u/Nadineauthor

So basically when some (not all) young men join the OCA or Russian Orthodox Church there seems to be some kind of unspoken hope that they would find a beautiful girl in a veil or headscarf, soft spoken, Russian or something, fair, and devout. The hilarious part is that there seems not to be a single woman who meets their criteria. They hope to see a fair maiden praying quietly and fully devout - but then they end up being band members, granddaughters, or just normal people. It's like chasing a unicorn. Have any of you ever seen this happen?

Edit: The hilarious part is that I am the only "eligible" woman from 20-24 years old in the whole ROCOR Bay Area, and I have a boyfriend. XD

is it just me or is there not enough young adults in the Orthodox Church?

We are hearing of a revival of Gen Z's going back to the pews in the more traditional churches, like Catholic and Orthodox, but whenever I go to church it's just old people.

Do you guys see anyone in the 18-27 age range at church or am I imagining things?

Just putting this out there: newdataretrieve.org

No need to buy anything , this is not a commercial post. Just for the sake of discovery, and thoughts.