Reply To: Defining “The Shidduch Crisis”

DY, how are you reaching the conclusion that there are more girls in shidduchim than boys?

Mammele and I explained it.

Also the part about some extra boys being a chessed makes me very uncomfortable hashkafically

Not sure why.

that doesnt take into account the first grade girls who marry other fourth grade boys who weren’t counted in the original numbers.

Or the extra first grade girls who weren’t counted in the original numbers. Is there any compelling reason to think there are so many more fourth grade boys than girls? I would think if anything more girls entering and more boys leaving, but I don’t think there’s a big impact either way.