A new British survey commissioned by deodorant brand Sure reveals that both men and women tend to place money before love among their life goals, the Daily Mail reports, and that 37 may be the "age of contentment" for adults.
Around 2,000 men and women were questioned by the researchers, asked to provide their top 10 life ambitions as well as the ideal age that they would like to have reached these goals. Thirty-seven percent said they believed that they would be able to fulfill all of their dreams within their lifetime, and five percent more men than women were confident that they could.
"Our research reveals that whilst men and women are united on the importance of being financially secure, they have differing opinions on other key life ambitions including marriage and doing something selfless," Hannah Kehoe, brand manager at Sure, told the Daily Mail. "Women today are aspiring to achieve more than ever before, from travelling around the world to having a successful career and owning their dream home."
Though both men and women were more likely to place financial stability before getting married and having a family, women were more likely to place marriage higher on their lists, with 48 percent of them naming it their third most important life ambition.
As for men, marriage fell back a bit at number five on their lists (though notably, they ranked having a family second), with having a good career and travelling the world ranked as more important. Women were also interested in seeing the world, as Kehoe said, both sexes having listed visiting foreign countres as their fourth most coveted life goal.
For more than 70 percent of those surveyed, financial security was the number one goal. The research also revealed that women were less patient about achieving their dreams, hoping to, on average, get married by age 27 and have their first child by 28, compared to men who hoped to get married by age 29 by and have a family by age 30. Women also hoped to have a family by age 28, while men were willing to wait at least two more years. Both sexes polled wanted to achieve most of their goals by age 40.
As for the "age of contentment," it may be 37, based on survey results, at least for the 2,000 Brits who participated in the research, marking the average age at which people expect to have everything they set out to accomplish in life.
via the Daily Mail
