Feeling like an old maid at 24.

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<p>I have a 24 year old daughter who is nowhere near settling down. She’s at the beginning of a career. She doesn’t know what she wants and certainly doesn’t know who she wants.</p>

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<p>I can “kind of” understand why women do not want to wait until their mid-30’s for marriage, but I don’t understand why any men would want to be married in their 20’s. There are WAY too many social events, festivals, and other “single guy” debauchery that probably needs to be “gotten out of their system” before marriage.</p>

<p>Who wants to be that married guy with kids calling him for the 105th time and WISHING he did “this or that” before he married. Go out and live it up first THEN get married.</p>

<p>I say early-to-mid 30’s is the ideal age for a guy to marry.</p>

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<p>Global, some guys aren’t in to that. Actually, I’d say many guys aren’t into that.</p>

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<p>Sure it is possible. I have met people who married for the first time at 50+. It does all depend on your location though. I live in a rural part of the country right now and it is VERY rare to find someone older than 25 who has never been married, isn’t in a relationship already, or does not have kids. Most of my coworkers that age are married with children by their mid to late 20s. So it would be even more difficult to find someone . I used to live in a huge metro area with a ton of single people of every age and it was rare to meet someone younger than 30 who was married.</p>

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<p>For guys who want to have children later:
Older fathers appear to raise risks of genetic disorders
<a href=“Older fathers appear to raise risks of genetic disorders - The New York Times”>Older fathers appear to raise risks of genetic disorders - The New York Times;

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<p>I think that article even mentioned that data is sparse on that subject. We all know about statistics…given the right distribution, one can prove that a beetle can lift a tractor-trailer. Hell, on this site, there is a huge thread on all these statistics to prove (or did they prove) that an Ivy league school is worth it, etc.</p>

<p>In the end, there will be stats and there will be opinions. There is no “official book” to prove or disprove that the stats and/or opinions are true.</p>

<p>And on that note…I still say…fellas, get your degree, make that money, spend that money (not all of it, save some) and squeeze every ounce of single life you can. If done right, you SHOULD be limping down the aisle like that 15-year NFL player with 3 super-bowl wins.</p>

<p>…makes it easier to stay home at night. :-)</p>