Lemondrop

When it comes to ... well, life ... sometimes things go a little awry.

Your scheme of getting hitched by 28 and popping out the little ones by 30 doesn't quite come to fruition, and your life is more representative of Bridget Jones' Diary than you'd ever actually intended.

Does that sound like your story? We asked you guys: What was your plan B in your younger years? Are you living Plan A, or about to enact Plan B?

"I'm 30, never married and my daughter is 10. My plan B, C, D, etc. never worked! So it's just us girls and I'm loving life like this! My new plan is sending her to college somewhere exotic and going with her!" -- Rose

"I'll be 30 in July. No husband, no kids, no plans for either. That was plan A and I'm loving it." -- Raea

"I'm not really working any kind of plan at the moment. I assumed in college that I would get married before I turned 30, but that didn't happen. I always figured that at some point I would have that burning maternal instinct kick in and get pregnant....nope. I too joked with a gay best friend about having a baby with him at some point in the distant future but then when he semi-seriously asked me about it couple of years ago, my immediate response was 'hell no!'" -- Nancy

"I went to school for business, and my goal was an Ivy League MBA and corner office. I spent less than a year in a huge accounting firm and couldn't take it, so I slid into non-profit arts administration working with artists, and then became a writer/performer myself. I guess you could say I lived my backup plan first and then took the leap into what I wanted to do. And if I ever have to, I can always backup into my backup again -- but I reaaaally really hope not." -- peachgum

I don't have a back up plan like the one listed here. My back up plan is if I'm still single by age 30, then me and my best friend (who I once dated) will get married. We both are still attracted to each other and have been great friends the past 10 or so years. Plus they always say you should also marry your best friend. I think that as a back up plan is more reasonable than just going out and having a kid. I'm in my mid-20's now, and so far the plan may happen, but we'll see. -- kelim0429

"I'm in my mid-20's and it seems that most of my friends are getting married and having babies. Since I am 100% single and a chronic worrier, my "back-up plan" is to begin the adoption process at 27. The way I see it, the average adoption process takes an avg of 2-4 yrs (probably longer since I'll be doing it solo) so I will be in my early 30's by the time I actually become a parent. If I happen to meet someone along the way that would be an added bonus, but adoption is something I want to do regardless of my marital status." -- Kathy

"Personally, if I'm unmarried still in my early to mid thirties, I intend to begin the process of adoption. I've never really given any serious thought to asking a homosexual male friend to be the father of a child for me. Then again, if I do marry, there is a possibility that we would still adopt..." -- Liara