Average age is 27. Not talking about marrage - but single at 27? Something up with that.


Currently the average age at marriage in the US is 26.8 years for men, and 25.1 years for women.

[Edited on March 10, 2010 at 9:09 AM. Reason : more info]

3/10/2010 9:06:27 AM

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"SO you aer 27 and still single. Whats wrong with you?"

I'm 26....and picky. I also don't want to get married before I'm financially stable. I'm starting my career and about to purchase a house. I'm thinking I might tie the knot a little before 30...but wouldn't be alarmed if that didn't happen.

I've also had a blast dating in my early and mid-20s. I've dated some awesome and very interesting girls. I really like the girl I'm with right now...but wouldn't be too disappointed if I had to be single again.

3/10/2010 9:18:20 AM

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"Currently the average age at marriage in the US is 26.8 years for men, and 25.1 years for women. "

And that's skewed a lot by dumb rednecks and fat kids who fall in love in college for the first time and don't think they'll ever find anybody else to like them.

I think if they did the averages for people with college degrees, it might add a year or two to those numbers.

3/10/2010 9:20:16 AM

Educated people get married later in life.

3/10/2010 9:21:54 AM

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"I'm 26....and picky"

Translation - I'm fat and or smell bad. If your still are on OK cupid and going out on "first" dates at 27, something must be wrong.

3/10/2010 9:22:15 AM

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"Educated people get married later in life. "

27 IS later in life.

3/10/2010 9:23:13 AM

^^ Wrong. He looks pretty good in his pics. Maybe he smells bad?

^ I disagree.

[Edited on March 10, 2010 at 9:24 AM. Reason : .]

3/10/2010 9:23:30 AM

I use Degree....that shit smells GOOOOODDDD!!

Oh...and lucy...

3/10/2010 9:24:30 AM

Of course you disagree, you can't keep a man. Maybe you too could hook up, problem solved.

[Edited on March 10, 2010 at 9:25 AM. Reason : sd]

3/10/2010 9:24:57 AM

^^

^ I can keep a man. I just can't find a man I want to keep.

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"Women who get married before the age of 25 make up about 64 percent of all divorces in the U.S. On the other hand, women who get married in their late twenties make up only 16 percent of the divorces. This means that any woman who gets married before she turns 25 is about four times more likely to get a divorce. (Women in their 30s have even better odds of staying married.) Men have similar numbers, though they are somewhat more likely to get divorced if they marry before 30. [divorcerate.org] Couples with higher education and higher income are less likely to have marriage problems. (People everywhere must be wondering what genius came up with the research grant to study this.) But, let’s look at some of the stats related to divorce within the first 10 years of marriage: * Any amount of college decreases the chance of divorce by 13 percent * An income over $50,000 decreases the chance of divorce by 30 percent * Couples with an income under $25,000 have a 50 percent chance of ending up getting divorced. [divorce360.com] "

[Edited on March 10, 2010 at 9:26 AM. Reason : .]

3/10/2010 9:25:26 AM

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"Of course you disagree, you can't keep a man. Maybe you too could hook up, problem solved."

Someone must have settled for a fatty.

Now I feel sad for you.

3/10/2010 9:27:37 AM

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"I can keep a man. I just can't find a man I want to keep"

What ever lies help you sleep at night (alone).

I agree with the copy/paste you did.

[Edited on March 10, 2010 at 9:32 AM. Reason : fevbg]

3/10/2010 9:28:31 AM

No - not a fatty. I was engaged at 25, married at 27 - you know, like most people who are not socially crippled.

3/10/2010 9:30:27 AM

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"sleep at night (alone)"

That's a very weak insult. Sleeping alone is pretty nice sometimes.

3/10/2010 9:31:52 AM

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"Sleeping alone is pretty nice sometimes."

QFT...i sincerely enjoy the extra 30 minutes of alone-sleep i get after the fiancée gets up to shower each morning...i never actively miss sleeping alone, but i relish the time i get to spread out on the bed

3/10/2010 9:33:27 AM

i, too enjoy sleeping alone (see the thread on bed real estate allocation).

My wife's had a nasty respiratory infection that keeps her coughing all night for the last week, so i've been sleeping in our guest bedroom so I'm not waking up every 5 minutes. Having the space to spread out has been pretty awesome.

