Someone looking into your family? Hide!
Why?
Take the supermarket, for example. You want to run in to pick something up. Trader Joe’s may be the most convenient stop, but — ahem — that might label you as a Trader Joe’s Type. Even though most people know that “Everything but the Bagel Spice” is the best one there is. Too bad — you should have stocked up on it before you entered shidduchim.
So you head to the local kosher supermarket. Inevitably, you’ll bump into someone who either just got a call about you or is about to get that call. If you’re all dressed up, they’ll say you’re Fancy. If you go in your long skirt and sweatshirt — yikes. Gulp.
Do you wear a snood? A sheitel?! Or are you the Hat Type in the winter? Did I say snood? Oh, my, that puts me in my own category. Tichel, I meant tichel.
Want to make some soup? Thinking about throwing some exotic ingredients into your cart? PLEASE DON’T. Your child’s future may depend on it. Turmeric? (Maybe. Only because cauliflower popcorn is popular now.) Cumin? (No.) Coriander? (Definitely not.)
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