I thank all of you, I back what I've said, but change starts from within, not posts which few will read, and almost all agree with. I have to become the ultimate man, for my future little men Michael, Alan Carmine II, and my little girls Molly, Francine, and Jacqueline, the rest I'll give to God or their mother to name.
The advice I would give to a 17 year old is not to think about women until you are at least 27 if not even older. Get to know yourself, build up your life, your wealth, your education. These are precious years of your life when you can save over 50 % of what you earn to put away as a deposit on a first home. This would be impossible with a woman in tow. You need to spend many years on your own, enjoy your own company and not look upon a woman as someone who, like an angel, will save you. If this is your mindset, you will not be attractive to her.
When you are well on your path to adulthood, and you have kept in good mental, physical and spiritual shape, then you will be the prize catch for a young Catholic girl. And this girl will be be happy to get onboard with your life journey. It cannot be the other way around. If she dreams of becoming a concert pianist for example, your family life will be destroyed. I would be very happy for my 18 year old daughter to marry a such a 30 year old Catholic man.