Marriage Questions and Answers

All the old arguments for marriage have fallen away, and we are left with only one true reason to get married. So we can finally get married for the right reason...

The taxi driver shook his head and said, "You Jews have got it good. In my community, when someone is dating and confused, or is going through a rough patch in his marriage who should we turn to?

In two months she's getting married. What should I do? I am still convinced that she is the only one in the world for me

"I get the part about G-d creating heaven and earth," says the Roman matron. "But once He got that down, what has He been doing since?" "Since then," the sage replies, "He's been matchmaking..."

Is there any guarantee that each person will meet his or her soul mate and will find someone who truly loves them? Time and again I have had my heart broken and my hopes dashed...Is there really someone out there for everyone?

My friends say the main thing is that you are in love, and everything else will fall into place. Should I believe them?

I am in a serious relationship with a great guy. We have been together for a while now and I have very strong feelings for him. He is ready to get married, and is getting a bit impatient with me.

I've tried my hand at matchmaking, but so far I've been a dismal failure. Is there a secret formula for bringing people together that I don't know about?

My girlfriend isn't Jewish, but she is in the process of converting. In your Kabbalah class you said that everyone has a soul-mate, the missing part of our soul. Could she be my soul-mate?

I want to find someone that I can spend my life with, but I seem to end up with guys that treat me like dirt. Then, finally, I met a guy who treated me like a queen but I just wasn’t attracted to him...

My friends' spouses are all such wonderful people, but the guys I meet all seem to be missing something. What am I doing wrong?

I cannot wait to get married I feel I have found that person. We share a lot in common, have similar values and goals, and are both committed to learning and growing. The problem is that he is extremely immature…

I have been dating a wonderful guy for a few months now and we are getting quite serious. Yet there is one huge problem. My parents are completely against the relationship...

I recently began seeing a man who really appears to have the qualities that I want in a husband. The problem is that I am really not very attracted to him...

The man I am thinking of marrying can be very sweet and kind. But just when we are getting along well, he suddenly changes...

I am in the process of an Orthodox conversion to marry the man I love. I am now living a wonderful observant life, but my fiancé is not interested in living in such a way . . .

Is it true that traditionally, Jewish marriages were arranged marriages? I've also heard that it's still practiced amongst the more religious Jews...

Is there truth to the rumor that if you do 3 successful shidduchs (i.e. match three people with their future spouse) you go to the highest level of heaven?

I know what you are going to say: I am too fussy. But I can't just settle on something half good. Where is the woman of my dreams?

Should any physical contact that is friendly be considered intimate? Hopefully, it should.