Very true, DY.
In that case how do we objectively decide whether or not our shidduch system needs fixing?
How do we conclude that our generation faces a unique shidduch crisis?
If we want to come to that conclusion on the basis of seeing older singles in our community, we still can’t say that this is a function of our own system’s inadequacy.
I remember older singles who were frequent guests at my parents’ Shabbos table, and that was a very long time ago. (I may not be the most ancient poster here, but I’m definitely in the running.) I also remember my parents telling me about older singles they knew when they were growing up, and that was in a time and place with a whole different set of rules.
Can we say that shidduchim are, and have always been, kasheh k’krias Yam Suf?