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Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Are you where you expected to be at this point in life?
Looking back at teenage or early 20's you - are you where you thought you would be? Is your career what you wanted? Your family life? Your social life? Any other goals you wanted to achieve?
*Old Nestie, New Name*
Re: Are you where you expected to be at this point in life?
Not really. I expected to be married and have a house and I've met those goals. I expected to have at least 1 child by now- I'm fine with not meeting that expectation. I also thought I would have graduated college and probably have a career as a teacher. I'm indifferent about not meeting that goal. Yes, I would like to have graduated but I no longer want to be a teacher.
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No.
Me too!
Thanks, y'all! It's pretty much my new viewpoint on life
Definitely not. The person I was with at the time has now been married 12 years with 3 kids and that was more like I expected things to be. I never expected to be single my entire 20s and have a baby less than a year old by 35. I certainly didn't expect to wonder if I'd want another one because they'd still be a toddler when I was 40!
I'm surprised at my social life as well. I had a big group of guy friends and I thought we were all thick as thieves, that we'd be raising our kids together and having a great time. I had no idea that they'd all drop me when they got serious with their wives (I'd already been around through tons of girlfriends) and I'd end up with a bunch of girlfriends instead, most of whom are a lot younger. Not that that's a bad thing, y'all
I'm just saying, it wasn't what I expected.
Education-wise, I'd really planned on driving myself all the way through getting a PhD so I could be a professor, and that career still appeals to me, but I got sick of being in school and talking about theoretical things when it had no bearing on my life at the time, so I bugged out slightly less than halfway through a masters. I don't think I have the impetus to do the PhD now, MAYBE the masters, later.
Haha, did you draw that sig yourself?
Back to the topic, I've learned that for the most part, making expectations for the future is futile because life can change in an instant and many things are not in our control.
However, I kind of assumed I'd be married with a house by now and that has happened. I knew I'd have my degree. Didn't expect to be living in FL necessarily but I knew it wouldn't be near home.
I had no clue what career I wanted until this year but it's worked out better than I could have imaged.
I don't think I would be shocked by anything that's happened, but I am content.
Nope, I found it on Pinterest
Ugh, not at all. I thought I was goin to be a music teacher by now, married with a least one kid. Or maybe a missionary somewhere far away.
I am neither of those, nor will I ever be one of those. Well, missionary could still be an option, but prob not.
My Ovulation Chart
I figured that I would be married and a music teacher someplace.
I'm married and will never be a music teacher and I'm ok with that. I'm working in the one industry I never thought i'd work in and I kind of enjoy it. I didn't really have a strong need to have children but now I'm very much ready for that step. It's weird.