the ‘late twenties’

It took a job to revive my blog! Since my last post, I earned an MBA degree, I joined an IT company, moved to Bangalore from Delhi, rented an apartment, became the proud owner of a fridge, and in 2 days moved to Hyderabad, Turned 26, wallowed in self pity because I officially moved to my ‘late twenties’, and well started travelling a lot more than I thought I would.
What is it about the ‘late twenties’ I wonder? Is it because I am no longer part of the attractive 22-24, fair, well educated ‘marriage market’ which leads me to believe that the only segment I now belong to is that of the ‘old maids’! Is it because I can no longer take my time with a prospective eligible bachelor and see how things go because time is running out. Is it because we realize that the idealism we had in our hearts to make a difference dies out as we suddenly become comfortable with our regular, routine jobs .Is it because of the pressures of society telling you that to have a healthy baby, it has to be before 30.Is is because whatever was termed as fun like partying seems boring, inane and sometimes pathetic all of a sudden. Is it because you start worrying about repayment of educational loans, money, investments the future and making a life. Is it because you start feeling a lot more insecure and wonder where you will be in a year or two, but then get scared because you barely know where you are now.
Does age have to do with everything? Maturity, Intelligence, Marriage, making babies..??
I guess I am just freaking out. But I thought that was part of being a teenager. Am I not supposed to be a calm and composed mature woman in my late 20’s .But I guess something’s never change…and I wonder how much of it can be changed with age