1. As you disembark from El Al flight 07A42, non-stop from Tel Aviv, you are no closer to a decision than to Sheboygan, Wisconsin, which is, in fact, 960 miles away.
On the one hand, your stint in the rarefied atmosphere of Bais Yaakov L’Meidelach has impressed upon you the importance of your role as an akeres habayis, which inclines you to immediately set about the pursuit of building your very own bayis ne’eman.
On the other hand, the residual taint of your American upbringing whispers deep in your heart that marriage should wait at least until you have developed 14 gigabytes worth of photos and had a chance to finish your stash of gummy worms and Doritos or else you might have to share.
Already 17 by Pesach of your seminary year, you are conscious of your eligibility clock rapidly ticking towards its dismal end, and the thought fills you with as much foreboding as you can muster without knowing what the word means.
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