Single ladies, how do you respond to "why aren't you married yet?"

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Originally Posted by KSigkid

I realize this is a thread for "single ladies," but just wanted to jump in and say that my wife and I heard the same thing. We got married when I was 24 (she was 23), and we hear "Oh my gosh, you guys were too young!" quite a bit.

Originally Posted by Munchkin03

Do you think it's regional? Where I grew up, most people do get married at that age. I think it's coastal California and the Bos-Wash corridor where younger marriages are looked askance--the assumption is that either you did it because you were pregnant, or your parents didn't want you to live together before marriage. Not that I think either of those are valid reasons to get married, but it seems to make more sense to people here than the usual reason--that you get married because you love someone and you want to.

You know it's interesting. I have been dating the boyfriend for three years and half the time I get "so you are engaged?" The other half is "don't get to serious!" The pattern has been that the people who are wanting a wedding are not from here (the West Coast) while the waiting people are from the area.