"You guys...I'm getting married!"

Obviously not. BUT I've always dreamed of uttering these words of jubilation to my special friends and family when I finally do meet that special someone. The following article struck as me as interesting (and much more light hearted fare than my previous post) because I always envisioned myself tying the knot somewhere around the age of 26- same age as this author. 

In this modern day (especially for a woman who wants to work) the question of marriage hovers amidst the chaos of financial stability, achieving career goals in a timely manner and, of course, the ticking away of one's biological clock. As I have gotten older, I realize my expectation of being all settled down by 26 is probably not realistic (I think I've made it pretty clear by now that I do not have a job) for several reasons. Marriage always seemed like such a foreign concept to me, only to be associated with the super-old and mature, but nooowww people who I once stood side-by-side and took shots of Popov with are now taking the ultimate leap into marital fidelity. Which is crazy. In Vegas, there are always a lot of sleazy bachelor parties going on which have definitely been fun and to my advantage but on a recent trip to Austin, TX, one of my best friends and I somehow became involved in a very different kindof bachelor soiree. These guys were actually nice and polite...aaaand no one (save for one sneaky creeper) was over 30!!! And it turned out that a lot of the "bachelors" were actually married! That entire weekend gave me entirely new perspective on marriage- one can be young, happy, fun, working, carefree...AND MARRIED?!! HUH?? 

Anyway, read the article and see for yourself what category (designated by time-zone cultural differences) you seem to fall into with your beliefs in the "right" age for marriage.

The Marriage Divide, Washingtonpost.com

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/31/AR2009083101839.html