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Tuesday, November 04, 2003
It has been brought to my attention that "30s are the new 20s." Having just hit 34, I'm highly in favor of that determination.
From the U.S. News & World Report... Where once people got married after high school or college in their early 20s, men and women today are as likely to stay single for years. According to the 2002 census, the median age at first marriage has risen to 25.3 for women, the highest ever, and 26.9 for men.With the delayed marriage action comes the even-later arrival of kids, not to mention finding a 'stable' line of work. Think about your friends at 20-something ... were they, or are they, well into their "careers" by then? Probably not. Most people I know have barely even figured out what they really want to do by the time they hit 30. The rough economy of the early 90s put a lot of job plans on hold (hell, I graduated from college and worked at a video store), and the boom of the late 90s led many to believe they could live comfortably off the tech sector. Reality set in, jobs were lost, starting salaries shrunk, new careers were considered. Like I said below, I'm still mid-20s in my head. I don't feel like a mid-thirties married guy... not in the slightest. I still geek out on new music, go to rock shows, play videogames, read comics, play drums in a band. Same stuff I did in my 20s. The only difference now is I have an amazing, super-cool person to share all that stuff with. Oh, and more pets. So as far as I'm concerned "30s are the better 20s."  |
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