To both comments,
I think men and women think different about the time issue for finding the right one because instictually women have the child issue. Even if it isn't a verbalized, I think there is something to the biological clock people talk about women having. I have found most of my better relationships from online dating sites, but I think it is less to do with the site and more to do with the sheer amount of people you can access and the idea that they are sober the first time you go out. So if you are getting tired of bars and such give it a go. It can't hurt.
As for you dad finding your mom at 34, and her being 25 that is great for them. However, I know that I couldn't go for someone that much older than myself because of its implications down the line. Women tend to live longer than men, and I come from a line of long living, active, adventurious women and would worry that as we age he wouldn't be able to keep going as much as I would like.