If only I'd snagged a Princeton man

[SoCalDem]

1. If you look at the arc of your life, she does have a point.

IF you are a young woman who eventually plans to have a husband & family, you will NEVER again be in a more "effective" place to choose a mate.

CHOOSING to marry and CHOOSING to wait a while to procreate is something young women have these days, so why NOT take the "pick of the litter"?

Once a young person is "out in the world" post-college, they are in the midst of a bigger "pool" of choices, but those choices often come with ex-wives/step-kids/current wives/years' worth of debts/etc.

Often, the one we choose to love comes right o=ut of left field when we least expect it, but look around..

There a a LOT of women these days who focused on their careers first, and after decades of dating, they find themselves with slim pickings, and lost opportunities.

The really great guy they passed on in college, even if they re-meet, has probably got years of "complications" he brings to the table now.

It is entirely POSSIBLE to marry someone who is your intellectual equal, ...... both nurture each other along the way... and end up creating a family and career and marriage.

It's NOT for everyone, but I think the point of her message was that it;s always easier to choose BEFORE things get too complicated.

A shoe sale is a good metaphor.. If you wear an 8B, you will often find that when the clearance sale happens, your choices may be size 5N or 10W.