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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Please don't condescend to her by saying she will meet someone soon. A woman doesn't need to be married with children to be happy, so don't encourage her to "hold on" until she can finally join the blissful ranks of married women. Study after study has shown that single women are the happiest group of all; married women are the LEAST happy. The problem is that our society tells women that they are unfulfilled and selfish if they haven't snagged a man and popped out any babies yet.

So please encourage her to expand her social circle to include more unmarried, child-free, happy people. Life is too short to be wishing it away waiting for a family.

- married mother of 2[/quote]

I think this message is too basic. I am pushing 30, have lived half way around the world by myself, dated a lot, have a great career and apartment, have no problems going to the movies or dinner, etc by myself, but for the love of God, if this is the rest of my life, I am going to be disappointed.

I am constantly being told this or hear this (not that I complain about being single often because I don't want the pity)...but this is a huge part of life that I won't get to experience if I don't find someone. [/quote]

Lighten up, Frances. You're only 29 years old.[/quote]

It really isn't that young if you want to have kids by 34/35. Ideally, I would meet someone date for a year or two and then be married two to three years prior to having kids. Put all that together and I am up against the clock. Do I need to have kids at 34/35, no, but I want to have more than one and I don't want to be 40 doing it.

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