From the COLlive inbox: The Shadchan and her parents pressured her to meet - and then the bochur was asked... Full Story
Dumped Like a Queen
From the COLlive inbox: "The shidduch with the first bochur I've liked in four years has ended and I feel like a million bucks..." Full Story
Guy Bashing Isn’t the Answer
From the COLlive Inbox: "Recently there's been a growing trend to blame the guys' side in this game no one enjoys." Full Story
Dating Someone Who Smokes
From the COLlive inbox: A shadchan recently said girls should date bochurim who smoke since they will quit. The opposite is true. Full Story
Ending a Shidduch in Person
From the COLlive inbox: It's time we take into account the other person's feelings and end the shidduch yourself if it doesn't fit. Full Story
How Not to ‘Sell’ a Shidduch
From the COLlive inbox: A single Lubavitch woman says the way shidduch offers are described most likely lead to their failure. Full Story
What Singles Need to Figure Out
"There's a common thread of unresolved issues running through the minds of older singles," says shaddchanis Rivkah Leah Bernath. Full Story
“Pressure-Cooker” Shidduch Time
Op-Ed: Dating before the summer months brings its own set of challenges, making a complicated process even more so. Full Story
The “Girl Shopping” Bochur
4 clues how to spot the "shopping" bochurim in the shidduchim scene to avoid heartache and save yourself time and money. Full Story
Restore Humanity to Dating
From the COLlive inbox: A single Chabad girl has 2 simple suggestions to help be more sensitive in all matters of dating. Full Story
‘Taking a Break From Dating’
From the COLlive inbox: A mother of 2 single girls has had it with the washed-up excuse from older bochurim for not dating. Full Story
$10,000 For Your Shidduch
A new grant from philanthropist Shlomo Yehuda Rechnitz will pay $10,000 for a successful Shidduch match. But, there's a catch. Full Story
“I’m Probably the Mom You Hate”
Op-ed: A mother who married off a few children responds to "Why Am I Not 'Shayech'?:" "I am sure that there are people who think I am a snob and a nasty one, too." Full Story
Why Am I Not “Shayech?”
From the COLlive inbox: After getting my hopes up that this could be 'the one', within 2 hours of speaking to the Shadchan, those 6 words pop up on my screen - "They don't think it's Shayech." Full Story
To My Daughter’s Classmates
From the COLlive inbox: A mother writes a painful public letter to the happily married classmates of her daughter. Full Story
Shidduch Group Expands in the UK
The International Shidduch Group, directed by Mrs. Elana Bergovoy, recently held a whirlwind series of events in Stamford Hill, Golders Green and in Manchester, UK. Full Story
Rechnitz Takes on Shidduch Crisis
After bailing out institutions and releasing a prisoner from Bolivia, Shlomo Yehuda Rechnitz aims to solve the "shidduch crisis." Full Story
Pre-Dating Course to Launch
With the shidduch process ever more complex, a new pre-dating course helps young adults take the biggest decision of their life seriously. Full Story
Aftereffects of a Broken Shidduch
The story of a man who broke off an engagement, how it came back to haunt him some 30 years later and what he did about it. Full Story
Reevaluating the “Courtesy Date”
From the COLlive inbox: The rule that a bochur and a girl must go out a least twice, while not interested, is simply ridiculous. Full Story
Wanted: New Shidduch System
Shaindel and Chani, two single Chabad girls, say the community needs to reassess the strategy and structure of the current shidduch system. Full Story
A Friday of a Shadchanis
From the COLlive inbox: A matchmaker writes about a phone call she got on a Friday afternoon, shortly before Shabbos. Full Story
What’s Wrong With the British
From the COLlive inbox: There's about 50 shidduch-aged girls who are being rejected simply because they are "English." Full Story
Enhancing Your Beautiful Marriage
Adai Ad will present "Enhancing your Beautiful Marriage," on building a successful relationship and achieving effective communication. Full Story
Let’s Talk Proper Dating Etiquette
From the COLlive Inbox: A single girl going through shidduchim says certain dating scenarios have left her confused, wondering "what was the thought process involved?" Full Story
