Yesterday I had two queries from 20-somethings on whether to break up with a boyfriend or not. One was jokingly flipping a coin to decide. The other one is on a “break” and trying to decide whether to cut the tie. Of course there is no one size fits all answer. The idea of this […] Read more…
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Advice on Dating an Older Man
“As a young 20 something year old (who is confident enough to know what she wants when she sees it) how to handle a relation with a man 15 years my senior?” — 20-something question Dating a man 15 years your senior you will need to ask yourself a lot of questions. Some 40-somethings recommend […] Read more…
Marriage is not Obsolete – It’s a Choice
Marriage is obsolete. That was the big news yesterday. 1 in 4 Americans believe marriage is obsolete according to a study by Pew Research Center and Time Magazine (39% vs. 28% in 1978). Of course there are lots of reasons – women can support themselves, it’s more acceptable to live together and have children out […] Read more…
what advice do you have on living together for the first time?
40-something women — what’s the one piece of advice you have Prince William and Kate Middleton, or any 20-something couple on learning to live together? A lot of 20-something women today who are in relationships do wait to get married. Perhaps living together or deciding not to get married at all. But they do have […] Read more…
The Mating Game or the Waiting Game?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookout/20101116/us_yblog_thelookout/prince-william-and-kate-middleton-to-wed Prince William and Kate Middleton are finally engaged after years of dating and speculation. Kate Middleton earned the nickname “Waity Katie” by the media. But I don’t know that waiting is so bad when you’re in your 20’s, even if you’re in a serious relationship. One interesting thing I noticed in talking to 40-something […] Read more…
Listen to Your Inner Voice
Almost every woman I talk to in her 40s went through the wrong guy (or 2 or 20) before finding their own happiness and along the way … the right guy. Many women who wish they spent less time in their 20’s in bad relationships or ended up with a divorce from their 20s almost […] Read more…
Stop Filling Your Life and Start Fulfilling Your Life
A woman I interviewed said this to me and it intrigued me and resonated with a lot of other 40-something women I spoke to. “People fill up their lives with their ‘To Do’ lists and end up avoiding facing themselves or truly connecting to other people. It’s easy to do with technology. The busier they […] Read more…
Can You Switch Jobs Too Much in Your 20s?
“Get as much experience doing different kinds of jobs until you find that thing that you are really passionate about and then pursue that. But try not to do too many things in a period of time because it limits your choices to a certain degree. Eventually that bouncing will hurt you unless you truly […] Read more…