Seems from the posts here that no one has seen devastation and despair in couples who were starry eyed and thought they could live the Kollel life without generous wealthy parents. Unfortunately I have seen it a lot. Some make the best of the struggle, in differing degrees, some are unhappy throughout their lives and raise children in an UNHAPPY Torah-dig home. “
AZOI.IS – that actually is what I was driving at, earlier – that there is a fantasy element to the “Kollel life” that really is not based in reality. And being brought back to reality can gbe a real shock for many of the girls.