I usually don’t comment but I’m just going to put my two cents in since I am a single guy, 23 years old, in the “parsha”.
First there are the same amount of girls in the world, and Jewish society, as there are boys. The difference is, as mentioned in previous posts, that there is a four year dating gap between boys and girls. Therefore, girls have 4 times the amount of individuals in the “parsha” than boys do.
Second, to get guys to date girls, I am reiterating what others have been saying throughout the years, is to let the boys and girls meet each other through controlled single events.
I personally do not look at the shidduch resumes of the girls that I go out with, due to the fact that, most of the time, what is written and what the girl is looking for is two, I can’t say totally but can say it does range from minor to significant, different things.
As mentioned above these are “resumes”. And as anyone who is working knows that you need to use specific terminology for resumes. Also, girls try to put down on their resumes what they think the shaddchan and boy is lookin for, not what they actually want. I made the mistake of actually believing the resumes and shadchannan when I started dating. I quickly stopped. It is easier to go out with a girl with knowing the bare minimum about her and listen to her as to what she is really looking for. I also only go out now with people who really know me and the girl.
I propose to get rid of the the concept of the “shidduch resume” (I really would like to know how it came into effect in the first place because when my older brother was dating, who is five years older than me, there was no such thing as a resume). If a shadchan KNOWS a girl and a boy, and I mean really knows them not just “I met this girl once for 5 MINUTES and she is perfect for you”, then they should “redd” the shidduch.
The professional shadchan business is like shooting fish in a barrel; you keep on shooting and eventually you will hit enough times to make you seem like you know what you are doing.
Just my “two cents”.