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> Because having a family - nesting (it's a very common term, google it)

Female college graduates are pushing back the age when they start families to historical highs, which puts lie to your claim that they start nesting right out of college.

Yes! Nests = ducks! I have never heard it applied to humans before! One might have thought I was comparing your incorrect and oversimplified description of female college graduates to instinctual waterfowl lifecycle behavior!

It's pretty funny you completely missed the sarcasm, focused on that, and then completely missed the point. And then start in with red herrings. Apparently your upmodders like fish.

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You're obviously new here, so let me give you some unsolicited advice.

1. The crowd here is very business savvy. If you aren't, that's cool, but understand that many of the terms we use here that you might not be overly familiar with. Here's the first result in google for the keyword "nesting": http://www.parentingweekly.com/pregnancy/pregnancy_informati...

2. Trends and stereotypes are important factors in marketing. Pretty much everyone on this site understands that there are exceptions to every trend and stereotype. They also understand that if you want to make money, you need to understand a trend and focus on it. If you want to focus on social aspects, go into government.

3. "which puts lie to your claim that they start nesting right out of college."

I didn't actually say that, and you can see from my follow up that it's a two step process: First you graduate and get a job, then you settle down and have a family. It's not important that this may take up to 10 years, it's important that the pattern is common enough that it can be banked upon to produce results.

> but understand that many of the terms we use here that you might not be overly familiar with

I was making fun of you. Why do you insist on being enduringly stupid?

> I didn't actually say that

"especially with women as soon as they graduate college and start nesting". There's such a big time gap there it's like saying "as soon as they graduate sixth grade and start college", which, as far as I know, only applies to one person here.

I think you're making a big deal out of what, at worst, was a poorly worded phrase.

Relax a little :)

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