I understand exactly how you feel, GC. I'm 31, can count the number of boyfriends I've had on one hand, still not married, still no kids, we pay more for the mortgage on our condo than my friends do on their houses (because, you know, they got married and bought houses and had kids years ago), I still don't earn a decent living, and in spite of my education, ambition, and talent, I seem to be nearly worthless in the job world except for sales, which I can tell you is a hard way to scratch out your living.
But you know what? Unlike my settled friends, I'm free to have an evening out with my swanky friends. So there's something to be said not "being there" yet
