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July 2013

The Older The Age, The Shorter The Time Before You’re Engaged?

Jessie Rosen - July 2, 2013

A former colleague of mine recently got engaged. She and her new fiance are both 30-somethings who dated consistently throughout their 20s and early 30s. They met about one year ago, fell instantly in love, and got engaged 11 months later. To me, the somewhat short courtship (there are certainly shorter) made perfect sense. They are confident in their relationship and very ready to start …

Bonus Post: The 30 Days ’til 30 Challenge

Jessie Rosen - July 1, 2013

Today is the first day of July, and July is the month directly before my birthday month, August, and this August I’ll be celebrating my 30th birthday (in case you missed the barrage of posts about it), meaning today marks one month before the end of my 20s. It’s cool. I’m not feeling completely and totally over-dramatic about it or anything. I don’t, like, want …