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Ofcourse-
There are many issues causing the shidduch crisis, and in my opinion the crisis is causing an age gap which spirals the crisis to catastrophic proportions.
(It has been mentioned by others that even if the crisis was resolved there would still be many single girls that wouldn’t find a husband.)
Let’s categorize those involved in shidduchim into three categories,
1. The males (and parents),
2. The females (and parent),
3. The Shadchanim.
All three, in my opinion, are partially responsible for the situation, although they share different percentages of the blame.
The males- they are partially to blame, but let’s face it, they run the market and as long as things stay the way they are, they have no incentive to change.
The females- it’s much easier, in my opinion, to be a “good girl” than a “good guy”. When these girls reject guys because they feel they deserve better- who says they would be better than the guy that they just rejected had they been a male? Eventually most of them realize what they are deserving of, but by that then lots of precious time has been wasted. Recall from above how the pool of guys gets smaller and smaller for a girl as time goes on but the pool of girls gets larger and larger for a guy as time goes on.
The Shadchanim- I started with them because I feel that they are the biggest problem. Please read my above posts again to see why. If you want some more stories about their outrageous behavior please let me know. A guy has the liberty to tell a shadchan to never call back (not that they listen). Once guys break off communication with a shadchan it is harder for certain girls (particularly the ones who live out-of-town and have no older brothers) to get dates with them.
There was only one professional shadchan I dealt with that acted in a proper manner. When I called her to thank her for being honest, patient and non-aggressive she said, “why would I want to lie? these girls where my students, lying would hurt them and I’d never want them to be hurt”.
If you only suggest shidduchim in a respectful manner then please continue to do so. May Hashem help you succeed.