GREAT READS → FAMILY DIARY Issue 827 · September 9, 2020

Ring Me: Chapter 16 

“She was so tough about it, I can’t live with that. She’s going to be so critical, analyzing everything, sensitive about everything I say or do!”

Ring Me: Chapter 16 


Shani Leiman with Zivia Reischer

Chaim was ready to start dating and he knew exactly what he didn’t want.

He didn’t want to spend years dating. He didn’t want to go out night after night, dating girls back to back. He watched his friends do that, watched them become burnt out and emotionally drained.

“I want to marry my first girl,” he informed me.

Chaim also knew exactly what he wanted, which would be useful in helping him avoid dating overload. He was looking to marry a gentle, thoughtful girl.

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