Date Doctor, Can You Help Me?

Like most of us, Michal (an Israeli woman), admits to rejecting potential partners because they happen to be “bald, [have] a big nose, or a pot belly”.

And who says there’s anything wrong with that?

But for those of us who’ve rattled around the dating scene for years on end, well, maybe we should be taking a closer look at the question.

Alright. So say that you already know you’re a walking dating disaster. Then what? You know that your approach is wrong, you priorities are out of whack and you’ll likely die alone, what do you do?

The last thing you’ll want to do is start taking advice from well-meaning friends and relatives. They’re either full of smug advice or probably haven’t dated since the prospect of being a “wallflower” was a serious concern.

Enter the date school.

I was very interested to read about the concept (on the Israel21c website) developed by the Sexuality Center in Tel Aviv – a psycho-sexological clinic that treats couples and individuals who have difficulty with developing and maintaining healthy sexual relationships.

At the school, ‘pupils’ receive one-on-one treatment from date doctors, who play the role of potential partners. For Michal, the recommendation was to calm down a little, and not reveal too much of herself too quickly.

And of course, she was told to try and look beyond the outer shell. That way she just might find out about “the other side of the soul”.

Read more about the date school on the Israel21c:

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