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1. Every single person has a shidduch crisis until they get married. It has always been that way, and will always been that way. If a single person isn’t having a shidduch crisis, then we need to worry that something is wrong.
2. Adam ha-Rishon really had a serious shidduch crisis, and Ha-Shem had to take direct action to resolve. Since then, shidduch crisis seem to resolve themselves with just a little “hashacha pratis”.
3. If we truely had a shidduch crisis, schools would be closing due to lack of students, and schools would be cutting tuition out of desparation to find students. Obstetricians and Pediatricians would be looking to change specialties to something with more patients. Frum stores selling children’s clothing would be shuttered. Shuls would be quiet and empty without the noise of little children.
4. Especially since the “Great Recession”, it would be logical if many young people were more concerned about getting a good economic base before starting a family. That always happens after economic crisis, and not just to Jews.
5. One should remember that due to radical declines in infant and maternal mortality, and extended life expectancies, there is less of a rush to get married. Not too long ago, childbirth-related causes were the leading cause of death for women, most children died before adulthood, and few people survived to their 60s.