn’t have them to start with.

    #1220341
    Nechomah
    Participant

    I do think that you will be happier with someone who understands what you got involved with and why you left it, etc, from her own experiences, like a BT or someone who grew up more modern and became more frum. Shadchanim who deal with girls like that are probably a better address for you. But most importantly, DON’T LOSE HOPE. The right girl is out there for you. It may take a little longer to find her, but this is all part of the big plan. HBK”H loves so much the hard work you put in to turn your life back around, He won’t abandon you. Your tefillos will be answered at the right time. Since you’re not really so old, it could be that your future kallah just has to do some more work on herself to be ready to get such a terrific shidduch.

    #1220342
    huju
    Participant

    The Coffee Room and other frum publications have reported many times that there is a shidduch crisis that is destroying the hopes of marrying-age frum women. The opening poster’s problem finding a shidduch suggests that there may be no such crisis for women.

    #1220343
    Lilmod Ulelamaid
    Participant

    Only if you think that the shidduch crisis means that there are no boys in the world.

    #1239859
    kitov
    Participant

    I remember reading in the safer shar-ray teshuva concerning the many challenges given to the bal teshuva as punishments for sins committed in the past.
    In other words in order to be free of punishment in the post life
    the bal teshuva must pay something in this world for his past bad behavior.
    This then maybe the reason for your difficulties in finding a shidduch.
    But don’t fret.
    When the all mighty will send you a kallah no one on earth will interfere.
    I remember reading in the talmud.
    Someone asking what does hakadosh borach hu do all day ?
    The answer was arrange shidduchim.

    #1239868
    rebshidduch
    Participant

    I guess I will be joining the list of shidduchim for those with a past.

    #1239887
    Lilmod Ulelamaid
    Participant

    Rebshidduch – that doesn’t sound very good.

    #1239897
    rebshidduch
    Participant

    Lilmod, it was a joke. I only date the best of the best boys.

    #1239899
    👑RebYidd23
    Participant

    What makes someone the best of boys?

    #1239909
    Lilmod Ulelamaid
    Participant

    not according to what you wrote in other threads.

    #1239921
    rebshidduch
    Participant

    Reb Yid, the best boys love serving Hashem.

    #1239919
    rebshidduch
    Participant

    Lilmod, I think you have a very wrong impression of him. He may have a tatoo, but that does not mean he is any less of a Jew than you or me. His neshama had a very hard road compared to yours or mine. Now, he is back on the derech looking for a beautiful precious Jewish girl to build a neman biyisroel with.

    #1239939
    Lilmod Ulelamaid
    Participant

    Reb Shidduch, my impression of him is based solely on what you wrote about him before you started dating him and let your emotions take over.

    There is a reason for the shidduch system. The main point is that shidduchim are checked out before you start dating. Even though you just “happened” to meet him, you can still “check him out” and I would advise that you do that.

    I would also advise that you discuss this “shidduch” with your parents.

    #1239945
    rebshidduch
    Participant

    Lilmod, it happens to be we are family friends with his close friend. It also happens to be that he has come to my house before and has met my mother before.

    #1239951
    👑RebYidd23
    Participant

    Does she know that you want to date him?

    #1239963
    rebshidduch
    Participant

    Reb Yid, not yet. First we will iyh start dating and then she will find out.

    #1239971
    Lilmod Ulelamaid
    Participant

    I thought you had started already? Maybe it would be a good idea to discuss it with your mother first as well as another trusted adult. See what others who are aren’t emotionally involved think about it.

    #1240094
    rebshidduch
    Participant

    Lilmod, please stop insulting the guy I might soon start dating. I like him and am happy with him and he makes me happy so that is all that matters. His friend is going to start laughing when he finds out his friend is dating a close family friend because he cannot see us together. But then he will be like good for his friend for getting a good nice frum girl.

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