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krisaya · Nov 20th, 2007, 10:17 AM

So, I'm turning 27 in a few days and yeah, I feel old. A lot of my friends are already married, engaged, or currently with a long-term boyfriend. I, on the other hand, am still single. (I was in a relationship for over a year but we both had to move.) I feel like the older you get, the harder it is to find a significant other. It's kinda sad to be honest but I try not to stress out.

Anyone else on the same boat as me?

boxermom · Nov 20th, 2007, 10:30 AM

OK, I'm really old, but want to share about my younger son. He's the kind of guy who I thought might never get married--very picky. He was 31 when he married, and his wife is a year younger, so she was 30. They both waited till they found the right person.

I won't tell you I know how you feel. Just try to build a happy life and the right guy will come along.

Happy birthday, even tho it's early. My other son has a birthday Nov. 26.

purly · Nov 20th, 2007, 10:43 AM

You're still a spring chicken. I say get out there and find someone.

mellecyn · Nov 20th, 2007, 10:43 AM

Well we all have different stories. I was part of the ones in "long term relatiosnhip" during all my 20´s....and now, bam ! I am suddenly single at 29 and a half !! and my forever single friend, just found the love of her life at 30, so you see, everything changes and reverses and nothing is forever. And 27 is young. Enjoy to be healthy and picky, someone will come along, and prob more great than if you´d met him at 19 and realize 10 years after it was wrong !Think about when you´ll be about to hit the big 3-0 like me !

VivaNYC · Nov 20th, 2007, 12:15 PM

27? Still YOUNG imo! ALL of my best best best friends (men AND women), including myself, found life partners AFTER 30. Don't stress Krisaya!!

elizat · Nov 20th, 2007, 12:31 PM

I'll be 26 very shortly and am not married, engaged, etc., etc. I think it is fine. Most girls I went to college and high school with are married and many have multiple children. I am not ready for kids and I don't want to get married just to be married.

I don't think you are old at all! No offense to those that married young, but I think that many people really do not start to really figure out what they want until they are at least mid-20's, which is why many marriages w/ really young couples fail. When it is right, it will happen, if that's what you want from life.

As a funny note, women are living SO long on average that I think even if you married in your 40's you'd STILL be married close to or over half your life likely, if you stayed married!

riffraff · Nov 20th, 2007, 12:35 PM

I'm 36 and single (never married) - I'm sure the right one will come along for you when you least expect it. The way I see it the older you get the more of an idea you have about what you truely want out of life and a partner.

gillianna · Nov 20th, 2007, 01:13 PM

The older you get the wiser you get and you are not willing to settle for anything but the best. At your age you are finally old enough to know what you want out of life. I don't know if you can really do that at 20. Some of my friends got married at 18-22 and some of them have great marriages and some of them had really bad marriages because they never got the chance to grow their own identity and know what they wanted out of life. The ones that divorced, most got remarried in their 30's and have been happily married..... So age is a number, it is not a thing to be used to have to do something by such and such age. Enjoy your freedom now to do what you want and be happy because it is times when one least expects it they seem to meet the one....

Luv Classics · Nov 20th, 2007, 01:21 PM

Take your time and enjoy yourself...

krisaya · Nov 20th, 2007, 01:21 PM

Thank you for your response :)

sarahcantiik · Nov 20th, 2007, 01:34 PM

I'm turning 29 next month and I am currently single. Haven't been in a serious relationship for a long time. Just flings and some short lived ones. My last serious bf was when I was 22 (I think). Relax, don't stress, everyone has their own destiny. Some get married quick, some not. Just live your life and enjoy it. The right one will come along. I try not to think about it too much. Don't want to get stress out. I say the more you stress and try as hard as you might to find a bf, the harder it become. I always find a bf at the times I least expected to find one.

HubbaWubba · Nov 20th, 2007, 01:39 PM

I have been engaged 3 times and never married. I am what you would call "not the marrying type". I truly believe that. I always come really close, then it doesn't happen. Marriage scares me. I enjoy my freedom too much.

I don't understand why the rush to get married. In the grand scheme of things, 27 is young. Focus on yourself and not worrying about what your friends are doing.

Deelove82 · Nov 20th, 2007, 02:09 PM

I am 25 and I feel the same way. I've had two long-term relationships 3 years and 5 years. I'm happy on my own, but I wouldn't mind having a nice guy by my side. Especially during the holiday season...

mundodabolsa · Nov 20th, 2007, 03:03 PM

yeah, not to be debbie downer but I'm 26 and I feel just like you, like I'm waaaay late in life. I'd love to be married with several children already, I feel so ready for that life but the husband just won't show up

supersaucy · Nov 20th, 2007, 03:09 PM

I think it's easy to stress but be patient and the right person will come along. Better to wait and have it last than to get it done over quickly and have to do it all over again later.

My cousins recently got married, one last summer and another's is coming up. They were both >30.

Nov 20th, 2007, 10:17 AM	#1
krisaya OP Member Joined: Oct 2006 Location: Brentwood, CA Posts: 990	27 y.o. woman and still single? So, I'm turning 27 in a few days and yeah, I feel old. A lot of my friends are already married, engaged, or currently with a long-term boyfriend. I, on the other hand, am still single. (I was in a relationship for over a year but we both had to move.) I feel like the older you get, the harder it is to find a significant other. It's kinda sad to be honest but I try not to stress out. Anyone else on the same boat as me?

