The question we are answering today is really at the crux of this blog. To give perspective from women who have lived through the tension of the twenties…all the possibilities …and all the unknowns. The point is not to tell you what to do but to give you the benefit of our myriad of experiences […] Read more…
Archive of ‘Relationships’ category
Drink The Water
Today I’m sharing a guest post with some wonderful insight from Lilly Star at DatingWebsites.com. She shares what she “knows now that she wishes she knew then” about the downside of liquid confidence. Thank you Lilly! Alcohol and Your Decreasing Return on Investment I’ll never forget the first time I drank for a date […] Read more…
New 20-Something Question: Follow The Job Prospect or Your Heart?
Q. I’m a 23 year old new grad with a BSN and an RN. The job market in my town and state even (Cincinnati, Ohio) are slim to none for new grads. How licensing works for nurses is that I would have to apply and pay to get a license in another state before even […] Read more…
Believing in Marriage Means Believing Each other
So many people talk about marriages having ebbs and flows. But it’s hard to know what that means in your early twenties when the longest relationship for most is the one they had with their parents. This reader recently submitted her story with 40:20 Vision about what she calls her “untraditional yet fulfilling 15+ […] Read more…
What Does “You Just Work It Out” Mean To You?
Last’s week’s Atlantic article,” Why Women Still Can’t Have it All” by Anne-Marie Slaughter re-opened the discussion over whether women can have it all. Anne Marie Slaughter left her position as the first female director of policy planning for the U.S. State Department (and career topping chance to have a real impact on the world) […] Read more…
What I Know Now….Live Life in the Next 30 Seconds
One inspiring woman’s perspective on what she knows now that she wishes she knew in her twenties. – 40-something, executive, international marketing and advertising, married, has been through ebbs and flows personally and professional and has no regrets! On body image “Take all the energy that goes into worrying about being fat and put it […] Read more…
Why Are You Married?
June. Wedding season. And also time for all the articles on “Why You Are Not Married Yet” and the release of the Tracy McMillan’s book of the same name. You can see her six reasons why here on The Huffington Post. I do find some truth in her six points. I mean who wants […] Read more…
The Respectful Break-Up
Yesterday I answered a question from a 20-something about breaking up. We all know it can be one of the hardest things to do. The question was whether to break-up in person or phone in a newly long-distance relationship. One of the women who answered believes a person always deserves the respect and closure […] Read more…