i think, based on our culture and my experience, nowadays most people get marry 28 to 35 y/o...maybe because of the bad economic status...in our country it's hard to find a decent stable jobs , at the age of 25 most ordinary singles have no house of their own and receiving minimum salary...everything is expensive in our country, from foods, clothes, apartments/house,water,electricity education etc. so you really need to think twice, the more we earn the more taxes will be deducted (thats why i prefer to work here in saudi arabia)...another is the tradition, most filipino men and women, as long as we are singles we live with our parents because of our close family tie tradition, when our parents are old, it is automatic for us to take care of them...so most people tend to marry at older age because of that responsibility, this kind of set up doesn't mean that you still live with your parents even when you are married,some people prefer that way but some people prefer to live near the house of their parents...uhmmm what else? i also notice that there is a delayed maturity nowadays...i just noticed it...for example, when i was younger, my aunts,uncles were engaged and married at the age of 20 to 25 and they were mature enough to handle responsibilities...nowadays at the age of 25 most men and women are still immature ;-D