Just from one 25 y/o to another, I wanna throw my hat in the ring. OP looks to be like me and grew up in the US, that can make you pretty depressed about marriage prospects. We are arguably the most individually minded country on earth. So I think the others need to lay off OP a bit on him considering waiting to have children. I know a lot of guys on this forum at least 10 years older with no kids yet, so it's a bit hypocritical.
For notches, other dudes here have gotten the idea of quality over quantity in my head, but there's still an urge young guys fight off I think for this, considering we will never have this much energy for sex again. There's a FOMO with our youth. Our 20's are important years, so most of us will want to have spent these wisely. Whether that's building up a career, devoting time to connect with a future wife, fuck as many women as we can, or even traveling the world.
I've started a similar thread as you for my coming of age scenario. That being to put myself logistically better in a single life city or stay put and build a savings. I chose the latter this year, but the former is really barking in my head to act soon, because deep down I know I'm running out of time. OP, do you want to travel at all? Do you want a wife outside the US? If so, this will probably take a few extra years and you may have to sacrifice career projection. These are things I've thought about myself, and I'm personally considering sacrificing career projection in favor of seeing new places and eventually doing some wife hunting abroad. I just can't see my future wife being in America.
I don't know how you feel about all that, but that should be something you consider that you didn't mention. I agree with the sentiment about there being a clock for men to settle down too, especially now. I'm thinking I realistically have about 10 years to get married, if that, before I'm the male equivalent of the crazy 30's lady that realizes she's facing the wall. But, marriage is a big gamble man. It scares me half to death with the consequences of it going wrong, but it is the foundation of what we believe the world should be at the same time. A lot can go through a young man's head with all the forks in the road he still has to face.
For notches, other dudes here have gotten the idea of quality over quantity in my head, but there's still an urge young guys fight off I think for this, considering we will never have this much energy for sex again. There's a FOMO with our youth. Our 20's are important years, so most of us will want to have spent these wisely. Whether that's building up a career, devoting time to connect with a future wife, fuck as many women as we can, or even traveling the world.
I've started a similar thread as you for my coming of age scenario. That being to put myself logistically better in a single life city or stay put and build a savings. I chose the latter this year, but the former is really barking in my head to act soon, because deep down I know I'm running out of time. OP, do you want to travel at all? Do you want a wife outside the US? If so, this will probably take a few extra years and you may have to sacrifice career projection. These are things I've thought about myself, and I'm personally considering sacrificing career projection in favor of seeing new places and eventually doing some wife hunting abroad. I just can't see my future wife being in America.
I don't know how you feel about all that, but that should be something you consider that you didn't mention. I agree with the sentiment about there being a clock for men to settle down too, especially now. I'm thinking I realistically have about 10 years to get married, if that, before I'm the male equivalent of the crazy 30's lady that realizes she's facing the wall. But, marriage is a big gamble man. It scares me half to death with the consequences of it going wrong, but it is the foundation of what we believe the world should be at the same time. A lot can go through a young man's head with all the forks in the road he still has to face.
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