Washington Post Article

fchan1

Thought this was fun, funny, and interesting read.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/31/AR2009083101839.htmlI'm actually one of the last of my group of my friends to take the big leap and we're all basically born and bred in the DMV - a lot of my friends either got pregnant in their early 20's or only married in the past few years. Ironically enough, since I was the "good one" in high school, they all labled me as being the first to get married and settled down...and it turned out that my wildchild best friend had her first kid at 20 and was married by 21. So no...not so much. :-/ LOL

razdazzle_22377334

I read that article from the Sunday paper, I agree it was very fun, funny, interesting, and true.  At 26, I'm one of the first of my good friends to be getting married, yet I know several people from High School already on baby #2.

salyse530

I just read it, it was great   I knew exactly what she meant with the "Wire" comment... FI and I just finished watching the entire series in the matter of a few weeks.  I'm about smack dab in the middle of the "getting married" people in my friends circle.

vitamint

Interesting article. I am one of the old brides here at 36. I will be 37 on my wedding day- May 15, 2010. If I had been married in my early twenties I woule definately be divorced! I didn't even meet my FI until I was 34. My brother got married at 23 and just got divorced at 37. I do know how to make casserole and when I met FI he asked me what I do in my free time and I told him I sit on the couch with my pug and watch law & order reruns..... most of FIs friends are still single and looking at age 35! We of course, are east coasters....

tracy_k

I also read that article, and vitamint, I am with you on being one of the "old" brides. I'm 35 now and will be 8 days past 36 on my wedding day. I have friends who have been married for 10+ years and friends that just got married within a few months. Marrying any of my old boyfriends would have been a huge mistake, LOL... I didn't make a conscious decision to delay getting married, but I know I've learned a lot of things over the last ten years that will help me be a better partner in my marriage.The decision on whether or when to marry is a very personal one, and it's going to be different for everyone. How great it is that there are so many different choices for all of us, and that few of them are looked down on in society.