I do?

In Mark Regnerus' article, Freedom to Marry Young,  he has a rather interesting view on the time the average person should settle down and find a partner. For men today, the average age of marraige is 28. since 1970, that number has certainly gone up, but for women as well. with the narrowing age gap between spouses, and the thought of "throwing your life away" before you already have one is becoming more of the norm of thinking. But do we still believe that choosing between a substantial lifestyle and an education have such drastic conseqences?
Most women today will not give much serious thought of marriage until their late 20s (AKA after college). A lot of this thought however is the jump of equality for everyone today, such as "womens education is just as important as mens"; with this kind of popular mindset, are we really surprised people are focusing less on a wife/husband and more on themsleves? Like Regnerus wrote, "we are sending mixed messages. I understand where Regnerus is coming from, but again, the weight of society's want and what our "common sense" or what our parents want, its a little confusing.  Now don't confuse my confusion as an excuse.