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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Did this happen for you? How has it turned out? Feels like there can be so much pressure to be married by a certain age, particularly no later than early 30’s.[/quote]
I come from a conservative culture and parents from a much older generation (they are in their 80s/90s).  In my culture at the time I was a young adult, women were expected to get married in their mid 20s, and by late 20s, you were bordering on being an old maid.  I got married at 33. Didn't date anyone seriously until 30. Yes, my parents were in despair that I was an old maid, and I'd never get married.

My sisters did the expected thing and got married in their 20s.  One is divorced, and the other is still married, but boy, did they  have serious issues in their marriage.  I think they were on the brink of divorce. Of course, all marriages have issues. Mine did, too, but we never hit a stage where the D word was on the table.

The one sister who is still married got married too young. Even she admits that. She didn't want to get married too early, but  her husband wanted to get married.  The other sister married the wrong man. We all knew it; even my parents knew it.  They got divorced after like 3 years.  Never remarried.

Moral of the story: don't get married unless you are ready and you meet the person you believe you can spend the rest of your life with. Don't do it because of your age.

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