“If we cut dating out of the process, but kept the typical ages intact, would there be a disparity?”
no .
Which brings me to my question to you
If we cut out the disparity, but kept our current dating prices would there still be a crises
(Again as defined by Wikipedia, though for this question leave out the “especially women” part .
while you are thinking about that, consider this how easy do you think it will be to cut out the disparity?
“Wouldn’t you agree that there are fewer girls around as well? By the same number? ”
No because for boys age is less of an issue. It is not unheard of for a boy of 40 to marry a girl of 30. It is (almost?) unheard of for a girl of 40 to marry a boy of 30.
I don’t have actual numbers SO I don’t know, as I said I’m skeptical that there are much more older girls than guys.
Plus its easier for guys to get married again, and more guys leave the fold than girls (again no data pure boich sensation. So there are a lot of complicated pieces at play that make it hard to actually predict how many of each would be left.
nonetheless, if you insist that there are an equal number of girls and guys around, I can accept that