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Why we’re not tying the knot

November

When my mom was my age, she was already a blissful wife, the last girl — the dreaded spinster at age 24 — in her circle of friends to get hitched.

Fast forward to 2008 when the median age for a first marriage is 26 for women and 28 for men, the oldest it’s ever been, according to yesterday’s USA Today.

Young adults, women especially, are delaying “I do” to rack up degrees and earn that corner office. Others are spooked by marriage for fear of divorcing like their parents — or being forced to do the Chicken Dance at their wedding receptions.

While there’s no ideal age, researchers and experts say people who wait until their late 20s or early 30s to get married have a greater chance of staying together.

(AP Photo)

This entry was posted on Tuesday, November 11th, 2008 at 12:07 pm by Theresa Juva. | Email This Post

2 Responses to “Why we’re not tying the knot”

Larry Vollmer November 11th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
Is she fishing in her wedding gown?
Aman Ali November 11th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
Chicken dance at weddings, totally a white people thing. I love you guys to death, but you need to find some new wedding moves.

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