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Matt Klugman

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Ilanit Turner

March 22, 2026

Austin, TX

Hockey, BDUBS, Lies, Rejection, Yom Kippur, Wedding

It all started in a parking garage.

Matt was playing in a street hockey game. He spotted a pretty girl on the sidelines. He played hard. She played hard to get. Post-game, they headed to Buffalo Wild Wings. Matt snagged the seat across from her. Her name was Ilanit. She was skeptical. "There are Jews in Georgia?" (sorry y'all) He gave her charm. She gave him… her number. But she made it very clear: Not interested. Moving to Israel. (Plot twist: she lied.) Weeks later—Yom Kippur. He sees her. She sees him. “What are you doing here?” she asks. “What are *you* doing here?” he replies. Their first date was at The Aristocrat (that bar where they filmed Dazed and Confused). ... [interludes that are none of your business] ... Now they're getting married.

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