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How has Miras relationship with her parents affected how she views love today?

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how does mira's parent's view of "american love" change how she approaches dating?

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As the chapter title entails, it gets “weird.” I’m sure that some of us while reading through this section found ourselves having a twinge of awkwardness in the presence of nudity, and others were unbothered. However, physical intimacy is completely natural human behavior and one of the fundamentals of having a close relationship. So, why is it that some find it uncomfortable and some are okay with it?

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What do you think are the fundamental pros and cons of "love marriage" vs. "arranged marriage"? Think about not only the people in the relationship, but also the people who surround them (friends, family).

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Why is she going from relationship to relationship? What is her end goal? It is unlikely her goal is simply to have sex due to what we learn in later chapters, so then it's not just about what she wants, but why is this how she goes about fulfilling her needs?

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What are the similarities or differences between the way Mira answers her son's questions, and the way her husband answers the questions?

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has the world around mira started to make her slightly more apprehensive to the whole dating aspect, or is it more because of her parents?

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Why does her parents falling in love and her brother finding love affect Mira so much?

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When Mira's brother finally gets into a serious relationship, Mira feels extremely jealous. Previously, she had been able to bond with her brother over all of their relationship troubles. Do you think now that her brother is no longer going through the same thing as Mira, Mira feels like she can't confide in him as much? How does this connect to how alone Mira feels when she sees her parents starting to fall in love for the first time?

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How has the way Mira views love affected the way she responds to seeing her parents start to do things they normally don't do together. Why do you think she starts to worry when she realizes that her parents are starting to fall in love.

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how has Miras view of love been changed by the people around her, such as her parents, and her brother? Do their views even play a part in how mira views love, and if they do, how so?

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Do you think that Mira's parents falling in love has inspired her to find love for herself, or do you think it discouraged her?

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How does the way Mira view "American Love" and affect her relationship with her family.

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How do the aspects of hookup culture and her ethnicity affect each other? How does this impact her future romantic and/or sexual relationships and choices?

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How would you describe the different types of marriage talked about in the book? How do you think your ideas of marriage align with Mira's and why do you think they are different or similar?

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What are the parallels between the Jewish immigration described by Jed and what was happening with Muslims at the time of the book?

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Is Mira afraid of how the future will be like now that her parents has fallen in the so called american love and scared of how their marriage will go down the same path of american love like getting divorced or having a affair or is she just scared that not only her brother but her parents has found american love and she feels left out on american love?

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How was Mira affected by being able to talk about mutual heartbreak with her brother and what happened when she stopped being able to.

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maybe Mira was trying new things out and tying to find out who she was, but in the process, getting her self into awkward situations

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Why would she rather walk around the city and worry about things instead of just taking a temporary job like the one she was offered at New York Magazine Industry?

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Do you believe that Mira's ethnic background affected her dating life in the past negatively or more positively?