I have observed that females who have a masters degree or higher often marry later in life. I was just wondering if this applies to the people around me or if this is the general situation. My sample set is the females that I attended my MBA program with , five years later most are still single. Is it right to conclude that the decision to pursue higher education (especially outside your country of origin) should come with the understanding that you may be possibly delaying matrimony or do i just have a bad sample set.

Pittbaby:

I have observed that females who have a masters degree or higher often marry later in life. I was just wondering if this applies to the people around me or if this is the general situation. My sample set is the females that I attended my MBA program with , five years later most are still single. Is it right to conclude that the decision to pursue higher education (especially outside your country of origin) should come with the understanding that you may be possibly delaying matrimony or do i just have a bad sample set.

Thatz the way it rolls.
If you decide to pursue your career, other stuffs will suffer.
No sane man wants to go after babes who are 30+ and whose ovaries are weaker in comparison to babes in their early 20s.

Thatz the way it rolls.
If you decide to pursue your career, other stuffs will suffer.
No sane man wants to go after babes who are 30+ and whose ovaries are weaker in comparison to babes in their early 20s.

doesn't really follow the average age in my group at the time of graduation was 25-26. five years later the oldest just turned 30 , so no one is 30 plus

maybe they place career over family or act uppity?

Pittbaby:

doesn't really follow the average age in my group at the time of graduation was 25-26. five years later the oldest just turned 30 , so no one is 30 plus

Men get suspicious after 28+
Just turning 30 and 30+ are the same thang but i get your drift.

The thing is, many of them place career over family. . . .The quest to boost their status hinders their social life and reh reh reh.
At the same time, potential husbands are wary of women of this calibre so they settle for the younger ones.

Men get suspicious after 28+
Just turning 30 and 30+ are the same thang but i get your drift.

The thing is, many of them place career over family. . . .The quest to boost their status hinders their social life and reh reh reh.
At the same time, potential husbands are wary of women of this calibre so they settle for the younger ones.

Ok this where perception seems to be the problem. they have had five years between 25 and 30, so its not like they just got placed on a shelf at 28 and started looking for a buyer  . Most of the peeps i know just work 9-5 jobs like every one else maybe they make a lil more. but i guess the perception is  , she has a masters degree and a good career so I won't even bother.

sad!!!

Pittbaby:

Ok this where perception seems to be the problem. they have had five years between 25 and 30, so its not like they just got placed on a shelf at 28 and started looking for a buyer  . Most of the peeps i know just work 9-5 jobs like every one else maybe they make a lil more. but i guess the perception is  , [b]she has a masters degree and a good career [/b]so I won't even bother.

sad!!!

if that's all the person has to offer or talks about then yeah most men would be turned off.
a master degree is cool but shouldn't define u as a person.

bawomolo:

if that's all the person has to offer or talks about then yeah most men would be turned off.
a master degree is cool but shouldn't define u as a person.

Like you dunno Naija babes are braggarts.

bawomolo:

if that's all the person has to offer or talks about then yeah most men would be turned off.
a master degree is cool but shouldn't define u as a person.

Is that not one of the most desired traits Women seek in their partners?
So why not vice versa?

Most career women can not make a good wife cos they will be so carried away with their jobs other than caring for the home. I think that's the reason why men run far from them and also, most men would not want to be under a woman for financial assistance.

there is man for every woman, some men dig women like that actually. Its just a matter of finding the right guy. yes some men prefers brain over beauty or good ovaries.lol

TOPE2000!:

there is man for every woman, some men dig women like that actually. Its just a matter of finding the right guy. yes some men prefer brain over beauty or good ovaries.lol

I prefer good ovaries.

mon-ami:

Most career women can not make a good wife cos they will be so carried away with their jobs other than caring for the home. I think that's the reason why men run far from them and also, most men would not want to be under a woman for financial assistance.

That was pre-millennium.
Men of these days don't mind. With s[i]e[/i]x equality, anything goes.

chic2pimp:

Is that not one of the most desired traits Women seek in their partners?
So why not vice versa?

of course it works vice versa, what woman would want to marry "chairman" who walks around with his degree on his sleeves.  

won't you be turned off by a chick who brags about her mba from devry university?

mon-ami:

Most career women can not make a good wife cos they will be so carried away with their jobs other than caring for the home. I think that's the reason why men run far from them and also, most men would not  want to be under a woman for financial assistance.

as if steadman no dey gbadun oprah 

if that's all the person has to offer or talks about then yeah most men would be turned off.
a master degree is cool but shouldn't define u as a person.

I see your point but i am sure no one starts a conversation with I have a masters degree

Like you dunno Naija babes are braggarts.  

and naija men are not

Is that not one of the most desired traits Women seek in their partners?  
So why not vice versa?  

you would think so O  

 Most career women can not make a good wife cos they will be so carried away with their jobs other than caring for the home. I think that's the reason why men run far from them and also, most men would not  want to be under a woman for financial assistance.

hmm from a fellow woman in the 21st century , disturbing

there is man for every woman, some men dig women like that actually. Its just a matter of finding the right guy. yes some men prefers brain over beauty or good ovaries.lol [/ quote]



Well said my sister

@sauron - really? lol. But seriously tho why wud a woman start searching for a man at 30?

