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[quote=Anonymous]Give them a few years. Dating is hard, especially for women these days. I’m a 31 year old woman married to a 35 year old man in Bethesda and the below observations come from my experience with my peers in the DC and NYC area. (it’s even tougher in NYC than around here).

I would guess that your mid thirties daughter is bouncing between relationships because she doesn’t want to settle in finding her spouse and doesn’t want to waste time with men for too long that aren’t “the one”. Your late twenties daughter will get engaged to her long term boyfriend as soon as the boyfriend’s friends start proposing to their girlfriends (men seem to have herd mentality about these things and when one in a friend group takes the plunge, they all follow suit within 1-2 years...if your daughter is attending a lot of weddings these days then you probably don’t have too much longer to wait). As for your late twenties son, he probably feels very little social pressure to settle down yet but around age 31-33 this will shift. He will probably propose to his first serious girlfriend he has during this timeframe.

Don’t despair and have a little patience. If anything support your oldest daughter without judgment because she is probably really hoping to settle down.. Maybe discuss egg freezing and offer to pay if you have the means to do so. [/quote]

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