[rbkillea]

I found this honestly repulsive. It's one thing to shun those who would steer someone away from what feels natural, and it's another to offer life advice based on what one perceives to be the norm. Just because you got hitched early doesn't mean I want/have to.

[richardjordan]

Repulsive? Really? Repulsive?

Someone's giving life advice to those younger than herself, based on her own life experiences. Something everyone does, increasingly so as you age - particularly if you care about people. I don't see anything other than good intentions in an article like this. tl;dr: "Prioritize love a bit more over work in your 20s instead of the norm that's emerging of putting that off till later" -- still fail to see what's repulsive in that message.

[hype7]

They weren't recommending you get hitched early; the advice was more along the lines of "if you find someone that means something to you, don't deprioritize them just because you're busy at work".

I honestly think it's good advice. Too many of us think life can be run in sequence (hard slog at work > make money > do something I love doing, spend time with family, etc) when really, everything happens in parallel.

[pdufour]

> it's another to offer life advice based on what one perceives to be the norm.

But isn't that the case when anyone gives life advice? Everyone has their own own perceptions of norms.

[rbkillea]

Not if the life advice is any good. It's like your maternal figure always told you, "If your friends were jumping off a bridge, would YOU?" (paraphrased)