TOPE2000!:

@sauron - really? lol. But seriously tho why wud a woman start searching for a man at 30?

Because she was searching for degrees and certificates when she was between 22-29.

of course it works vice versa, what woman would want to marry "chairman" who walks around with his degree on his sleeves.  

won't you be turned off by a chick who brags about her mba from devry university  

LOL at Devry university,

Pittbaby:

I see your point but i am sure no one starts a conversation with I have a masters degree

of course not but if all you have to offer in a relationship is some pretty diploma, then meh, men shouldn't be intimidated by an educated woman though.

TOPE2000!:

@sauron - really? lol. But seriously tho why wud a woman start searching for a man at 30?

because 30 is the new 20, why rush into marriage and then become a bitter divorcee or the naija woman that  gets cheated on over and over again but hey she got married before her friends.

@sauron - really? lol. But seriously tho why wud a woman start searching for a man at 30?

again nobody is 30 yet and i can only assume that most started searching after graduation at 25 . I am just saying that at 30 or close to it most are not married while most other friends that only have a college degree are.

bawomolo:

because 30 is the new 20, why rush into marriage and then become a bitter divorcee or the naija woman that  gets cheated on over and over again but hey she got married before her friends.

But what about the risks surrounding marrying a woman that is 30+.
Who wants Trisomy-13 ridden kids? Do you?

 because 30 is the new 20, why rush into marriage and then become a bitter divorcee or the naija woman that  gets cheated on over and over again but hey she got married before her friends

what happend to the old ovaries if 30 is the new 20  

i see bawomolo's point, most girl get married cuz their friends are doin so. Heck i have a friend who is my age and she married with three kids, infact most of friends are married with their baby father but nah i refuse to live my life that way cuz most of them got married cuz they got pregnant, truth marriage scare the hell outta me, dnt knw why but yes i will get married when the time is rite and before i am 30.lol must have good ovaries, lol

But what about the risks surrounding marrying a woman that is 30+.
Who wants Trisomy-13 ridden kids? Do you?

abeg wetin be trisomy 13 , my mum and all her siblings had there kids in their 30's and my siblings and all my cousins are perfectly normal. As a woman above 25 you just need to make sure you are giving your baby the right nutrients before and during pregnancy

Pittbaby:

abeg wetin be trisomy 13 , my mum and all her siblings had there kids in their 30's and my siblings and all my cousins are perfectly normal. As a woman above 25 you just need to make sure you are giving your baby the right nutrients before and during pregnanct

Times have changed, Pittbaby.
Pollution, crap climate, crap nutrients and reh reh reh have queered the pitch for today's women.
I even read somewhere a woman's menopause has dropped from mid-40s to early 30s.

~Sauron~:

I even read somewhere menopause has dropped from mid-40s to early 30s.

Please stop trying to scare women.
ITS A LIE

Pittbaby:

abeg wetin be trisomy 13 , my mum and all her siblings had there kids in their 30's and my siblings and all my cousins are perfectly normal. As a woman above 25 you just need to make sure you are giving your baby the right nutrients before and during pregnanct

no mind sauron.  he is stuck in his ancient ways he he. just get healthy pre-natal care.

Pittbaby:

what happend to the old ovaries if 30 is the new 20  

well ovaries no dey expire till menopause abi  

I even read somewhere menopause has dropped from mid-40s to early 30s.

Liar

platinumnk:

Please stop trying to scare women.
ITS A LIE

I pity you oldies.
Better get hitched in time and quit the career bullshyte.

bawomolo:

no mind sauron.  he is stuck in his ancient ways he he. just get healthy pre-natal care.

See this daft specimen.
Healthy pre-natal care will prevent trisomy 13/trisomy 21?

Pittbaby:

Liar

I rest me case.

~Sauron~:

See this daft specimen.
Healthy pre-natal care will prevent trisomy 13/trisomy 21?

they don't call me esin baba for nothing. my spermatozoa would destroy the trisomy genes. 
step your cougar loving game up

i have read abt a girl that reached her menopause at the age of 20+ but its rare.

ok so trisomy is downs syndrome , you become high risk after 30 . Please note that if even if you have kids at 25 you are likely to continue having kids into your 30s so this does not only apply to people who marry at a later age

bawomolo:

they don't call me esin baba for nothing. my spermatozoa would destroy the trisomy genes. 
step your cougar loving game up

That your watery thing that cannot impregnate mama sikira's niece is what you are bragging about?

Pittbaby:

ok so trisomy is downs syndrome , you become high risk after 30 . Please note that if even if you have kids at 25 you are likely to continue having kids into your 30s so this does not only apply to people who marry at a later age

How so?
One can make 3 kids between the age of 25 and 29.
Why carry over till 30+?