You (probably) Need Professional Profile Photos
World of Singles
by Sara Malamud
3y ago
A Jewish matchmaker rants about the alarming frequency of bad profile photos and why you need professional profile photos… Let me put this bluntly; your profile photos suck. Well, maybe not YOURS – but probably, also yours. How am I so certain? Experience and stats – and both of them say that professional photos should be in your future…and soon… The Stats I estimate that about 90% of the photos that my clients submit for their profile are horrible at worst, and barely pass the minimum threshold of acceptable, at best. Only about 10% of the photos provided to me would qualify as great photos f ..read more
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Working For You – the ins and outs of secular Jewish matchmaking
World of Singles
by Sara Malamud
3y ago
A Jewish Matchmaker explains her process for finding your soulmate Are you curious about secular Jewish matchmaking? Have you ever wondered if hiring a Jewish matchmaker is a good idea for you? In this month’s blog, I talk about the work of a secular Jewish matchmaker (me!) and how I help Jewish singles meet and marry the love of their life. Secular Jewish matchmaking has taken off like gangbusters over the past 10-12 years. No longer limited to the ultra-orthodox who seek to meet and marry over just a few dates, secular matchmaking allows for a meet and marry timeline that is entirely depende ..read more
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Being Mindful in Relationships
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by Sara Malamud
3y ago
A Jewish matchmaker discusses cultivating your mindfulness IQ The word “mindfulness” gets tossed around a lot these days. I’ve always equated it with being “in the moment”, “present”, and “in the now” – but outside of those terms, I’ve not given being mindful or more specifically, being mindful in relationships all that much examination. But recently I had a bit of an epiphany about what being mindful in relationships would look like, and this month’s blog felt like a good space in which to share my thoughts and revelation. Who Are You? I’m often taken aback by how many different versions of ..read more
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Lets Talk Relocating for Love
World of Singles
by Sara Malamud
3y ago
A Jewish Matchmaker suggests relocating for love with intent Relocating for love is one of the first discussions I have with a client. Widening the search to include singles who reside outside of your town, your state or even your country will certainly open up your options for love. But is relocating for love – and the long-distance relationship that precedes it – “worth the trouble”? Not only is it worth the trouble, if you approach relocation with intent – you can design a brand new life for yourself! Let me explain… Most of the singles I’ve worked with who have been open to relocating for ..read more
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Destined to be Alone?
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by Sara Malamud
3y ago
A Jewish Matchmaker asks,“Have you given up on love?”. As a Jewish matchmaker with over a decade of experience, I want to call out a mindset that seems to be growing – the resignation of many singles that they are destined to be alone. As someone who strongly believes that we create much of our reality through our thoughts and beliefs, this feels like a self-fulfilling prophecy. If you tell yourself that you are destined to be alone, you will emit a negative energy that will ensure your belief becomes your reality. Even if you disagree with my perspective, we can at least agree that having suc ..read more
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Differing Perspectives and Acceptance
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by Sara Malamud
3y ago
A Jewish Matchmaker discusses differing perspectives and the relativity of truth Wow. What a year it’s been. No matter where you are in the world and no matter your thoughts on the pandemic and the restrictions, one thing seems certain, everyone has been affected in some way. Possibly for the first time in history, we are globally “in the same boat”. And this boat is irrespective of status, income, race, gender, etc…Yet sadly, it seems that there is even more dissent and separation in the world. Some of it is mandated; yet much of it is opinionated. At the very time we should be coming togethe ..read more
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Is Your Partner Commitment Phobic?
World of Singles
by Sara Malamud
3y ago
A Jewish matchmaker discusses fear of commitment As a matchmaker working with Jewish singles, I’ve learned that although a single might come to me declaring his/her desire for marriage or a long-term relationship, for some of them, it will likely never happen. Why? Because of an emotional inability to genuinely commit to another person and to the shared relationship. We typically refer to this inability to commit as “fear of commitment” or “commitment phobic”. But what does fear of commitment actually mean? In order to answer that question, let’s take a good look at what commitment looks like ..read more
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Breaking up with Your Fantasy Self
World of Singles
by Sara Malamud
3y ago
A Jewish matchmaker discusses your fantasy self vs your authentic self The concept of your “fantasy self” has recently come into my awareness and I’m fascinated. I’ve seen its effects discussed in various aspects of life, but I want to focus on its effect in dating. What is it? Your fantasy self is the version of you that you hold space for in your imagination, but who rarely manifests in real life. Yet although that version of you rarely makes an appearance in your life, you make decisions based on that image as though he/she is “real”. Let me give an example. Imagine a woman who has a kitche ..read more
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An (after 50) Love Story
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by Sara Malamud
3y ago
A Jewish matchmaker shares an inspiring love story of finding true love after age 50… Sometimes I come across a video or an article that is so packed full of wisdom that I feel I must share it with the Jewish singles I work with. “A Love Story” is from a YouTube channel that mainly focuses on 50+ makeup and style. In this video, she talks about her own real-life love story while getting ready for a photo shoot, and it is inspiring. If you doubt that you’ll ever find love again, this is a MUST read. I’ve transcribed (and edited) her love story below but if you’ve got 30 minutes to watch her vid ..read more
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Mussar in Romantic Relationships: Part 2
World of Singles
by Sara Malamud
3y ago
A Jewish matchmaker continues her discussion of Mussar in romantic relationships… If you haven’t read the first part of this two-part series, please start here. As I discussed last month, Mussar is a practical discipline of 18 traits (middot) to refine and elevate your soul. Basically, Jewish self-improvement. As a Jewish matchmaker, my love is bringing Jewish singles together for lifelong relationships, and lifelong relationships are empowered by emotional maturity and authenticity. The practice of Mussar cultivates both. In this way, Mussar and romantic relationships are a perfect match. I c ..read more
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