gaw, Not a bad theory, but, in fact, the vast majority of boys do get married.”
Of course, because they can marry 20 year olds!
I’m not sure what you mean. My point is that the shidduch crises is not caused by the boys being able to make demands, however it likely resulted in the boys being able to make demands.
Doswin, So do the vast majority of girls get married.
Not as high a percentage as the boys.
Aries was not suggesting that NASI mediate a contract, but either way, a contract doesn’t guarantee fulfillment; an escrow is more of a surety.
oomis, I am waiting for a Kol Korei to be issued by our Gedolim that ALL shadchanim have an achrayus to make at least 5 shidduchim each year for people who cannot afford to pay ONE CENT and who are difficult or challenging shidduchim for any reason (older, divorced or widowed with or w/o children, overweight, developmentally-challenged, etc.). But I am not holding my breath.
Let’s also have a kol korei demanding everybody with a car devote at least ten hours a week giving rides to people who can’t afford a car service, and demanding at least ten hours a week from every able-bodied person to put together packages for Tomchei Shabbos, and ten hours a week for Chaverim.