My roommate’s gentleman caller is my new matchmaker. He is Jewish so I call him my male yenta. I told him that if he is successful I will refer his services to my other single girl friends.

So he wants to set me up with a nice Jewish boy. But what if this guy only dates nice Jewish girls? I asked.

“Oh, the transition from Jewish girl to Asian girl is really easy. Trust me.”

And then we got to talking about why there are so many Jewish guy/Asian girl couples. Maury Povich and Connie Chung. Woody Allen and Soonyi. Okay, I guess they are not a good example. They could also be a model for incest.

Anyhoo.

I’m not really sure what is the attraction from the guy’s perspective but from a girl’s angle it could be that Jewish guys represent a mate that is the opposite of their father. Asian dads are stereotypically more austere and uptight. Jewish guys are seen as more humorous and outgoing.

Basically we want to date someone who is the opposite of our dad.

Oh, and Jewish guys are funnier than their wasp counterparts. It’s a fact. All the funny men in Hollywood are Jewish. Judd Apatow. Seth Rogen. Jerry Seinfeld. Jon Stewart. Stephen Colbertowitz. See? I don’t make this shit up.

And Jewish guys are also rumored to be well endowed. Not that all women care about that. Only women who are sexually active.

I can’t speak for all Asian girls, but I will in this case. If you are funny and smart and don’t remind us of our dads, then we will date you.

Anyway, I’m supposed to meet this guy after the new year. If all goes well, then I will definitely recommend my friend’s matchmaking services to all you single gals.