Pressure

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In the last two months, I know two couples that got engaged, two others that have been ring shopping, and another that has moved in together.  I've also been asked a handful of times when I will be getting a ring on my finger.  I know very few thirty somethings that are not married.  Sometimes I feel like I'm the only one left.  There is definitely a lot of peer pressure.  It does feel like "everybody's doing it". 

I still do not really plan to get engaged/married any time soon.  I am not entirely sure I ever want to get married.  Really, I would be perfectly happy just living with my significant other and building a life together.  The high divorce rate also does not make me want to rush to the alter.  The things that make me lean towards getting married are the benefits that married couples get that single people don't, the complications that would arise if I ever adopted, and the way I perceive society would look at me if I were say, 40 or 50, and never married.  I feel people  would think something was "wrong" with me.  They might judge me or look at me differently.

 



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Many people in their thirties are dealing with common issues and concerns. Some of these include buying a home, establishing a career, starting a family, and dealing with aging parents. I will blog about all these things as well as other every day stuff as I make my way through this third decade of life.

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