Don't rush it early, but be sure to marry a younger girl...that way you hit the hedge...get to do your thing for awhile and then grab up the wife straight out of college or near it. You're right about the leftovers...most girls that are 27+ and single are the ones that are nuts and will latch onto anything to get married...avoid at all costs. And the ones same age who were married early and divorced will be looking hard as well...especially with kids...they just look for anyone not a total loser who can get along with kids, stable job and they dont mind letting them crawl on and off a few times a week.