You do not have to do something (like getting married by xx age. or at all) or stop doing someting (like a hobby, ie gaming, etc) because of societal pressure.
Absolutely this. I went to college, chose a major and got married young because it was what I thought I should do. The major didn’t work out and neither did the marriage. Even today, I still have to think about whether I am doing something because I want to or because I feel I should.
I just wanted to add to this topic that I agree with the societal pressure part, but there's also a biological urgency that stresses me out.
I want kid(s), but if I don't find the partner I want to make a family with in the next 8 or so years – biology starts to make it increasingly difficult to have a child (with a partner of a reasonable age gap)...
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u/a_model_citizen_ 13h ago
You do not have to do something (like getting married by xx age. or at all) or stop doing someting (like a hobby, ie gaming, etc) because of societal pressure.