I was redd to a guy at least twice, and the mother shot the shadchanim down. So when a third brave soul mentioned she was going in, I wished her well and hoped she would make it back in one piece.
This time, however, she was able to contact the guy himself, instead of his "middlewoman." He said that he never heard of me before. My name is pretty common, so the fact that it didn't even sound familiar is surprising.
I wonder how often this happens. A mother wraps a "police line do not cross" yellow tape around her son's dating life, so he remains unaware until he goes out?
"Tatteleh, tonight you will be calling this girl." (flourishes paper) "She sounds ideal. I made at least four references cry, so I know I got everything that I need to know. Have a good time."
But at some point these guys realize, after years of dating, that maybe Momma, being too emotionally involved, is actually hindering instead of helping the spouse search. And they politely say, "Ma, I'm sorry, but you're fired."
Maybe it will mellow her for potential shvigger-ness.
But at some point these guys realize, after years of dating, that maybe Momma, being too emotionally involved, is actually hindering instead of helping the spouse search. And they politely say, "Ma, I'm sorry, but you're fired."
Maybe it will mellow her for potential shvigger-ness.
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I think it happens more often than not. The hardest part of the process is getting past the mom!
Some of them are worse than those Hulk-like bouncers at clubs. I'm not messing with them.
They don't realize this, but they're doing the women they're rejecting a favor. Who wants THAT critical a MIL?
Exactly! I say, "Whoa, who wants a woman like that as a mother-in-law?"
I have so many friends who only started dating guys who were appropriate for them when they gently fired their mothers...
I have a feeling the mothers didn't back down quietly!
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