I am one of those women in the 25-29 age bracket who have never been married. I do live with a man, and have been with him for 10 years. We have both been a bit "gun shy" of marriage because we didn't want to become a divorce statistic.

My parents divorced when Iw as young, and it was a terrible experience for me. His parents did not divorce, but fought constantly and bitterly. Our experience has made us wary of marriage.

I see marriage as important when one wants to have children, but less important before then. Currently I am still trying to "figure out" if he is "the one" and I won't marry him until I am certain.

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