The RP theory that most women that end up single by 30 were just riding the carousal in their 20s is a false one that should be called out for what it is a made up boogey man. Most women that are single in their 30s spent their 20s in 1-2 LTRs that simply did not work out. There are plenty of women who dated a man for 5 years or more and they didn't end up with a ring at the end I see it everyday. I am of the mindset that a relationship should not go on for so long without marriage (if that's what a woman wants) but it has become the norm at this point. Not that it should even matter a single woman should be able to do what she wants but RP is known for demonizing women and making them seem unreasonable and this theory is a clear example of that. A woman who spent years with one man wasn't riding any carousal it's just a fact that not every relationship is going to lead to marriage.