[Rytwyng]

If they're over 30 and never married, there's probably a reason.

Hey... my wife and I were 34 and 38, never married, when we tied the knot. We're both good folks that just got passed over in a society -- and a church culture -- where (despite official denials), sluts and jerks are preferred over the nice girls/guys. And no, the problem isn't looks, height or income either. Both of us are the sort of whom it was often said, "I just can't understand why he/she didn't get married a long time ago!"

It's the evil world we live in, that's all.

[Salgak]

Actually, there WAS a reason I didn't marry until 37.

From 21 to 28, I was running all over the planet in the USAF. From 29 to 36, I was living near DC (still do), where Being Republican and Conservative is considered a major turnoff for most local women.

Luckily, I met my wife within months of her moving here: she hadn't gotten "infected" with the DC attitude