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fleaI was the first person I knew from college to get married, I think (at age 25) - even though a couple of women I knew in college eventually married their college-era partners. I was also the first person I knew from college to have a child (at a week shy of 31). I have several high school and college friends and acquaintances who are having babies now - in the 37-40 age bracket - in many cases, a first child. So I got curious as to how unusual I was for my demographic - I went to a seven sisters college, graduating in 1994.
My class:
L, G, L, L, M, B, ML, E, A, me
Married: 9 of 10 (two to each other)
Have children: 5 of 10 (one other is actively trying)
Age at birth of first child: 30 (me), 32, 35, 37, 38
Class above me:
G, K, A, JJ, R, L, H
Married: 4 of 7
Have children: 3, one is pregnant with first child (estimated based on kid age)
Age at birth of first child: 31, 35, 36, 39
Class below me:
S, S, E, L
Married: 1 (1 other is in a long-term cohabiting relationship but not married) of 4
Have children: 1
Age at birth of first child: 37
Yeah, I guess I'm unusual. The funny thing is, I was not particularly interested in being married or having children when I was in college; I had no serious relationships in high school or college, and was pretty indifferent to the idea of children. I certainly did not automatically expect to have a domestic future.
My class:
L, G, L, L, M, B, ML, E, A, me
Married: 9 of 10 (two to each other)
Have children: 5 of 10 (one other is actively trying)
Age at birth of first child: 30 (me), 32, 35, 37, 38
Class above me:
G, K, A, JJ, R, L, H
Married: 4 of 7
Have children: 3, one is pregnant with first child (estimated based on kid age)
Age at birth of first child: 31, 35, 36, 39
Class below me:
S, S, E, L
Married: 1 (1 other is in a long-term cohabiting relationship but not married) of 4
Have children: 1
Age at birth of first child: 37
Yeah, I guess I'm unusual. The funny thing is, I was not particularly interested in being married or having children when I was in college; I had no serious relationships in high school or college, and was pretty indifferent to the idea of children. I certainly did not automatically expect to have a domestic future.
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Date: 2011-03-20 08:54 pm (UTC)D. & I were the earliest in either of our circles to get married; striking because he was 7 years older than me. At 18, it was unsurprising I was first. At the time, everyone assumed I was knocked up and gave me shit for having kids early. I wasn't; just in love, and still haven't had kids now, for which everyone gives me shit. I can't win.
Anecdatally, most of my college friends got married right out of college to their college sweethearts. But there's a reason that people joke at those schools that the women are going there to get their MRS degree. Well, the reason is that they're sexist, but it's also very common.
The last guy I dated before I got married has a sixteen year old now, so he got married and she got pregnant pretty quickly. (Quickly enough I'm pretty sure it's the girl he cheated on me with, heh.) So from my dataset, there are lots of people who married and had kids relatively young.
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Date: 2011-03-21 02:44 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-03-22 12:35 am (UTC)