Marla and Libby share their weekly updates, including a special announcement that they’re running for the World Zionist Congress with Aish Ha’am, you can help vote for them at the link below! Marla gives major updates on her dating life and shares the craziness of first time staffing a birthright trip which included people getting kicked off. They welcome back one of their favorite repeat guests, Aleeza Ben Shalom, whose new book Matchmaker, Matchmaker is out January 21st!
Aleeza shares a fun relationship update about a double date with her husband that resulted in a fun run-in at the restaurant. They then discuss dating post Oct-7th, if Aleeza has noticed any shifts among the dating culture in the Jewish community. She then shares some of her favorite topics that she hits on in her new book, including the classic “date ‘em til you hate em”, and newer topics like how to find a high quality human, soulmate clarity, “you can only move as fast as the slowest person” and maybe her most controversial take – the 5 date challenge – avoiding physical touch for the first 5 dates. The group then discusses dating anxiety and Aleeza gives tips on how to deal with it. They end with a game of date em or hate em and discuss further into Aleeza’s 5 date challenge. She then shares what to look out for, both good and bad, when searching for a partner.
Vote Here for Marla & Libby in the WZC: https://aish.com/vote/Marla&Libby
You can find Aleeza on social media @aleezabenshalom on all platforms and her new book “Matchmaker, Matchmaker: Find Me a Love That Lasts” is out Tuesday, January 21st and available on Amazon, most major book stores and online at marriagemindedmentor.com
You can find Libby & Marla on Instagram @schmuckboysofficial.
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