Jewish Dating
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Orthodox Jewish men and women especially meet through matchmakers in a mechanism called a shidduch, for the expectation of marriage
- When Jewish men and women come of marriageable age, their parents consistently deviation to a matchmaker to advice them find an appropriate mate for their children
- With the advice of the matchmaker and the consent of the parents the young populace and woman meet on a date
- The Jewish Dating preference to marry is mythical by the couple themselves
- Usually the groom is no more than 5 years older than the bride
- Marriage age ranges from 17-25, with 18-22 considered the norm.
Because the matching itself happens after the event, people do not feel pressured to select or reject each other in person. On the other hand, feedback and gratification are delayed as participants must wait a dawn-to-dark or two for their results to come in.