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[waterspyder]

I get a lot of comments in Ottawa that people can't believe I'm only 26, married, and I'm starting a family. Then I realize I know very few people with children in Ottawa, and fewer still who are married.

Lately I've been getting back in touch with people from back home. The majority of my classmates and peers are married, and even more have children (almost all of them).

I have to wonder what's so culturally different between Ottawa and the GTA that would prompt this noticeable gap.

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[feli-valkyria.livejournal.com]

A lot of people I know in Ottawa and elsewhere around my age already are married (or will be soon), have a house, and are starting a family, so it may just be the people you specifically know.

I feel so out of it, LOL. I'm none of these, one because I can't afford it, and the others, because I don't want it. I remember complaining in my LJ once that I feel so alone because I think I'm the only one that doesn't want/have a marriage or family, and I don't have a house.

[furious-g.livejournal.com]

I think it's just the cold up there, I mean really what else do you have to do besides stay inside and keep warm. ;)

[waterspyder.livejournal.com]

Shovel snow?

What was the question again?

[parisbaby-2003.livejournal.com]

But the cold would actually cause a rise in population if it were the significant factor.

Cold weather = babies (in 9 months!)

I think it's because of the type of population that gravitates towards Canada's political centre....or maybe it's the Reptilians and the Greys screwing with us.....

I blame the media.

Re: What was the question again?

[waterspyder.livejournal.com]

I think I'm also seeing a lot more "failure to launch" up here. And I could say a lot of nasty things about the single male population.

We have hopes for our baby, as he was conceived in Toronto.

[andifferous.livejournal.com]

I'm only really familiar with the student population, so most of them are in some sort of relationship, but aren't married and don't have kids.
In Trenton most of the people who are my age (23), are not married but are working on their second kid.
I'm still personally figuring out if I want to wed, and have kids.... maybe just wed.
Uh oh, what's up with the single male population here in Ottawa?

[waterspyder.livejournal.com]

It doesn't count if you migrated in.

A lot of Ottawa born and raised guys don't know what they want, and so they fancy themselves as players, but are soooo clueless about it, and then they haul out all sorts of insecurity baggage. And then you find out they're still living with their parents. And the ones that live with their parents are thinking about maybe getting a job soon. I wish I didn't have a good sample size to base this generalization off of.

I'm glad I'm not dealing with that scene anymore.

[jagash.livejournal.com]

At least i don't fancy myself a player.

ROFL WAFFLES....mmmm.... waffles....

[parisbaby-2003.livejournal.com]

"And thus it was decreed that the Child shall be named 'Lexus', wear designer nappies and spit up on 700 thread-count Egyptian cotton bibs from Baby Gap, and own a cellphone and credit card by the time he is three."

I crack me up sometimes.

Re: ROFL WAFFLES....mmmm.... waffles....

[waterspyder.livejournal.com]

LOL

Re: ROFL WAFFLES....mmmm.... waffles....

[parisbaby-2003.livejournal.com]

Let's hope his future siblings shall be conceived in more ... auspicious Canadian locales than The Big Smoke...hmmm, so many choices:

Montreal: Celine (male or female)
Newfoundland: Junior, Booger or "Lord T'underin' Jeeezus, maid!"
Vancouver: Rainbow Sunshine Sprinkles or PowerBar
Our Nation's Capital: Trudeau, Salmonella or Mahmoud Abaji

[simply-fiendish.livejournal.com]

I found no gap between the GTA and Ottawa. I was 26 and living common law in Toronto when I was pregnant with my first. I was the first of my friends to live with a partner, although this was not my first partner that I lived with (23 yrs.old with my 1st), the first to have a child, the first to get married, buy a house and the first to get separated. Through all that, everyone I knew (Ottawa and TO) were no where close to any of those things. Over half are still not. I think for most of the people I know, their priorities were school, then career and then activities and interests. They all seem to enjoy their jobs, independence and their lives. Changing that is not a priority when they feel they have a good thing now. Not to mention, their busy lives and careers does interfere with meeting datable people too. The ones that have "settled down" and starting families just started in the last 4 years. Well into their 30's and 12 years after me! It was kind of the running joke that I was the guinea pig thrown out to test the waters and see how it goes for everyone else.