Interesting that this discussion presents the problem as an issue of purely FFB concern. If the FFB young women (“girls”) have it this rough, who knows what the ba’alot (and maybe even the ba’alei) teshuva are going through. Or do they not matter?
I’d love to help solve the shidduch crisis. I’m 25, so I guess I’m getting to be an older single myself. I wouldn’t object to dates with the 23-27 crowd. I’m in law school, so I will be working and have no need for a huge payment from the kallah’s family. I do plan to take a year off to learn in E”Y before fininshing law school though, so I’d guess I’d be further adding to the problem, no?
Only thing is, I’m a ger and have never set foot in Lakewood, so as this conversation shows I’m not even in the running.