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He wanted to have dinner

with me tomorrow night.

But I have a flight

early Sunday morning.

When I told him

I had to go to Paris, he goes:

"That's a bit drastic

for a bad date.

"Do you really need

to leave the country?"

- This kid's funny.

- Please don't use that word.

Right, sorry.

He's humorous.

What are you doing?

Drinking.

He's having Scotch.

Mom, I'm 23. It's fine.

What, what, what?

Tomorrow, gonna go to shul,

gonna pray that everybody...

is gonna have a happy...

Dinah, you know,

since you told me about computers...

- Mom, let him finish.

- He's finished.

I've become so...

Then why do you

have to do this?

There are so many other women

that you could go out with.

And I've encouraged you

to branch out...

in any other way that you like,

but just not this.

Why do you have to do this?

What do you mean,

"do this"?

Do what?

Incur the wrath of God?

Why are you getting yourself

into trouble?

I'm not getting married, Mom.

I'm just seeing what's out there.

You make it out like we live in

the Warsaw ghetto.

It's the Upper West Side.

We're strong in numbers here.

So you're still planning on

marrying someone Jewish?

Yes. Sure. Okay?

But then I don't understand

why you need to go down this road.

You may end up

getting hurt for nothing.

Or worse, hurting her.

Don't you value

your culture and your history?

Well, it's not one

or the other, Mom.

But if you're smart enough

to know...

that it makes sense to marry someone

from the same background...

and it does, any of the studies

will show you that...

as far as

the divorce rates go.

Then you should be

smart enough to know...

not to start something

where nothing can come of it.

You're only going

to make a mess.

I can't even believe

what you're saying.

Do you hear

what you're saying?

- What?

- You're a therapist.

You would never tell that

to a patient.

Not true, not true.

I encourage my patients

to have relationships...

within their respective faiths.

It's easier.

I encourage them to go to mosque,

or church, or whatever.

I think religion is...

paramount in a person's life.

Okay, well, yes...

but encouraging them

is different from discouraging them.

And I know that

you draw the line there.

Would you tell one of your patients

not to date someone...

that they don't think

they're gonna marry...

Oh, quit asking me

what I tell my patients.

They're not my children.

How old is she?

- She's 27.

- What?

She's four years

older than you? Oh, David.

Drop it now.

It's only going to end badly.

Maybe if you met her,

you might think...

I'm not going to meet her.

Oh, my God.

Are you out of your mind?

Mom, do you...

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