I think it depends on how important being with a partner is to you. If you're the kind of person who has been brought up to believe that death would be better than ongoing single life, then you're likely to 'make do' with the next guy who comes along after you hit thirty. I've seen this happen to quite a few women I know and I find it sad. Me, I'm nearly forty-two and single. And still fussy. And not trapped in a marriage with a man who I actually find a bit boring but who's given me the kids I want so I'm putting up with him. Does it get lonely? Yup,sometimes, but not always, and I get to do my own thing and be my own person, no matter what. And if a good man comes along in the meantime, that's a bonus....