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A lot of women (normal women, not trad) believe that they'll eventually get married if they just continue dating and settle down when the one shows up.
But the *standard* relationship at the moment is serial monogamy of indefinite length.
But the *standard* relationship at the moment is serial monogamy of indefinite length.
Most of these women spend their 20s in a few of these relationships, interspersed with periods of being single.
They don't get married in their 20s not necessarily because they "want to sleep around", but because nobody is asking.
They don't get married in their 20s not necessarily because they "want to sleep around", but because nobody is asking.
The number of women in 5, 6, 7 year relationships with men who either don't want to get married, are waiting for some more financial stability, don't want to kill polar bears by having kids, yadda yadda, is quite significant.
In big cities, this is pretty much the norm.
In big cities, this is pretty much the norm.
I understand why some men don't see benefits in marriage, but a lot of the discourse around women marrying late implies that they've voluntarily frittered away their youth, when some sincerely thought *it was going to happen* with X boyfriend, but he never asked.
At 30, feeling a biological imperative, yes women will start to be more vocal about it - some in more or less clumsy and not very self-aware ways, sure.
But the idea of the she-devil just partying her life away only to ensnare some poor sucker at 35 leaves a *lot* of nuance out
But the idea of the she-devil just partying her life away only to ensnare some poor sucker at 35 leaves a *lot* of nuance out