I'm not sure what this has to do with my post but ok.
I am saying...
Men need a lot to settle down...to keep a woman happy...that a lot that we need...is economic and it takes a long time to get. While it takes a long time to get. A lot of women have a sense of entitlement and if you ain't got a nice place for her to stay...a nice job...and a nice car...she thinks you ain't shyt. And as a dude, what you don't need while you trying to get your life together while you have all this free time, is a woman crushing your sense of being. You don't need to be concerned with a woman who doesn't feel like she has anything to do with her economic situation.
A woman if she really wanted to...can settle down with some dude as soon as she becomes legal because there isn't much expected for a woman. And if a woman has much, she isn't expected to contribute much.
What I am saying to your post, men and women have different expectations and for a woman it is the bare minimum and it isn't time extensive.
Realistically, men shouldn't settle down until 40 plus.