# Settling down?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/settling-down/46371>\
**Category:** talk\
**Created:** [March 23, 2004, 10:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/settling-down/46371 "2004-03-23T22:32:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![tiger20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/82dd89/32.png) [@tiger20](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tiger20)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 10:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/settling-down/46371/1 "2004-03-23T22:32:55Z")

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I’ve heard this phrase thrown around so much, it’s starting to bother me. Why is there a need to “settle down”? Does this mean stop working out/improving your life, so you can crank out kids? Do you really need a nagging woman/child in your life to be “happy” or do you feel pressure from parents/society/family to conform…?