"Settle down"? Why not up?

Very good point and I think it is a control mechanism. Busybodies don't want their victims up, they want them down. Bogged down. Down where they can be stepped on.

Ha! i thought its a more serious discussion but yeah you meant to be answered why not up but down?! Hmm i don't know?! I guess when you settle down, you put your guards down, you bring down your defenses. When it is up, its like building a wall in between relationships. hehehe

Settle down makes me feel like youre growing up. Another one of those sayings that dont make much sense.

This is a very good question actually.

(Haha) That's an unconventional thought. People really advise many to settle down, get married, start a family. But I really do think that's not settling down. It's settling up. Settling up in a way that you grow your family. You move them upwards towards prosperity and you share your wisdom to your children in a way that they'd grow up. Maybe what's wrong is saying "Settle down" and maybe we ought to change it to "Settle up" which basically means move forward, eh? Because when we eventually settle down, we'd be six feet under the ground.

Settling down is not bad as long as you are ready with the commitment of having your own Family, plus you love the person you are settling about,

Haha.. Interesting one...

That is a good question though. Hahahaha

Lol haha. Interesting question