"A person might actually miss out on their bashert and years of happiness because they said no based on a picture"
The conversation surrounding widespread digital distribution of shidduch photos has only gotten more passionate with the publication of Rochi Kichel’s shidduch-photo saga. Here is a sample of the letters we received
Thank you to Mishpacha for facilitating this important discussion regarding shidduch photos. I used to be opposed to the idea of boys asking to see photos, but after reading the letter from “Bochur in Shidduchim,” I have changed my mind.
“Bochur in Shidduchim” makes the point that when boys ask for pictures, it can save both the boy and the girl a lot of time, since if it’s not shayach, it can be nixed from the start.
As a mother of a daughter in shiddduchim, I cannot agree more that the practice of asking for pictures would save a lot of time and heartache.
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