Telling a woman that all she has to do in her life is settle down was the way of the past. In a more civilized world like today, that shouldn't be the case.
I remember back in those days where women were made to believe that going to the University and having a career were meant for men only.. Those things no longer exist and every woman should be able to choose for herself what she wants to do with her life.
And if you look at it, not every woman wants to get married, they just want to live their lives the way they want it and that is perfectly fine as long as it makes them happy.
Your happiness should always come first. I can only imagine how bad you felt having to quit skating just because of what the people around were saying. That is just so sad.
Wow, that's just so sad.