As I sat through another of my friend's weddings this weekend, I scanned the crowd to estimate how many of the men my age were still single. From the look of things, I am becoming part of a shrinking minority. I turn 30 this year, and although I have no qualms about entering into my third decade single and happy, I do wonder if the pool of eligible guys is becoming too small for me to find a suitable partner. Considering that around 80 percent of women and 70 percent of men have been married by their 30th birthday, I have to wonder if I am more likely to get matched with a divorcee, and if this is a bad thing.
This article appears in Mar 29 – Apr 4, 2012.