Reply To: A third of Litvish families I know, have one or more single daughters 25 and up

Yoin My 2 cents: Girls (parents) should seriously start with shidduchim at 18 barring extraordinary circumstances, and in any case discuss with g’dolei and manhigei Yisroel how to proceed.

Chassidishe parents generally do start at 18/19. The problem doesnt apply to the Chassidishe oilem, whose girls marry quickly.

Litvishe dont because the guys mothers generallly speaking (outside of Roshei Yeshiva families) want a girl who has completed her education and who brings in a nice salary. This is possibly part of the problem. They become desirable at 20/21 and old at 24/25.