Society's Expectant

I always thought that the hardest thing in life would be getting married. But to be 100% honest, that changed as soon as I turned 21. This day and age you're expected to be married before 25, graduate college, and be working on your career. So imagine the slap in my face that reality delivered when I turned 24 and am about a year away from graduating, not going to school, single as you could possibly imagine, and working in a treatment facility. Yeah, that's a little different than being in law enforcement.
So what's it like to be 24 living in the state where everyone is married at 18 to their high school sweetheart or the first person they date in college? What's it like to live in a town where everyone either wants to get married after 3 weeks of dating or put out on the first week of dating? What's it like to be alright with not being the first person anyone wants to date? Well, here's your answer, its AWFUL.
I'm LDS (Mormon) and its the perception that Mormons marry young, have a ton of kids-not wives, they go on missions then come home and marry the first person they date, Well let me tell ya, not all of us are that way. Some of us, move out of their parents, Some of us get to college and get a little out of control. Some of us date for 3 years then decide that that person wasn't gonna be who you were gonna marry, AND not all of us go on missions. Like kudos to those who give up two years of their lives to dedicate those years to something that they believe in and leave their families for that time. There are some of us who aren't like the others. I mean don't get me wrong, no one is better than anyone. But give some of us credit for not succumbing to the norm that society has placed on this religion.
Why do people gotta feel the need to live up to the expectations or norms of the statutes society has placed on people or things? Why is it that your twenties have to be the hardest time of any body's life? Why does society put so much pressure on us at this age?
 Why is it that people my age can't be, well...content with life? Yeah ok, that's not something that I can answer for anyone but myself. But I can ask a few questions though.Why can't we just be easy going people who contribute to society. We don't need to have careers going just yet. We shouldn't have to feel the pressure of going to college or in my case finishing college before 25.
 I personally think that 20's is a perfect decade to travel. But no, we have to be looking for our future Mr. or Mrs. I can ask, why is it that at this day and age group dates are no longer a thing? Why is it that if you aren't holding hands or kissing by the end of the date, or even further than that? Don't get me wrong, I'm very much an old soul, but all of this just feels like chivalry is dead. It feels like someone has set standards for specific age groups and everyone has conformed to those standards. Its just irritating. I mean I'm probably not gonna change anything. I'm still going to date people who think that I don't have standards. I'm still going to procrastinate finishing school. I guess I'm just a rare breed. Hmm, and to think with this genetic make up I'd be married with children by now.