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Hinda Mandell | November 8, 2009

By Faigel
The Maidel and I have vastly different tastes in men.  While I tend to be broad-minded and flexible (pun intended?) about my choice in romantic partners, the Maidel is not. She has one very specific criterion that all her boyfriends –past, present, and future – must meet: emotional unavailability.
Don’t get me wrong, I [...]

The Maidel & The Faigel: An Introduction

Hinda Mandell | November 8, 2009

By Maidel
“Maybe he’s not really gay,” pined my mother after meeting my roommate, the Faigel.
Oh, that sweet little gay Faigeleh. How he charmed my middle-aged Jewish suburban mother. His six-foot frame. His twinkly brown-as-a-button eyes. Those self-deprecating remarks. She was betwixt by the idea of her daughter, the lonely Maidel, living with such [...]