Reply To: Musical Chairs and Shidduchim

PBA:

Step #3. Further reduce the participants:

A. Will it actually make an appreciable difference?

B. Is it implementable; will people do it?

Yes

C. Will it create other problems; will it be worth it?

Downside is extremely limited if any. There are actually other huge huge side benefits thus- you question will it be worth it

Absolutely!

Sum total of the 3 ideas presented.

If boys are starting to date at around 22/ they have an incentive to date girls who are 20+/ shadchanim are focusing on the slightly older girls because it is they who appreciate and compensate them for their time.

We have essentially solved the problem.