I wouldn't mind going back to what they did in the 1930's and having separate beds. you'd just alternate which bed you have sex on, and then retreat to your own bed after the fact. that would be badass.

I don't think my wife will go for this, however.

[Edited on March 10, 2010 at 9:39 AM. Reason : a]

3/10/2010 9:39:16 AM

pffftt

the girl always gets the wet spot

keep it real bobby d

3/10/2010 9:40:39 AM

no one ever had separate beds

that was just for the movies

3/10/2010 9:41:08 AM

I have only dated one guy where I actually enjoyed sharing a bed with him. He didn't sweat or snore in his sleep. Or smother me in fat or poke me with bony elbows.

It's really hard to find someone who won't disturb your sleep. I used to sneak out of bed in the middle of the night when I lived with my ex just so I could get a peaceful nap on the couch.

3/10/2010 9:42:39 AM

^^ ok maybe that was true in the US.

In india, it's common to this day.

3/10/2010 9:43:32 AM

What if I followed you to the couch

3/10/2010 9:43:49 AM

^^^ my GFs always get frustrated with me because I wake them up in the middle of the night for sex.



oops.

[Edited on March 10, 2010 at 9:44 AM. Reason : not gronke.]

3/10/2010 9:44:22 AM

^^she'd probably break your beanpole ass in half.

[Edited on March 10, 2010 at 9:44 AM. Reason : fs]

3/10/2010 9:44:30 AM

^^^^ fair enough (the more you knoooowwww)

^^^^^ yes. i like cuddling, but when it's time to sleep get the hell away from me. the year i spent dating a girl who felt the same way was the best time i've ever spent in bed with someone.

3/10/2010 9:44:38 AM

I've never had a problem with a bed mate. I've had a few "cover-stealers", but that's about it. One girlfriend did have a dog that always jumped in bed and wanted to sleep on top of you...which was really annoying.

Aside from the occasional drunk-snoring...I'm pretty easy to sleep with as well. I do not move at all when I sleep...once I'm out, I'm set in stone.

3/10/2010 9:45:54 AM

^^^^ That's the other reason why I hate to sleep with someone. I always want to wake them in the middle of the night for fun. Not really bad, but then I sleep at my desk at work the next day bc I get sleep-deprived.

^ My ex would want to wrap his arms and legs around me super tight, but he was a little overweight and he would drench me with sweat. It was the biggest turnoff. And then he would smell gross bc he'd been sweating in his sleep all night.

[Edited on March 10, 2010 at 9:47 AM. Reason : .]

3/10/2010 9:46:04 AM

Je me rends compte ce fil est sur les OK Cupid .... ce que je ne conteste pas. Écoutez-moi, je peux peut offrir une certaine perspicacité.

Je suis en ventes à l'extérieur, qui est actuellement salaire + commission, mais se déplacera en commission droite de départ au début de Juillet 2010. J'ai été dans cette position depuis Juillet 2009. J'ai la concurrence de plusieurs représentants de vente directe de fabrication, la grande distribution, et distributeurs locaux. Voici les avantages et les inconvénients de chacun:

Avantages directs: la connaissance immédiate des nouvelles technologies, pas de marque homme du milieu en haut, une seule facture d'expédition (payé par le fabricant ou l'acheteur des biens), l'accès à une plus grande gamme d'articles non des matières premières, contrôle des stocks, ont accès à de nombreux distributeurs qui peuvent vendre efficacement leurs marchandises qui augmente la part de marché, et fixer les prix des produits qu'ils fabriquent.

Inconvénients directs: ont généralement 1-3 représentants des ventes par région (au sud-dire, médio-atlantique, au nord, etc) en limitant le nombre de comptes, ils peuvent permettre de gérer / appel-froid, l'absence physique service à la clientèle ou le service technique ou physique, ouvert aux abordables pour les petits utilisateurs, soit complètement, ne sont parfois pas fiables car ils iront derrière leurs distributeurs qui vendent leurs produits à un seul compte en grande quantité (c'est à dire qu'ils manqué un grand compte, et nous avons trouvé à son sujet au moyen d'un distributeur de vendre leur produit en particulier ), qui conduit au distributeur de ne pas vendre leur produit plus, ont un trop grand nombre de distributeurs à vendre le produit de conduire finalement le prix fixé par les écarts, éventuellement appel à des distributeurs de vendre effectivement le produit et la concurrence provenant d'autres sources directes.

