Comments on: Finding Meryl a husband: Hubris

By: Yehudit

Yehudit — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 06:19:11 +0000

“Now, as to finding you a man: I have a divorced uncle about your age living in New Yorkâ€¦”

If Meryl doesn’t want him, can I get some details?

By: Asparagirl

Asparagirl — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 01:21:23 +0000

Actually, Meryl, Scott and I met at college (U. Penn), during junior year. We had already been dating for quite a while when we both started blogging. It was a great way for us to keep in touch with each others’ lives while we were separated on opposite ends of the country after college.

Now, as to finding you a man: I have a divorced uncle about your age living in New York…

By: Meryl Yourish

Meryl Yourish — Mon, 17 Oct 2005 17:09:18 +0000

Ahem.

I think I prefer real, live potential husbands, rather than comic book heroes.

If I have a say in this at all, that is.

By: The Doctor

The Doctor — Mon, 17 Oct 2005 15:15:01 +0000

The ruling on monogamy is a recent [12th century Ashkenazic] innovation. I also have not followed Mr. Grimm recently, but even so is there not enough of him to go around?

By: Sabba Hillel

Sabba Hillel — Mon, 17 Oct 2005 15:12:01 +0000

Isn’t Mr. Grimm already taken? Of course, I have not followed his history since I could get the mag for a quarter.

By: The Doctor

The Doctor — Mon, 17 Oct 2005 13:20:30 +0000

I don’t have any specific names here in my local area; I might suggest a Mr. Ben Grimm of NYC; he’s Jewish, observant, and has other obvious positive characteristics…

By: ilyka

ilyka — Mon, 17 Oct 2005 06:56:20 +0000

He decided I was too â€œstridentâ€ because I won most of our intellectual arguments.

It pains me so to be sexist, but ain’t that just like a man?

By: Yehudit

Yehudit — Mon, 17 Oct 2005 04:24:12 +0000

“Was that the fool who missed out on the cardamom cookies? Because in that case, perhaps he wasnâ€™t very bright to begin with.”

Yes! Actually he’s extremely bright, in that academic geeky way where you monumentally miss the point about emotional relationships but since you are so extremely bright you think everyone else doesn’t get it but you.

He decided I was too “strident” because I won most of our intellectual arguments.

By: Meryl Yourish

Meryl Yourish — Mon, 17 Oct 2005 03:58:35 +0000

And he pays attention to my likes and dislikes. Yep. He stays on the list.

By: Hubris

Hubris — Mon, 17 Oct 2005 01:13:16 +0000

I Just Went Through All The Stages Of A Relationship In The Course Of Reading One Post

The euphoria as I thought, â€œHey, she actually might like me. She likes me!â€ The inevitable point where Meryl recognized my many faults. This is only implied, but I figure I promised to give up pork, then more and more