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Why are you disagreeing, Logansnake?
Mom (in this case, probably, but it's pretty universal) want either a)what they never had or b) exactly what they have-it depends on whether they themselves are happy or miserable. They start to feel old age creeping in and want grandkids or to dance at their 'baby's' wedding. They don't let go of the mothering they did when we were 5 and needed them, even though they know we're adults with our own minds.
As moms, we don't know what our kids' "best interests" are unless they tell us. Best we can do is hope they're happy; once we start meddling and offering unsolicited advice, we're no longer thinking about them, truly, we are thinking about them providing our joys.
Never rush into marriage or settle. Be happy with your choices, always. If that means dating until you're 50, date until you're 50.
Anecdote: My twin uncles were known far and wide for their choices in beautiful women. Harold was a confirmed bachelor; Leon met a beautiful girl and, rumor is, her parents 'paid' him to marry her. Fast forward 35 years...she's psychotic, bipolar and so doped up all the time, she's a zombie. Still beautiful, though, even at 60. Leon's miserable, has health problems like mad. Harold has been living with the same woman for almost 30 years, never married and hasn't changed a lick.
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