>>
>>I feel like it would be unrealistic for them to all get
>>married and have kids at the same time because it doesn't
>>always work that way with friends in real life. I have
>friends
>>that got married and started their families right out of
>high
>>school and some that waited until they were almost 40 and
>>everything in between. For those that waited people see them
>>with babies and small children and some folks are like "is
>>that your grandchild?" "No this is my child." lol
>>
>
>
>With circles of women who are all around the same age (say,
>from college or high school etc) it's not uncommon for a
>majority to settle down within the same 5-7 year stretch.
>
>There's prob a bit more variation with circles of men since
>the lack of a 'biological clock' (or not being socialized to
>feel one) likely allows for more staggering.
>
>That said, times are changing... some men do want to settle by
>a certain age, it's becoming more acceptable for women to
>abstain from marriage and/or childbearing if they prefer, and
>advances in reproductive care and technology allow ppl to plan
>when and how they reproduce as well. So in the long run you
>may end up correct, lol. I wouldn't call it unrealistic at the
>moment tho.

I feel like there's still a lot of variation because lot of people that got married young are not married now.

And I've noticed a lot of single professional women approaching 40 have given up waiting on marriage to have children.