Quick, where's the shotgun?

They met through JDate sometime over the summer. He insisted he wanted someone tall, athletic, preferably blond, not too religious, with a professional career and Ivy League education. No kids, no pets, no divorcees.

She is short, dark-haired and gets to the gym occasionally. She has a four-year-old boy from a previous marriage and a dog. When she’s not doing a little catering here and there, she’s a part-time Cantor and teaches Hebrew (i.e., she’s very very religious).

Knowing she met zero items on his checklist, she gave him a call anyway.

That was back in June sometime. The wedding’s in December. And, oh yeah, a few weeks after a doctor told her she was all but completely infertile, turns out she’s preggers.

He is Brother #4, the youngest of the siblings and a former frat boy and reformed beach bum. He called today to give us the good news. He seemed happy and relieved. After nearly 39 years of waiting, he gets his family ready-made, as if making up for lost time.

I’m the only immediate family member who hasn’t met his beloved, whom I shall dub the Cantor, so I can’t say much more than I’m thrilled for them both and confident we’ll all get along. Anybody who could get Peter Pan to grow up and like it must have her shit together.

He’d dated his last girlfriend on and off for three years before they finally pulled the plug. This time everything clicked for him. Plosh and I knew we were right for each other within a few weeks, and he proposed after six months. My father proposed to Mom three months after meeting her.

Since this is the Cantor’s second time down the aisle, the wedding will be a quiet, casual affair, most likely a brunch on the Sunday after Chanukah ends (immediately before Christmas) which will make getting airline tickets tough.

Ah, so what. I’m so happy I’m going to go make her some jewelry.

Comments

[Gooch]

Mazel Tov

[Faith]

Congrats!! I love to hear these wonderful, perfect for one another, stories. *sigh* Now if only...

[Anne]

Gooch: Many thanks.

Faith: Hang in there. It'll happen. Promise.

[Anne]

Update: I'm told there's an inaccuracy in this piece. He dated the last girl for 4 years. Apologies.