The Yeshiva World » Out Of The Mailbag: (NO Shidduch Crisis!) » Frum Jewish News

The Yeshiva World » Out Of The Mailbag: (NO Shidduch Crisis!) » Frum Jewish News: "The letter writer is a bit misinformed. The shidduch crisis people talk about involves singles much older — in their 30s and beyond. I fully agree that kids are getting married too young; they never experience being an independent adult, explore different things they may want to do before marrying and starting a family. But there does come a time when a manor woman is experiencing difficulty finding a match, and when you see how many older singles there are — that may be a true crisis.
Comment by flatbusher — May 21, 2008 @ 11:19 am"

Tips for Family and Friends | Making a Difference

Tips for Family and Friends Making a Difference: "The idea behind these melaveh-malka programs is that married friends, alone and together with their spouses, can be great social resources for singles, and part of thinking 'outside of the box' involves developing more friendships with married people of one's own gender. We know that for some people, it is easier said than done. In some singles enclaves of New York City, for example, married couples are hard to find. In other neighborhoods, singles and married may live close by but may not socialize too often because it is easier for them to identify with those who are at their own stage in life. That's a mistake all of us can ill afford to make.

One way to increase married/single socialization is by becoming involved in a local synagogue that has a number of married couples in your age range, rather than a synagogue that p"

Yeshiva World News

Yeshiva World News: "favor for a neighbor turned into a nightmare for a Passaic woman, when she agreed to watch a 2-year-old boy while his parents were out of town. Now, the boy is hospitalized, and she's accused of leaving him alone in a hot car for hours"