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Your Girlfriend Isn’t Jewish Enough For You, And She Won’t Even Pretend
Never settle for GOOD ENOUGH!
A persons character is shown through their actions in life NOT where they sit on Sunday.”
― Navonne Johns
Until about six years ago, I was a serial monogamous. I never realized I was until I stopped dating.
I was in a relationship with a guy with whom I thought I would marry and have a family. At this point in my life, I was still under the impression and sucked into the societal pressures of “you have to settle down, have 2.5 kids and a white picket fence”.
I was in my early 30’s, and I felt pressure from family, friends, and everyone who found out that I was 31 unmarried and had no children. Most co-workers and patients judged me (I used to care what people thought!).
Deep down, I knew that I did not want that life, but I pretended that I did. So I finally met a guy that fit the bill. At the time, I thought I was in love with him, but I knew that I was not, and I knew that I was making the motions, I felt dead inside.
It was at the height of my drinking. I was working only one job, so I had a lot of free time to party, so I did. I was living downtown LA before it was the place…
