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[quote=Anonymous][quote]I'm in a very serious relationship with a Jewish woman. On the marriage track, and I am Gentile.

I've found that most of her female Jewish friends are dating or are married to Gentile men. And actually, most of her female Jewish friends who are divorced initially married a Jewish guy and are now seeing Gentiles.

I think it all depends on the degree of religiosity and # of generations in the US. She and her friends are mostly secular, yet like to celebrate the major holidays (especially if kids or nieces/nephews are involved). I like participating in the holiday traditions, but she doesn't keep kosher, doesn't go to temple weekly, doesn't study Torah, and does not belong to a minyon. [b]The minority of her friends who recently moved here from Israel are WAY more religious.[/b] The friends she went to HS with and are 3rd+ generation American are very secular.

In particular, I think she finds Jewish men too traditional and dependent on gender roles. While she does like "being taken care of" sometimes, she also does not want to be stifled by domestic or religious life. I think Jewish women are much more emancipated and have been at the forefront of feminist thought and leadership roles in the workplace. That tends to clash with the stereotypical Jewish man who is looking to "marry his mother."

YMMV, obviously.[/quote]
There are different rules in Israel as to who is Jewish and not Jewish. Many American Jews( and also Israel Jews) marriages are not recognized in Israel. There is a thriving travel/marriage industry in Israel where couple leave the country to get married. [/quote]

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