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February 25, 2008 - 3:45 PM by Stephanie

Journalist/blogger/teacher Sarah of blog Chayyei Sarah has learned throughout the years that try as she may, separating from a story can be painfully difficult.

…every time, I forget.

Editors call me, they say “hey, Sarah, we want you to do this story on a really important topic. You’ll get lots of space, and front-page play, and we’ll pay you well. We know that you are talented and not so many people can write about something so important as well as you could. Can you take the project?”

And I, being flattered, and desirous of sinking my teeth into something meaningful which readers will actually remember, and desirous of making money, say “yes.”

And then I have to do the interviews, and more interviews, and spend days and weeks thinking and ruminating and talking about something hard. And it is . . . hard.

I took an assignment to write about “why are Jewish women in their 30′s having such a hard time finding Jewish husbands.”

I am such. an. idiot! What the hell was I thinking?

Oh, yeah. I was thinking “this is important.”

But now, I have had to actually spend hours and hours researching the extremely bleak prospects for Jewish women in their 30′s (especially if they are Conservative or Reform and live in America).

Please. Send. Chocolate.

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