settling down usually refers to "marriage" but in a more reasonable and modern usage - being in a committed relationship as marriage seems to be going down the drain....

kids are not necessarily part of settling down in that sense
but as they are so frequently part of a committed relationship
they are often lumped in there as in:

"settling down and having some kids"

that said - it is a very personal thing - not everyone needs
or wants or even should have kids

but for me it was absolutely necessary to have them - i love kids
and mine are simply "astounding"
but settling down doesn't refer to kids as far as i'm concerned

Bored.. I don't think that settling down means necessarily to get married..or find a significant other and have kids.. I think it means to slow down on what ever you do in abbundance.. which could mean working yourself to death, drinking yourself to death, drugging yourself to death, gambling yourself to death.. or anything else that one could get carried away with. My opinion of settling down is to take time to stop and smell the roses, open your mind to new things, opinions, and adventures... Damn I'm just weird!!!! lol

Bored, if you have plans for yourself in the future and being as young as you are. I would would be thinking the same thing.

I been ready for a little while now to settle down but everyone is different. It's somnething that comes with in yourself. It's not something you can set a time or date on. I thought I was ready at 27 when I got married but she wasn't. So looking back now, I realize that I wasn't ready as I thought I was either. Hm, even then I told myself before that happen that I was going to wait untill I was 30. OPS lol I think for me it took actually going through that marriage and having this time to look on the outside of things and being a little older is what help me see what I want today.

i thought about settling down once - but i wound up just "raising more hell"

s1owhand I'm impressed what an excellent answer
bravo!

Ruthies you're hilarious

The Shadow thanx for the advice

Settling down means a male and a female being mates exclusively (not accepting or soliciting dates from anyone else) to each other mostly living in the same room or house, and trying to proceed in life as a TEAM, and best friends and lovers.

Whether they are REGISTERED OR NOT.

I concur!!!

I AINT NEVER SETTLING DOWN...WHAERES THE FUN IN THAT?


OKOK..I WILL WILL!