i know a boy who is 18 and just got engaged… and yes, you guessed it. he’s chassidish. now, before you all jump on me saying that that’s different, the only difference between us and them is that they grow up knowing that it’s expected that they will get married at a younger age! you don’t think he’s sitting and learning, just like all the litvish boys his age? the only difference is that he was prepared for it, while most litvish boys are not! you can’t blame the boys for not being ready if no one is helping them get ready early. if the litvish boys would grow up knowing that its expected of them to get married earlier, we would be able to prepare them earlier (maybe even “closing the age gap” which would help eliminate the “shidduch crisis”)
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