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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Guess what?  Most women in their 20s and 30s know the fertility difficulties associated with aging.  If you have friends who don’t know, that’s likely anecdotal and not representative, and my guess is that they are likely clueless and unobservant in other parts of their lives.  As a longtime single person in this age group, the constant f&cking reminders from “helpful” married friends was painful. Many women delay motherhood because finding a mate is hard.  Don’t pour salt in the wound. People know how to research.  [/quote]

When you don't find "the one" in high school or college, and pursue a professional career, baby making gets delayed...unless you are willing to be a single mom. [/quote]

That's why women should be taught not to date for dating sake but to date for serious relationship only.
Men can date around and still have time. Women can't.
It's not patriarchy's fault, it's not capitalism's fault, it's not Trump's fault. It's the biology. You can't change it. You can adhere to it or bear the consequences.
I wish someone told me this when I was 25.[/quote]

Uh...this may be true for some women, but definitely not all women. I was dating for "serious relationships only" from the start (college onwards), and for one reason or another, the relationships I had in my mid-20s on did not work out (dated guys who cheated; could not commit long term; moved away for work/school, etc.). People spread this trope as if a woman is in complete control over whether a relationship will lead to marriage/children. A relationship is a two-way street; you have to find someone who wants to marry and have children with you, and there is simply no guarantee of that. Could I have married someone I didn't love/was not attracted to? Possibly, but that seems like an equally bad decision that would likely lead to divorce down the line. That leaves single motherhood as an option, which is just isn't realistic for many women for financial reasons alone (setting aside the other difficulties associated with it). [/quote]

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