I married at 28 to a man my age; although we had lived together, and bought a house together, before marriage, after several years his decision that he *did* want children (I did not, and neither did he at the onsent of our relationship), and that he also wanted a more conventional role relationship in our marriage drove us gradually apart, and after a significant amount of struggle we divorced after 6 years of marriage.
I am currently about to mark ten years with my current partner, whom I have never married, nor do we have any wish to do so; this doesn't mean that we aren't committed to each other and don't have a firm and loving relationship.
At 25, I wouldn't worry too much about the fact that you haven't met the woman of your dreams yet. For heaven's sake, you're still developing into the person you are going to be! And it may not seem like it right now, but you have *plenty* of time tomake sure that you make the right choice, for the right reasons.
As a couple of other individuals have mentioned, it wasn't until I *stopped* looking that I found my partner, and something that feels more right than my marriage ever did...
Regards,
Epistasis
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