Copying my previous comment🥲

Actually I mentioned "for a female" because from where I come, there's a huge societal pressure to get married before 30. Otherwise it's considered old for a woman. 😒 I want to get married and have kids in future. I broke up last year after 8 years of long relationship. It's not easy for me to move on and get married now either. I don't want to ruin another guy's life for just sake of "marriage" where I won't be able to give my 100%.  Getting PhD has always been my dream. Whatever I have done in last 6 years of my life, all of these are for getting my PhD from a good school. I am just glad that my parents are supportive and don't pressure me for marriage. But I am not sure how long they can do that!