Nov 20th, 2007, 10:30 AM	#2
boxermom Member Joined: Aug 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 13,697	Re: 27 y.o. woman and still single? OK, I'm really old, but want to share about my younger son. He's the kind of guy who I thought might never get married--very picky. He was 31 when he married, and his wife is a year younger, so she was 30. They both waited till they found the right person. I won't tell you I know how you feel. Just try to build a happy life and the right guy will come along. Happy birthday, even tho it's early. My other son has a birthday Nov. 26.

Nov 20th, 2007, 10:43 AM	#3
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Nov 20th, 2007, 10:43 AM	#4
mellecyn Just a minute ! Joined: Feb 2006 Location: In a bag Posts: 3,112	Re: 27 y.o. woman and still single? Well we all have different stories. I was part of the ones in "long term relatiosnhip" during all my 20´s....and now, bam ! I am suddenly single at 29 and a half !! and my forever single friend, just found the love of her life at 30, so you see, everything changes and reverses and nothing is forever. And 27 is young. Enjoy to be healthy and picky, someone will come along, and prob more great than if you´d met him at 19 and realize 10 years after it was wrong !Think about when you´ll be about to hit the big 3-0 like me !
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Nov 20th, 2007, 12:15 PM	#5
VivaNYC Member Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 330	Re: 27 y.o. woman and still single? 27? Still YOUNG imo! ALL of my best best best friends (men AND women), including myself, found life partners AFTER 30. Don't stress Krisaya!!
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Nov 20th, 2007, 12:31 PM	#6
elizat Member Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 9,123	Re: 27 y.o. woman and still single? I'll be 26 very shortly and am not married, engaged, etc., etc. I think it is fine. Most girls I went to college and high school with are married and many have multiple children. I am not ready for kids and I don't want to get married just to be married. I don't think you are old at all! No offense to those that married young, but I think that many people really do not start to really figure out what they want until they are at least mid-20's, which is why many marriages w/ really young couples fail. When it is right, it will happen, if that's what you want from life. As a funny note, women are living SO long on average that I think even if you married in your 40's you'd STILL be married close to or over half your life likely, if you stayed married!
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Nov 20th, 2007, 12:35 PM	#7
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Nov 20th, 2007, 01:13 PM	#8
gillianna Member Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,088	Re: 27 y.o. woman and still single? The older you get the wiser you get and you are not willing to settle for anything but the best. At your age you are finally old enough to know what you want out of life. I don't know if you can really do that at 20. Some of my friends got married at 18-22 and some of them have great marriages and some of them had really bad marriages because they never got the chance to grow their own identity and know what they wanted out of life. The ones that divorced, most got remarried in their 30's and have been happily married..... So age is a number, it is not a thing to be used to have to do something by such and such age. Enjoy your freedom now to do what you want and be happy because it is times when one least expects it they seem to meet the one....
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Nov 20th, 2007, 01:21 PM	#9
Luv Classics Life is good... Joined: Sep 2006 Location: Outer Mongolia Posts: 1,690	Re: 27 y.o. woman and still single? Take your time and enjoy yourself...
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Nov 20th, 2007, 01:34 PM	#11
sarahcantiik Which bag to buy today? Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,263	Re: 27 y.o. woman and still single? I'm turning 29 next month and I am currently single. Haven't been in a serious relationship for a long time. Just flings and some short lived ones. My last serious bf was when I was 22 (I think). Relax, don't stress, everyone has their own destiny. Some get married quick, some not. Just live your life and enjoy it. The right one will come along. I try not to think about it too much. Don't want to get stress out. I say the more you stress and try as hard as you might to find a bf, the harder it become. I always find a bf at the times I least expected to find one.

Nov 20th, 2007, 01:39 PM	#12
HubbaWubba Sofa King Banned Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 5,031	Re: 27 y.o. woman and still single? I have been engaged 3 times and never married. I am what you would call "not the marrying type". I truly believe that. I always come really close, then it doesn't happen. Marriage scares me. I enjoy my freedom too much. I don't understand why the rush to get married. In the grand scheme of things, 27 is young. Focus on yourself and not worrying about what your friends are doing.

Nov 20th, 2007, 02:09 PM	#13
Deelove82 Member Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 846	Re: 27 y.o. woman and still single? I am 25 and I feel the same way. I've had two long-term relationships 3 years and 5 years. I'm happy on my own, but I wouldn't mind having a nice guy by my side. Especially during the holiday season...
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Nov 20th, 2007, 03:03 PM	#14
mundodabolsa Member Joined: Mar 2006 Location: NYC Posts: 1,393	Re: 27 y.o. woman and still single? yeah, not to be debbie downer but I'm 26 and I feel just like you, like I'm waaaay late in life. I'd love to be married with several children already, I feel so ready for that life but the husband just won't show up

Nov 20th, 2007, 03:09 PM	#15
supersaucy Member Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 411	Re: 27 y.o. woman and still single? I think it's easy to stress but be patient and the right person will come along. Better to wait and have it last than to get it done over quickly and have to do it all over again later. My cousins recently got married, one last summer and another's is coming up. They were both >30.
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