BS”D:
An additional point:
I have a friend whose son refuses to go out on dates. He is mid 20’s, and has seen at least four of his friends get divorced within a year of getting married.
Is it possible the shidduch crisis is causing more divorces, and the pressure to “get married” is making people pick the wrong one?
Just a thought.
Haros: Chassidish couples have no expectations from their spouses, and (due to the genders being completely seperate and information sheltering) don’t really care even about some of the items on SJS’s list. Why do you think there has to be a “Shalom Task Force” to educate women that spousal abuse is unacceptable? These women MAY very well think it is the norm! And since the stigma is so great, and they know they can’t survive without communal support (no education etc.), they have no choice but to think everything is good.