AZ, thoese who get it, get it, those who don’t – i guess just won’t……..Put all you personal thoeries, suspicions, first hand opinions to rest for 3 mintues and the age gap concept becomes ovious.
I ~W H O L E H E A R T E D L Y~ agree with the age gap problem, but I think theres more to it that that. Anyhow, imho there wouldnt be this 1 to 10 disparity as a result, if it was only the age gap problem. Even if every 23 y.o. guy married a 23 y.o. girl, the guys would need Shadchanim less.
If Im wrong and the age gap problem is the cause of the bulk of the problem, and that can be shown and proven to those in authority in our community (NOT wasted on the Shadchanim, who on their own cant change people’s minds and behavior as much), isnt it high time that it should be shown to them, and strongly encouraged, very publicly with much greater strength than it is now, by them????? Isnt that what Hashem would want to ease and prevent tears and suffering in our community?