Best thing for the educated 30 something muslim woman is to start dating professional non-muslim men in their age bracket (who generally don’t have a preference for untouched virgins like muslim men of a similar age, and thus are more willing to date older), and hope to god that the guy stays with you and converts upon marriage (if you want it to be islamically valid that is).

If not, you’re faced with a generation of professional pious 40 something women who will still be virgins, unmarried and no longer as fertile, and thus unappealing to both professional muslim men (who want to start families) and non-muslim men (cos of lack of sexual experience). Worst comes to worst, these 40 somethings will have to ‘settle’ for imported husbands from the homeland (no doubt after easy visas), marrying divorces with children or even look at polygamous set up. Or else, accept the fact that they will never marry and have kids of their own.

But then again, why get married anyway…it’s overrated.