My wife and I met when she was 24...we got married when she was 32. You are still too young to already reserve yourself to Catlady status...you just need more patience. You have plenty of time to do something amazing before even thinking about "settling down". Never got that statement...my life got a lot more exciting after I got a significant other and has only recently started to settle down (we are 4 years apart,she's older btw).