I wish I was in the position to just leave my job. Hell, merely having a job is still considered an accomplishment during this Great Recession. I don’t know, either. I consider myself a generalist, and want to try and experience different vocations. But nowadays you need either a damn license or degree to venture out–plus not to mention I already have two under my belt that I am currently paying dearly for. I hate how some people believe what you do for a living defines who you are. Hell, I just view it as some gig just to pay the loans and bills. Screw that, especially in this generation.
Straight-up truth with this piece. Great comparison. Forget the millennial label, we’re prostitutes to a degree. I really wish it was like the movies where the unexpected, life-changing event just lands in your lap. Hell no. Virtually everything in your twenties is a numbers game. You can increase the odds to be in your favor, but you have no idea what to expect. Both my personal and professional lives are in a standstill, and the only thing to do is keep on truckin’. Life is just a ride. If it’s meant to be, it will happen.
For dates with the girl you’ve met online, just find any connection whatsoever to maintain that dialogue during that drink or maybe dinner. Two key ingredients despite how you look: Funny and polite. Gets them every time. Too bad I learned this too late.
I agree with your sentiments. Is it just me or do the years accelerate as you get older? Time has sped up after you finished certain milestones; maybe that’s why everybody is getting married now since its the next conventional one. All my contemporaries seem to be decades apart these days by playing house or popping out spawn. Here I am feeling like I am perpetually 23 and wanting to prolong my youth as long as possible (as my handle suggests). I feel no need to rush into the next expected milestone considering I have the next 50+ years to do so given that I live a long and healthy life. Damn those pesky biological clocks. It brings me to my ultimate question that I believe I will never get a straight answer: Do couples marry because they genuinely love each other or do they feel obligated to for the sake of not being alone?
A girlfriend would be nice, but I will certainly not settle.
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I have no shame saying I liked “Mean Girls”. It was genuinely funny. That and “Bridesmaids”.
I wish I was in the position to just leave my job. Hell, merely having a job is still considered an accomplishment during this Great Recession. I don’t know, either. I consider myself a generalist, and want to try and experience different vocations. But nowadays you need either a damn license or degree to venture out–plus not to mention I already have two under my belt that I am currently paying dearly for. I hate how some people believe what you do for a living defines who you are. Hell, I just view it as some gig just to pay the loans and bills. Screw that, especially in this generation.
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Straight-up truth with this piece. Great comparison. Forget the millennial label, we’re prostitutes to a degree. I really wish it was like the movies where the unexpected, life-changing event just lands in your lap. Hell no. Virtually everything in your twenties is a numbers game. You can increase the odds to be in your favor, but you have no idea what to expect. Both my personal and professional lives are in a standstill, and the only thing to do is keep on truckin’. Life is just a ride. If it’s meant to be, it will happen.
For dates with the girl you’ve met online, just find any connection whatsoever to maintain that dialogue during that drink or maybe dinner. Two key ingredients despite how you look: Funny and polite. Gets them every time. Too bad I learned this too late.
I agree with your sentiments. Is it just me or do the years accelerate as you get older? Time has sped up after you finished certain milestones; maybe that’s why everybody is getting married now since its the next conventional one. All my contemporaries seem to be decades apart these days by playing house or popping out spawn. Here I am feeling like I am perpetually 23 and wanting to prolong my youth as long as possible (as my handle suggests). I feel no need to rush into the next expected milestone considering I have the next 50+ years to do so given that I live a long and healthy life. Damn those pesky biological clocks. It brings me to my ultimate question that I believe I will never get a straight answer: Do couples marry because they genuinely love each other or do they feel obligated to for the sake of not being alone?
A girlfriend would be nice, but I will certainly not settle.