The first stereotypical temptation is to start writing something like: one experience does not match the other experiences and in general the Hasidic world is kind and Torah and mitzvot-oriented. Instead I will say that I do not wonder about such an article, generally mentioning "Hadisic groups" with reference to Satmar, lacking any explanation about the specificities of this group. Does it say something about the "Hasidic Satmar" or about Hasidism or even more, about Judaism? Not at all, there are only the problems of an invididual that at the end of the day decided to date an Irish Catholic from New Orleans.
Probably, without NY Post' acknowledgement, there are many people going through the same situation and what they need is friends and family. Media exposure helps only a doubtful promotion of her memoir.
As usual, each individual is different, with a different story and a different understanding of what we should do in our lives. I do not see in this NY Post article any understanding of such things and probably she will need a lot of time to understand that, maybe, not everything outside the religious world is tasting so sweet. And it does not mean that I am a Satmar either.
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