“That’s happening even without them going to singles events, as singles get older. “
True enough. As their options dwindle, people make all kinds of compromises. I am not saying that is a bad thing, necessarily. Sometimes the very thing that keeps them single is the inability to be more flexible in their thinking (i.e., a girl who will not go out with a guy who has light-colored hair, or a boy who out of hand refuses a shidduch with a girl who is a size 8, which is NOT fat by the way, you foolish guys and your even more foolish mothers!).