Tinder and Bumble were the exact WRONG approach. Several of my friends founds wives in their 30s and 40s through catholicsingles.com (all three in stable marriages with children 10 to 16 years later).
The authoress gives no indication of what she was interested in putting into a marriage. Our great-grandparents had it closer to right. Traditional roles with the husband being the head of the household (and more than a ceremonial head) works best. Financial sacrifices have to be made by all, especially when children come into play, and children are expected to come in due time for most couples if you don’t try to impede it. Stories like hers and worse are the fruits of ubiquitous contraception and the sexual revolution.
Conservatives need to bring back matchmaking to link up compatible people who are interested in marriage, not “fun” or “relationships” that won’t last.
Well said.