Brooklyn19, Antoher thing. U mentioned “besides, how much responsibility do you actually want to hold for your children’s marriages?! “
Once u decide that u r ready to become a parent there are MANY MAJOR responsibilities u accept on yourself. Your child’s health, chinuch, well being, self asteem. Any caring parent sees loads of responsibilities with each child. It is for this reason that through parenting years we daven so much, we beg Hashme for Siyata Dishmaya in making the right decisions throughout every step. Deciding schools, sometimes switching classes..it’s endless. And one thing we constantly daven, for our children’s shidduchim. We guide our children, and we daven endlessly. Just like the Kallah fasts on the day of the wedding, many mothers do too. They feel that they themselves are walking down the Chuppah.
BTW, once u get married, tell ur parents how happy u r. Share the nachas with them.