tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8252262388416087547.post939794400819531779..comments2023-07-09T06:22:53.542-04:00Comments on Masculine Jew: Winter of DiscontentIsh Yehudihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09559113766026730554noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8252262388416087547.post-24500452889941161562012-01-27T11:05:26.571-05:002012-01-27T11:05:26.571-05:00I definitely noticed a similar trend when I was da...I definitely noticed a similar trend when I was dating. Winter dating was always hard for me particularly since I don't have much tolerance for cold weather/snow. It just made my miserable to have to go out in the inhospitable weather, slush around, get cold and wet and then have to be on my game for a date. <br /><br />I remember one date where I kept sliding ankle-deep into slush, which got into my shoes. Cold, wet socks on a date is a major distraction.<br /><br />On the flip side, my first date with my wife was this time of year, and we ended up slogging around in the snow for half an hour before we found a Starbucks that had available sitting. <br /><br />You are more limited in what you can do, and I always wanted to avoid staying outside... but winter as a whole is a time of introspection, turning inward, hibernation etc. So it all makes sense from a meta-analytic perspective. There are a lot of hashkafic ideas connected to this also, with Tu B'shvat for trees that don't have any visible growth, etc. But that's a whole different discussion.Shades of Greyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02733139852424935591noreply@blogger.com