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[quote=Anonymous]I was 26 and still single. X and I almost married, but realized we would not have a good marriage and now co-parent between 2 households. We are def paycheck to paycheck but still solidly middle class. I will start graduate school later. Travelled the world after DC was born (with and without DC) and still doing so. Daycare bill ends this Fall! I had DC at the perfect time for me. I might end up an younger and older mom, since I am single and looking for a marriage-minded guy. I am from the area, so I have lots of family support and "me" time. I save for emergencies, retirement, and college, have my own home, and make well under 100K. Even if I had been married, I wouldnt have waited until I had $$$ to have kids. I come from a working class background and never felt deprived.

I feel fortunate that DC and my parents (late 40s) are extremely close (she's with my mom now), that my grandparents are still around to see DC regularly, and that I was able to have a child.

Blaming women for waiting is just useless. Life happens. More men are opting to marry later. What are women supposed to do, marry themselves? Many of us wont meet the right guy til later. If X and I had married, we'd no doubt have two kids already and be done by 30. But it would be a dysfunctional marriage. I'm just thankful we've both turned out to be good parents. In an ideal world, I'd have married at 25, first kid at 26, second at 29, and another at 32. I'm happy with my life today.[/quote]

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