Who's gon get married first?
This always comes up. My answer to this is along the lines of:
Probably not me. I am least likely to succumb to social norms and pressures. I do not have a magical number where a clock is ticking away counting the years, months and seconds until my youthful glow dies away in a dark, lonely, cat ridden house. I do not need society telling me that I will be an old hag if I do not get married. Nor do I need aunties telling me I will never find a husband past 25 because you know, that's when the new generations of brides reach their peak.
I think I am a reasonable person who can make reasonable decisions. I will put the responsibility of deciding who to spend, potentially the rest of my life with, in my own hands. My decision will be made based on my (and my partners) judgement which will be unaffected by stupid societal norms. Family pressures? They can deal with it. Maybe I'll get hitched next year? Maybe in a few years? Or maybe never. Who cares. You know what; maybe I'll just skip the marriage part and jump to having kids. That seems like an idea doesn’t it?
Don't worry; I'm sure your mom will love me. Ladies, take the future into your own hands please.