Avantages grand distributeur: avoir accès à d'autres produits qui vont main dans la main avec les autres fabricants (par exemple de mauvaise Épiceries vendre du lait ainsi que de céréales), obtenir des prix directs, de nombreux endroits au niveau régional ou national en allégeant le fardeau de l'expédition des acheteurs avec des endroits multiples, le service personnel, soit technique ou client, de nombreux représentants des ventes qui sont en mesure de couvrir un territoire plus vaste, l'accès à de multiples fabricants de la même marchandise qui permet de maintenir les prix sous contrôle, des programmes de services que les petites entreprises ne peuvent offrir et les fournisseurs directs peuvent ne pas correspondre dans le prix ou la valeur, et les experts de nombreux produits de base de nombreuses par opposition à une ou quelques-uns.

Inconvénients grand distributeur: les petits distributeurs locaux créant des guerres de prix (pensez à Michael Scott Paper Co-vs Dunder Mifflin), MFG va directement derrière le vol et les entreprises, l'accès limité à l'ensemble de la MFG (vous ne trouverez pas le nom des marques Harris Teeter dans les aliments Lion et vice-versa), on ne peut véritablement définir des prix car il est basé sur l'offre et la demande, la gestion des territoires, et les perspectives de croissance difficiles dans les économies plus lente (ce qui est vrai pour les directs, de même vraiment)

Avantages distributeur local: En général, un bon vieux garçon établissement où le vendeur et l'acheteur se connaissent depuis des années (cela ne se produit à tous les niveaux, mais principalement au niveau local), les gens locaux ont raison dans la rue et peuvent être utilisés dans situations d'urgence, si le gars local achète à des volumes assez élevés alors il n'y a aucuns frais d'expédition à l'utilisateur final et l'accès à la fois MFG directs et gros distributeurs.

Inconvénients distributeur local: facilement battus dans le prix, gamme de produits de base, un tableau de la technologie, le manque de personnel qualifié, les flux de trésorerie faible, etc etc etc

C'est ce que j'ai pu constater dans mes six mois, je suis sûr qu'il ya beaucoup plus qui ont besoin d'être mentionnés. La façon dont je suis moi-même mise à part en tant que vendeur est la suivante: je aller après le grands comptes en ce moment alors que je suis nouveau. Les grands comptes, si je les terres, prendra soin de moi pendant que je suis nouveau et construire une base de clients. L'argent fait hors de celles-ci permet de me concentrer le temps libre sur les comptes plus petits, qui me procurer des marges plus élevées. Je bâtis les grands comptes, je voudrais avoir 5-10 ceux-ci, puis obtenir le 20-30 comptes à moyen terme. Si je perds 1 ou 2 grands comptes, les 20-30 comptes à moyen me tenir à flot tandis que je vais après que de nouveaux grands comptes. Je n'aime pas vraiment le temps des déchets sur les comptes de petites simplement parce qu'ils paient essentiellement pour le petit déjeuner ou quelque chose de vraiment petit.

Je dirai ceci, si vous ne pouvez pas obtenir un compte important dans les 6-8 premiers mois (en supposant que vous avez des flux de trésorerie que vous pouvez monter cette longue), vous pourriez être dans un monde de difficulté. Si vous pouvez en obtenir un, il va vraiment faire va après les autres beaucoup plus agréable et moins stressant. Il est simplement juste très épuisante gaspiller tout moment sur autre chose que les grands comptes dans le tout début. Vous travaillez aussi dur sur la taille moyenne des comptes et de voir 1 / 3-1 / 36 de l'argent dans ma situation.

Si vous avez d'autres questions, vous pouvez me PM. I hope this helps du tout!

3/10/2010 9:46:19 AM

^^^^yeah, i always thought that shit was weird when I was younger and visiting India. but now I realize gramps knew what was up.

[Edited on March 10, 2010 at 9:46 AM. Reason : this shit is too fast]

3/10/2010 9:46:20 AM

tons of older people have separate beds.


it is NOT "just a movie thing"


http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/270260/8_reasons_why_married_couples_should.html


http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/personal/09/12/lw.sleep.alone.when.married/

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"A 2001 random telephone survey of 1,004 adults conducted by the National Sleep Foundation found that 12 percent of married Americans slept alone; a similar 2005 survey of 1,506 people found that number had jumped to 23 percent."

