When I was younger, there was always some unmarried person in their 30s at family weddings and relatives would discuss them in whispers. I remember feeling sorry for them because everyone acted like their life was incomplete.
Last week I attended a cousin's wedding at 33 and suddenly realised I am now that person. Nobody was openly rude, but I noticed the careful questions, the introductions and the "your turn next" jokes. The funny part is that my life is mostly fine. I have a career, friends and independence. Yet a few hours around extended family made me question everything.
Single people in their 30s, how do you stop family environments from making you feel behind?