Wa `alaykum As-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh

 

In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving

 

Although as a woman you are allowed to postpone marriage temporarily to pursue your professional goals or dreams, you should not do so indefinitely, especially if you have the needs for intimacy and union. By putting it off forever, you may end up missing the boat altogether.

 

I know this from my experience of more than four decades as an Imam. I know many women who waited and waited for various reasons, including the one you mentioned above, and then ended up living spinsters.

 

For further details on the precise legal status of marriage in Islam, please refer to the answer posted below to a similar question.

 

Almighty Allah knows best.