Today we have a post from Stephanie Florence, 40:20 Vision’s contributing / Millennial editor, on the transition phase that comes around this age. ~ New York City is often called a melting pot, a place filled with transplants who left behind their comfort zones to take on all that the concrete jungle has to offer. […] Read more…
Archive of ‘Relationships’ category
I’ll Give You Straight Talk
Today we have a post from Stephanie Florence, 40:20 Vision’s contributing / Millennial editor, in response to Susan Patton’s opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal, A Little Valentine’s Day Straight Talk. ~ Dear Ms. Patton, I could not disagree with you more. While my type A personality likes to plan most things in my […] Read more…
How They Knew….40-Something Look Back
Another question I get asked a lot. I remember asking it myself in my 20s every time a friend got engaged. How frustrating it was when they just said…you just know. There is never one answer but different perspectives. One thing that tends to come to the top – after attraction of course — […] Read more…
There’s No App For That
Yesterday I read about an app that predicts the age you should get married. It counts up what percentage of your friends are married and their average age. The people sharing it on Facebook were mostly having fun with it and posting their “countdown” in jest. But it just goes to show how we are […] Read more…
20-Something Question: Honesty vs. Hurting Someone’s Feelings
Q. 2013 proved to be a strange year of dating for me and as I look back on the occasionally meaningful, sometimes awkward and often forced exchanges I had with different men, I can’t help but feel frustrated and unsettled. At the end of the day, if I am being really and truly honest, it […] Read more…
Friendships – From Girls to Women
I caught up on the new episodes of Girls last night…had to do Golden Globes and Downton Abbey first! But the focus this season seems to be on the friendships. Starting off with Hannah proclaiming about her friends. “I’m not interested in anything they have to say,” Hannah exclaims. “That’s not the point of friendship!” It […] Read more…
The One Time You Don’t Need To Try
A few weeks ago I shared some insights from women who were happy they didn’t get married in their 20s. I said I would also share some perspective from women who did get married younger. This woman shares what she thinks has contributed to the strength of her late 20-someting marriage. ~ Make sure […] Read more…
Something to Think About, Something to Talk About
Today we have a guest post from Molly Ford, reflecting on what she has learned from her blog, Smart, Pretty & Awkward, and how grateful she is for each of those lessons – a timely conversation during this time of the year. ~ I’ve spent the past five years, from age 22 to age 27, […] Read more…