ywn member:
In the chassidishe circles the boys start dating at 18-19 and there are actually more boys on the market than girls. (the reverse of the non chasidicshe community although not nearly as sever). Therefore although the chasidishe girls by and large get married, the SOME boys get stuck.
SJSinc: “I think the better solution, is to encourage marriages between people in a plus/minus age range. Meaning, no longer make it taboo for a man to marry an slightly older woman If you try for that balance, you would possibly balance out the young/old shidduchim.”
100%. That’s all we are asking for.
However, so long as girls start dating at enmasse at 19 and boys at 22.5 we are fighting an uphill battle