SO GITCHER FACTS STRAIGHT

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"That's the other reason why I hate to sleep with someone. I always want to wake them in the middle of the night for fun. Not really bad, but then I sleep at my desk at work the next day bc I get sleep-deprived."

match made in heaven exposed?!?!?!1

[Edited on March 10, 2010 at 9:48 AM. Reason : i like to call it the "dream bone"]

3/10/2010 9:47:22 AM

now that you mention it, it might not be a bad system

^ there are small percentages of people who do all sorts of things that most people don't do

and i'm sure there have always been and always will be married couples who sleep in separate beds

but it's never been the majority in america, even in the '30s

3/10/2010 9:47:45 AM

My parents have had separate bedrooms my whole life. It works for them, but I don't think I could ever do that. I like sleeping with someone too much, even if it means putting up with a little snoring or tossing and turning.

3/10/2010 9:49:46 AM

^^^ oh, it's a match

3/10/2010 9:51:20 AM

my pee-thing + your vee-hole



<3

3/10/2010 9:56:31 AM

3/10/2010 9:58:40 AM

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"That's the other reason why I hate to sleep with someone. I always want to wake them in the middle of the night for fun. Not really bad, but then I sleep at my desk at work the next day bc I get sleep-deprived."

I do that as well....sometimes I'll wake up in the middle or after it has happend. It's called "sleep sex" or "sexsomnia":

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_sex

I think I have a "mild" case of it. I was alerted to it by a girl I had recently hooked up with. She called me a couple days later and was like, "I was watching Oprah and she was talking about 'sleep sex', and I think you have it." So I looked it up.

Although it hasn't happened in a long time...for little while there it was a consistent "problem"

3/10/2010 10:00:24 AM

my only problem with sharing a bed is that girls always want it so damn hot at night, i can't sleep when its hot. i'm perfectly happy turning a fan on when the thermostat is at 60 in the winter, i want to be able to get comfy under my blankets and not toss and turn under a sheet in a hot-ass room. generally the way things work with any girl i date are that blankets get divided and i sleep with just a sheet because i would probably sweat my ass off sleeping under blankets with the thermostat at 75 or whatever temp she tries to move it to.

3/10/2010 10:05:14 AM

Jen turns the air on super-cold or leaves the windows open in the winter

and then puts seventy five goddamn blankets on the bed

it's the silliest thing i've ever dealt with

and i've dealt with max patkin

3/10/2010 10:09:06 AM

^^ I am definitely awake when I am bwning, even in the middle of the night.

3/10/2010 10:10:29 AM

^^no thats perfect, you want the room cold so you can bundle up under the blankets

3/10/2010 10:12:50 AM

i like bundling up

but this is to the extreme

like, get the room below 50 and then put a foot of cotton on top

3/10/2010 10:13:58 AM

sleeping when it's cold is the best. It's like hibernation for humans

3/10/2010 7:04:19 PM

I met my wife on OkCupid, and she's way out of my league, so I'd recommend it.

3/10/2010 7:39:16 PM

I don't like it THAT cold I like the weight of the blankets more then anything but to keep me cool under the blankets I need to have it chilly

3/11/2010 9:49:42 AM

i'm on it....

3/14/2010 2:03:06 PM

i like it cold when I sleep also but not super freaking cold.

3/14/2010 2:37:28 PM

just logged onto okcupid and saw a cute chick with glasses and an absolutely marvelous rack

this chick, in fact



but closer inspection revealed that this was an ad, not a match

of course

3/14/2010 7:09:48 PM

I just joined yesterday & was immediately warmly greeted via IM by a webcam-peddling chat robot in Atlantic Beach

3/14/2010 7:35:17 PM

lol this thread was about me

3/18/2010 9:25:35 AM

^^^ That girl looks startlingly like a hot gamer chick with an amazing rack I met IRL from OkCupid. Like, I wonder if they "used" one of her pictures she uploaded. She was fanfuckingtastic, I still give her a call when I'm in Charleston.

3/18/2010 11:26:58 AM

horseface

3/18/2010 11:55:29 AM