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If you’re starting to worry about your marriageability and are a bit more rigid about your partner’s Jewishness than Ari Goldman, for instance, take a swing by New York City’s Central Park next Shabbat or any that follow. Singles-cruising in urban parks is taking on a whole new, far less queer meaning than what recent history might have you think. Though The New York Times cautions that nary a soul admits to enjoying the event, you too can hover around the Great Lawn as awkwardly as the next Rachel, Rebecca, Adam or Michael. Just be sure to wear your Saturday finest.