I saw this on CNN and had to ask all of you for your reaction. The autor's thesis is that women in ivy league schools should focus on finding their life partner while they are in school. She says that women have a shorter "shelf life" than men and the best time to find the life partner is while you are in college surrounded by men who are you intellectual equalls.


http://money.cnn.com/2013/04/01/pf/p...l?iid=HP_River

Interestingly, she give men different advice and tells them to wait! If both sexes follow her advice, who will win???

 

Who knows? I definitely agree about the intellectual equal part, but I don't think you have to restrict yourself to a partner from the school you attend. Both my ex husband and the +1 are very intelligent guys. I met the ex at my sister's wedding reception, and the +1 on Match.com.

 

I saw this. It did make me laugh. My first thought (based on her hair style) was that this woman was kind of stuck in the past. However, what do I know? She graduated from an ivy league school, I didn't.

 

My wife's college roommate waited patiently. She found and married a great guy just before her 40th birthday. They have two beautiful children and look like they will be happy for the long haul.

My wife and I met in our mid-twenties and married at 30.

 

How important is the intellectual part? My wife was a stand out student in high school, started college as a physics major, and graduated with a BS in technical communications. I was a B-/C+ student and went to a 2-year school for an AAS in mechanical technology. She is "book smart", I'm "hands on smart." We've been together 27 years. We each believe "Happiness is being married to your best friend."

Sounds like the author "settled" and has regrets.

 

IMHO, you are a lot better off because of it.

Jon

 

You can tell by the cat count.





fltsfshr

 

At this point in my life, I'm more concerned about the "Use By" date.

 

Da broad simply married da wrong guy. How out-of-touch can she be to think where or when you meet your mate is the most important part. Da....

For the record one of my daughters "landed" her guy in college. Thankfully, a few years later she "threw him back to the sea" and then met Mr Right out in the real world.

 

Sell by date, use by date.... I just realized I've gone green! I'm recycled.