In the eyes of the Torah, is marrying a Jew, even a drastically less religious Jew, or a totally secular Jew, better than staying single, or vice versa? If anyone is aware of any Gedolim’s thoughts on this, please share.
I think this is at least part the problem. Too many boys are disillusioned with shidduchim, the Klal, Tuition, and others, so that even if they are “frum”, the Bais Ya’akov girls don’t want to date them.
They don’t want to date Bais Ya’akov girls either. They have no interest in someone telling them they have to go to shiur, pay tuition, etc. And why should they? They would rather be single than have a nagging wife that will probably lead to divorce.