It’s hard to find really good Jewish dating advice.  Really.  It is.  I know…..because I just looked for some myself, and ended up reading the article below.  Not that it’s not good dating advice…….it’s just not good dating advice for MOST of us, which I think is the problem whenever you inject religion into areas of intimacy. 

For example – this article (From HolySparks.Com) recommends no touching for 30 days.  Not even pinkies.

 I believe one of the only reasons to date is to get your pinkie touched.  If I wasn’t interested in touching pinkies, I probably wouldn’t even leave the house, let alone date.

The truth is, for most of us in the mainstream……the BEST dating advice is to go out there and just bump up against enough people that you get comfortable with the chaos, and the crazy and hopefully get close enough to that one person who makes it seem like ride is most fun when it has a seat for 2.

We recommend touching.  And jdate.  And because I also believe in filling a hole in the markplace – look for the JuicyJews guide to finding love (and lust) online, coming soon to a bookstore near you..:-)  Or, if you like to keep your pinkies to yourself, you may prefer to check out 10 more jewish dating tips from Holysparks.com at the link following the short excerpt below!

Don’t touch and come close. Don’t touch! Are you crazy? That’s right. Not even holding hands…not even touching pinkies. Put the physical attraction (or lack thereof) on hold while you explore the deeper things. Outward appearances are the least accurate indicator of true love. Beauty fades, but the inner qualities improve with age for those people who are willing to refine themselves throughout a lifetime.”Don’t touch” is the way to come closer to developingthe emotional intimacy that is neccesary for a relationship to blossom into marriage.

Holy Sparks: Jewish Wisdom on Dating

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