| Guys tend to wander off of the path to adulthood |
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| Written by Mark Bauer, The Shorthorn editor-in-chief | ||||
| Thursday, 18 February 2010 05:24 PM | ||||
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This summer, a close friend of mine will have his computer science degree for one year. He also will have worked as a waiter for the same amount of time. He did what a lot of guys our age are doing – attend college for six years to get a degree for a job that can support a pretty sweet lifestyle. Money. Cars. Women. But rather than spend his time looking for a steady job, he’s content with the bar scene and mastering Modern Warfare 2. Neither of those things are inherently wrong. In fact, they’re enjoyable, but in moderation and for a season. For guys, our problem is that we’ve overstayed our welcome in this weird transition from adolescence to adulthood, and we’re lost somewhere in the middle. Unfortunately, we don’t realize we’re lost. Typical men, huh? Turn on the television and cruise through the channels, and the idea of delaying adulthood and a family is perpetuated throughout most programming. Bachelor men are portrayed as having all the fun, whereas family men are stiff, uptight, and boring squares with an unsatisfying sex life. But the research says differently: men who marry are typically healthier, have more fulfilling sex lives, and are overall more successful than their single peers — especially the ones sitting at home working on building their gaming portfolio. Twenty-five is the new 20, and that’s not a good thing. According to a recent study conducted by the Pew Research Center, women outnumber men as college graduates. This is good news for men who want to cruise through college and score with more women than exams, but otherwise bad news for women. Sorry, ladies — if you’re looking for a man who is equally or more educated, that might be too tall an order. While people’s happiness doesn’t depend on any one factor — such as marriage — one thing can be said about most men who marry: they grow up. They have to leave their parent’s home and get a job. Let’s face it – between bills, responsibility, taxes and grocery shopping – adulthood isn’t sexy, but neither is living with your mom. - Mark Bauer is a journalism senior and editor-in-chief for The Shorthorn Views: 580 | E-mail
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