The following was just snet to me from the NASI Project from a single girl
“As a 23 year old single girl, I just wanted to let you know that I
think you’ve done the yeshiva world a tremendous service with NASI. I
think that it raised significant awareness about the problem of the
age gap, and has drastically lowered the stigma for a boy marrying a
girl his own age or even older. I know that I’ve dated several guys
barely my own age in the past year, and a sizable number of my friends
have married younger guys as well — and no one thinks twice.
Thank you for doing your best to help the problem of single girls!”
(I can’t put the name here)
I (obviously) second those sentiments
Now Some clarification of misconceptions.
Birth Rate:
In north america white Caucasian community there are actually slightly more male births than female. (based on records kept by hospitals) The discrepancy is not enough to compensate fo a 3-4 yr age gap/ population growth, but is enough to
A) not need to close the age gap entirely only get it to about one year (PM)
B) disprove the notion that the shidduch crisis is due to more female births (SJSinNYC)
AZOI.IS: I have no idea why the community wouldn’t want to encourage boys to be open to dating a girl their own age or even slightly older. In fact a year and a half ago succos time Rav Aharon Feldman put out a letter from Mahran HaRav Elyasiv and counter signed by numerous america roshei yeshovos to that effect. That lettere was printed in Yated Hamodia and other places.