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What is it about those 20-somethings? (NYT article)
I thought this recent NYT article might be of interest -- and relevant -- to us.
An excerpt:
"The 20s are a black box, and there is a lot of churning in there. One-third of people in their 20s move to a new residence every year. Forty percent move back home with their parents at least once. They go through an average of seven jobs in their 20s, more job changes than in any other stretch. Two-thirds spend at least some time living with a romantic partner without being married. And marriage occurs later than ever. The median age at first marriage in the early 1970s, when the baby boomers were young, was 21 for women and 23 for men; by 2009 it had climbed to 26 for women and 28 for men, five years in a little more than a generation.
We’re in the thick of what one sociologist calls “the changing timetable for adulthood.” "
Your thoughts?
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Permalink Reply by Erin McCarthy on -
If we were hobbits, we'd still be kids. And I am a hobbit so I guess everything has fallen into place as it should.
Good afternoon, then!
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Permalink Reply by Philly Girl on -
Thanks for the article! I look forward to reading it. And possibly even posting about it soon!
www.confessionsofaphillygirl.blogspot.com
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Permalink Reply by Tiffani D. on -
Dear God, I've become a NYT article.
1) New Residence a year, for the last 6 years
2) 9 jobs held since I turned 20
3) Lived with BF for 2 years...
4) Not yet married, will be 28 in a month.
Fuck, I gotta get my life in order.
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Permalink Reply by Kimberly on -
haha, I think you're fine. It's all a learning process right? You have plenty of time to get married and settle down. But might as well make mistakes while you're young :)
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Permalink Reply by Tiffani D. on
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Yes, I suppose you're right :)
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Permalink Reply by Sioux on -
I'm hating all these trend pieces of 40- and 50-somethings analyzing Gen Y and coming to the conclusion that we're all lazy slackers delaying adulthood because it's more fun to just sit around ambivalently. First, its like the older generation's job to complain about the younger ones. Second, why can't they understand that the "American Dream" of marriage, 2.1 babies, mortgages, careers, 2 weeks vacation isn't exactly the most enticing idea ever around? They have demonstrated what that path looks like, both good and bad, and it seems like a lot of us just want to opt out. Do something different. Live life at a different pace, maybe one that won't doom our planet or something...
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Permalink Reply by Kimberly on
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Well all I have to say about this is thank god we're getting married at an older age. Who really knows themselves at the age of 21 anyway? Which reminds me of a cosmo article I read recently that said the golden age to get married was 25... so maybe we're headed in the right direction- because you know, cosmo knows all.
ps, this is no offense to anyone who is married at a young age- I know those marriages work out too. And it's all about whatever makes you happy, right? :)
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Permalink Reply by Pam on -
Great article Thanks for sharing!!
I think they are kind of right. We do move around, switch things ups, and get married later. Because we are trying to figure ourselves out, and not get stuck right away in a dead end job that we hate. I, for one, don't want to do that. I have switched around over the course of a 5 year span, but have now found something I love. I feel we are making progress; becoming more aware that we don't need to jump into things right away. Why get caught up in something that you don't like or love? Or live somewhere that is just expected of you or that you are just comfortable with? Things are changing. And I think people need to just realize that and stop over anylizing it.
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Permalink Reply by Sweeney on -
Society changes. Expectations change. The article frequently compares us to those who were in their 20's in the 1970's. Just look at how incredibly different the world is than it was then. There is a wealth of new technology and we have an interesting new relationship with that technology. I think that their assessment that we are somehow "different" than generations past is probably fair. I don't think you can really qualify it as good or bad. It just is.
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