We often talk about what doesn’t change when you get married. This woman has a good take on what does change..in a good way. “A good expectation for marriage is so basic. The best advice I got was from a friend. An older guy. He said, ‘You really, really want to marry someone who is […] Read more…
Posts Tagged ‘20-something’
To Quit or Not to Quit
A few days ago I did a post answering the 20-something question, “What things did 40-something women quit and wish they hadn’t…and what things didn’t they quit and wished they had?” More 40-something women have weighed in. The first response below is from a women who wishes she hadn’t quit journaling the “journey” from 20 to […] Read more…
Embrace Your Power
A Glamour Magazine survey found that “on average, women have 13 negative body thoughts daily.” The editor of Glamour, Cindy Leive points out in a Today Show interview excerpted from The Huffington Post: That is almost “one for every waking hour.” The level of criticism women hurl at themselves is “brutal.” She worries, “If a man […] Read more…
What Should You Quit?
Q. It would be good to hear from 40-somethings about things they quit and wished they hadn’t, things they didn’t quit and wished they had…and their thoughts on how to discern between the two options. – 20-something A. Quit when there are more negatives than positives — when it’s harming your well-being, self esteem and self […] Read more…
When To Leave a Job
Q. When is the right time to leave a job? A. I get asked this question a lot and it’s particularly relevant as many 20-somethings get a bad rap for changing jobs at the drop of the hat and not paying their dues. There are a variety of reasons to move on or not. The […] Read more…
From Men are Dogs to Men are Puppies …
The article “Where Have The Good Men Gone?” in this weekend’s Wall Street Journal follows up on the New York Times article “What is it About 20-Somethings” with the perspective that perhaps men are extending adolescence longer than women…causing a dating conundrum amongst 20-something women. This may not be limited to 20-somethings. I recently met […] Read more…
Work Your Job
A lot of twenty-somethings I hear from are looking for a job or have lost their job in today’s economy. Or they feel like they are biding time in a job until they find “what they really want to do”. They come out of college ready to find the job of their dreams….one they love […] Read more…
7 Signs He’s Not the “One”
Yesterday I answered the question, “How do you know that you have met the one?” Sometimes it’s about knowing when someone is not the one. Most women wish they’de spent less time on the wrong guys in their 20’s. How do you avoid wasting time in the wrong relationship? And more importantly, when do you […] Read more…