“Unfortunately divorce rates in the Frum community are on the rise. I believe this is because many people are not prepared for what marriage is about, and have false expectations. When those expectations aren’t met, they think they made a mistake, and end things. They don’t realize that divorce won’t solve their misconceptions.”
I think more importantly people are too quick to get engaged/married, to someone who may not be right for them, because they are worried that they chalilah won’t ever get married. If boys dated at 21 there would be no shidduch crisis hence no one worried.
“I think a better solution for the shidduch crisis is remove the arbitrary and ridiculous stigma against dating a girl older than you. The 24 year old guys should be encouraged to date 24 year old girls, and above. Obviously not a 40 year old woman, but a year or two is no big deal, and a 26 year old with G-d’s help can have many children. So that’s no excuse”
Agree 100%!!! This is just a meshugas in the head of marriageable boys and their mothers.