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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]mostly women in their 50s yes?

I'm 54 with 2 teens[/quote]
WOW. What that on purpose? Or due to difficulty finding a partner and/or conceiving? [/quote]

DP here. I had my kids when I was 36 and 39, so I will be in my 50s with teenagers. This is a rude question, but I will answer it for you because I think its surprising that you don't realize that people can have different life goals than you.

Was that on purpose? Well, no. Because I never prioritized getting married/having kids. I never planned my dream wedding when I was a young girl, never babysat when I was in high school. I didn't even really think about settling down until I was in my late 20s/early 30s. I went to college, worked, went to grad school, grew my career, had friends, traveled, did stuff, lived on my own, blah blah. I enjoyed my life. I had boyfriends but wasn't in a place where I wanted to get married/have kids. In my friend group in DC/Arlington, that was not abnormal at all. In my early 30s, when I decided I wanted to settle down, I started dating different types of men who were more serious than those I dated previously. Found a good one, got engaged, got married, was pregnant within a year and was a first-time mom at 36. In retrospect I wish I had started a year or two earlier so that I could have had 3 kids vs 2. But in that scenario, I wouldn't have the husband and kids I do now, and I wouldn't trade them for the world.
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