Me: And similar to the litvish older girls, older boys especially if their ruchnios is low are considered “damaged goods”. And not being married for a not so solid boy definitely hinders his ruchnios, so it’s a vicious cycle.
SDD: so there we have it. Although they start shiduchim at the same age, there is still one gender who is more affected by age than the other gender. (Sorry I can’t copy your inline quotes.)
That’s not quite what I meant — if I understand you correctly — perhaps I wasn’t clear enough. Both older girls and older boys lose their “market value” with age, however there are probably more boys than girls that reach that stage.