It's Not Me, It's You: The Real Reason New York Women Are Single

The Peter Pan

Call them the lost boys of Never Never Land, because they do not want to grow up. An obscene amount of New York men, like Peter Pan, avoid the horrifying notion of settling down. In the world outside Manhattan, women, on average, could date men seven years their senior, because men mature so much slower. In New York, it’s more like 15 years if a gal wants to settle down before facial wrinkles start becoming a problem. New York is a giant adult playground where 30 is the new 21. Ever notice how Mr. Big (on Sex and the City) doesn’t settle down until he’s, like, 50? And even then he gets cold feet about marriage? Yeah. That’s what we’re dealing with. [Photo via]