Tiffany was also very happy to hear that Karl had returned and readily agreed to Linda's matchmaking plans.
Their daughter Lilian was 23 this year and would soon be 24 after the New Year. Tiffany hoped her daughter could find a reliable partner to date first. Marriage wasn't urgent—she thought the two should take their time to get to know each other, and after a year or two of getting along well, if they both felt the other was the right one, then they could marry.
Otherwise, Tiffany believed that once a woman passed 25, it would become harder to find a good match. So she wanted to find a good man for her daughter early and settle things first.
Although Tiffany and Linda had agreed on this, considering Karl had just come back to the country, had to adjust to the time difference, and needed to handle many affairs—such as registering at the university where he would teach—they decided to give Karl a few days to rest and settle in first.
