Ep 62: Smoking, Vices & The Real Mad Men of Shidduchim w. Ahuva Holy Shid

IJ and Avery discuss with the gang all things smoking and other vices.

The year is 2022, you can smoke pot but not a cigarette; you can eat unhealthy kugel and Chulent but not vape around granny. It’s abundantly clear that our society has taken drastic changes on vices you can indulge in. What’s the gal’s, guy’s & therapists perspective on this?

topics:

1) Setting up the 2022 Vice situation (like the gym, Chesed & insta likes 🤔)

1a) Summation of what’s going on: cigarettes are equated to drugs, alcohol is only good at kiddush club.

2) Defining vices & healthy vices

3) Is Chesed, a career & “working all day” a vice?

4) Does it have to do with nurture? How you were raised?

5) Is smoking destroying a guys chance to get married?

6) Opinions of girls view on smoking

7) The guys defend smoking

8) What are the girls vices and why can’t they be called out to?

9) Food as a Vice in the Jewish community

10) Psychological perspective on vices

11) Tales of the Shidduch smoker

8) Erev Shabbos trauma

9) Avery discusses a fair balance between health & vices

10) Does this change how the shadchan sets up a girl who wants a smoker or Vice guy??