marriage

American vs. Russian dating

July 6, 2009

I’ve been married for over eight months.  This makes me a relationship expert.  While I was talking this weekend with Mr. B, we got on the topic of dating and marriage.  As we were talking, I thought “If this conversation were public, it would definitely offend the greatest number of people possible. Time to post it!” We decided that Americans are way too picky when they date, for all the wrong reasons, which is why some Americans tend to marry ...

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Heppy Fort ov Dzhuly

July 4, 2009

Heppy Fort ov Dzhuly is what I wish people when I feel like being ironic and sport my FOB accent. But if there wasn’t a Fort ov Dzhuly, I wouldn’t have my ironic accent. Or my ironic keffyieh shirt.  Or an American education, American job, or American anything. I’d probably just be sitting in Russia.  I’d probably have a going-nowhere job and come home to tons of housework every night in my miniscule apartment that was 40 or 50 years ...

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Shlom bayit (שלום בית)- Maintaining sanity and comparative advantage in the household

February 18, 2009

Mr. B and I will have been married for almost five months, so I think at this point, it might be a good time to discuss shlom bayit, or the concept of maintaining peace in the household that is so integral to Jewish marriage, both from a perspective of LOVE and from a perspective of being an econ NERD. Here we are, all smug and Jewish and almost married. Mr. B and I do not have any semblance of a ...

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Changing My Last Name: Or, how I totally screwed over feminism

January 27, 2009

When I got married this past October, I remember the happy times: I also remember the not-so-happy times: changing my last name (did I mention, by the way, that I HATE being called Mrs.?) I had this debate in my head for a long time, ever since we got engaged.  Do I change my last name and achieve family unity with my husband, making everything from insurance to office parties easier?  Or do I keep my last name and remain ...

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